Use your back. The arms need to connect to the body; the action is not one where only the shoulder muscles function.

Nowadays I find it strange that, when I was first learning in the 70s and 80s, no one ever explained this; but maybe I just didn't hear it..

I know that we can take our arms behind our backs, but, by and large, we use the arms in front of our bodies in nearly everything we do as..

In both in taiji and in qigong there is often the need to raise the knee, either to kick, or perhaps as an exercise for the pelvis, or ...

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 ...

In the same way that the body of the plant does this, we, as humans, need to mimic the same actions with our bodies in order to achieve ...

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

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 curve

You don't have to be interested in martial arts, fighting, defending yourself, or contact sports of any kind in order to do taiji...

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 holding

We are held together by this concept.  Every part of us, whether it be a finger, an arm, a leg, a hair, an organ, or the torso, has its own

I have a number of ways of trying to explain relaxing, but all of those ways come down to... "Stop holding on to ..." (whichever part it is)

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 ...

I've always loved both tai chi and qigong. Initially my interest was sparked by a close encounter with violence in the street, and it was

Most of us think of ourselves 'travelling through time' - we start the day, the sun has risen; we finish the day, the sun has set. It's as

If you really managed to let go of your muscles, it will be the combination of all the relevant muscles supported by the various fascial ...

When learning tai chi and qigong, one of the first problems encountered is learning how to step correctly. Most beginners 'fall' into a ...

Following a bereavement in Autumn 2020, I learnt what you might call a technique that I thought was very relevant to both tai chi and qigong

The Immune System - Topical! There's plenty of research on the effect that tai chi and qigong have on the immune system.

Every move in tai chi has a 3-dimensional aspect, although sometimes it’s not obvious.