James DreweApr 35 minMuscle Atrophy the Fast & Easy Way.I’ve learnt a lot about recovery from illness in the last 12 months. I realise now how difficult it can be, and in particular how easily...
James DreweMar 114 minOur Perspective of TimeWho is Moving? Most of us think of ourselves ‘travelling through time’ – we start the day, the sun has risen; we finish the day, the sun...
James DreweMar 1, 20202 minTing (listening) in Tai Chi & Qigong.What is ‘listening’ in tai chi & qigong? Ideally, listening is very light; it is being able to sense and respond to the gentlest of...
James DreweJan 22, 20202 minBuoyancy – letting go.Is it possible to relax and still hold up your arm? Strictly speaking, and depending upon your interpretation of ‘relax’, it’s a bit of...
James DreweOct 31, 20195 minChange in Taiji & QigongGoing with the ups & the downs. How do you ‘convert’ one movement to another in Tai Chi or Qigong? Perhaps, if I can understand these...
James DreweMay 12, 20192 minHow on Earth do you ‘Relax’?Relaxation v. De-stressing. You might think that relaxation is the same thing as de-stressing, but there’s a difference. De-stressing...
James DreweJan 26, 20192 minQigong – Why all the Stretching & Twisting?Leaving aside ‘Standing’ qigong (aka Zhan Zhuang, Standing Pole, Standing Like a Tree , etc.), there are many types of Qigong which are...
James DreweJan 9, 20192 minPulling up Your Undercarriage.Feeling it. If you are unsure where it is, it’s the same muscle you use when trying to stop urination in mid-flow, as well as the one...
James DreweDec 12, 20182 minPelvic Tilting and your Health.What is a pelvic tilt? How does it affect you? Amongst other things: More flexibility in the lower (lumbar) spine. Ultimately, less...
James DreweNov 20, 20181 minSinking your Boat: (4) Results.Posture. If you constantly try to sink your boat, your posture will improve, and if you have back problems, sinking your hull will...
James DreweNov 4, 20181 minSinking your Boat: (3) Practising Scuttling.Practising. Practising the art of sinking is essential; it’s not going to happen on its own. When? The good thing is that you can...
James DreweOct 27, 20181 minSinking your Boat: (2) Above the Waterline.Above the hull is the equipment that makes the sailing boat functional – mast & boom, shrouds & sails, sheets & cleats, and a burgee if...
James DreweOct 12, 20181 minSinking your Boat: (1) The Hull.Behaving like a boat. Your body has a keel and a mast. The question is, how do you experience it? The hull & keel. CONTACTS:...
James DreweAug 29, 20182 minQigong – is it Yoga?One of the aspects of both yoga and qigong is to enhance your potential. If we always move in ways in which we are ‘comfortable’,...
James DreweJul 15, 20183 minPutting Backbone Into It (Shadow Boxing)Crown of head (not to be confused with the hair whorl) Perineum (muscle between genitals & anus) Point directly on the line between your...
James DreweJun 30, 20182 minPlaying with your Spine.From head to foot. When practicing taiji and qigong, we are often conscious of the forwards/backwards and the left/right of the...
James DreweJun 10, 20181 minStress, Tai Chi, & QigongA brief ‘whinge’. The ‘Quiet Place’. When doing Tai Chi or Qigong, I can return to myself; it’s like finding the quiet place, where the...
James DreweMay 29, 20181 minWhat is a Tai Chi ‘Form’?Is Tai Chi just a sequence of movements? In a previous blog, I mentioned something that had happened many years ago in a class: I had a...
James DreweMay 15, 20182 minSong 松 & PengFollowing the previous blog, a question was posted about it: “… How does Song relate to the other thing which is said regularly, that...
James DreweMar 25, 20184 minBalance – Walking the Tightrope.Balance. “An even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady”. According to The Harvard Medical...