neck pain

Doing Nothing About It

There are so many great sayings in the English language about putting up with a state of affairs, aren’t there? ‘Grin and bear it’, ‘Put...

In Support of Finishing Schools and Deportment

In the age of mobile phones and computers, it’s very noticeable that posture has sagged somewhat… not so good for the individual, but...

Opening Joints & Connecting The Body

When pushing or pulling an object, we usually tighten muscles automatically. If you want to push something heavy, you compress, or ‘get...

‘Full’ & ‘Empty’

‘ Full’ & ‘Empty’ When we walk, we need to create ‘full’ and ’empty’ in the legs. Most of the time we do it without thinking; it just...

Shoulder Alignment: The Practicalities (2)

If you’ve read the blog ‘Shoulder Alignment: The Mechanics (1)’, and played around with it, and particularly if you’ve noticed that...

Suspended by a Silk Thread

You often hear the expression that you should stand in both tai chi and qigong as though you are ‘suspended by a silk thread’. This is...

Shoulder Alignment: The Mechanics (1)

Shoulder tension is often a problem for people when learning Tai Chi or Qigong; in fact, it’s probably a problem for everybody, whether...

Turning the Head

When your head turns, the 7 Cervical Vertebrae in your neck function in a similar way to the spine at your waist. Both have a natural...

How Do I Relax My Neck?

For many people, tension in the neck must be a major cause of so much daily discomfort, this part of the body being one of the major...

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