How do you 'convert' one movement to another in Tai Chi or Qigong? Perhaps, if I can understand these changes, for example, when the body...

I guess that most people don’t practise the exercises.  For the majority it’s enough to come to a class once a week, and have a reminder...

Revolving doors work because they have perfect central equilibrium, and therefore use minimum energy.

When speaking, you speak in phrases. If you take a phrase like, “Don’t you know what I want?”, by putting the stress on different words...

There are many reasons for stress.  What stresses one person might to another be a positive drive to action. You would possibly think that..

You might think that relaxation is the same thing as de-stressing,  but there’s a difference.  De-stressing can use a variety of techniques

“Song Yao” = Release the waist (see previous blog on ‘Song’). “Kai Kua” = Open the Kua, or inguinal region on the front of the pelvis.

When you sit down on to a chair, you automatically, and without forcing it, do a pelvic tilt.  If you don't, you run the slight risk of ...

If you picture your body as a mobile vertical line, what allows you to mobile is your ability to split that line at the base - in other ...

When seeing Tai Chi or Qigong for the first time, it appears that all those graceful movements are the result of moving our limbs into ...

Leaving aside ‘Standing’ qigong (aka Zhan Zhuang, Standing Pole, Standing Like a Tree , etc.), there are many types of Qigong which are ...

Between the thighs, approximately midway between the genitals and the anus, is the midpoint of the muscles that can be used to help solve...

If you put your fingertips on the upper border of your symphysis pubis (pubic bone), and your thumb on your navel, there will be a gap of...

Your balance should improve as you lower your centre of gravity.  This applies to all ages, sizes, and heights, but in particular to older..

Practising the art of sinking is essential; it’s not going to happen on its own. The good thing is that you can practise it all the time...

Above the waterline is the equipment that makes the sailing boat functional – mast & boom, shrouds & sails, sheets & cleats, and a burgee...

Your body has a keel and a mast.  The question is, how do you experience it? This is your pelvis and your legs.  When a boat sits in water,

I’m not a yoga teacher, although back in 1978 I did teach yoga for a couple of years. One of the aspects of both yoga and qigong is to ...

The Spinal Line. 1. Crown of head (not to be confused with the hair whorl) 2. Perineum 3. Point between the feet...

When practicing taiji and qigong, we are often conscious of the forwards/backwards and the left/right of the movements, but it’s easy to for