“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

Maybe it’s only because I’m older now (or having an off day), but life appears to be more stressful these days, particularly in a city.  Pol

I mentioned something that had happened many years ago in a class: I had a student who, through my own inexperience of teaching, learnt the

Following  the previous blog, a question was posted about it: “… How does Song relate to the other thing which is said regularly, that...

Some can, some sometimes can, and some find it almost impossible. Why can some people balance and others not? According to The Harvard ...

The part of our brain that memorises events could never be said to be reliable; we remember the parts we want to remember (and even then ...

Aspects of the Yang 24-Step with Master Huang Ping – Saturday 24th February 2018 – 10.00am – 4.30pm This course will look at various...