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Borrowing Energy
When pushed, you have a choice:
1) Do you allow the energy of that push to meet its target (in this case probably the point on your spine that is level with the arms of the person pushing)?
2) Do you redirect that energy to where YOU want it to go?
If the latter, then how do you do it?
James Drewe
Jul 233 min read


Playing With Energy
Everything is energy
Everything is Energy.
There is nothing other than energy, and it vibrates at different rates to form different shapes, but whatever shape it creates, it is still energy.
A stone will vibrate slower than anything mobile, and the rate of vibration in mobile objects will be determined by its state of consciousness.
Every part of us consists of energy vibrating at different rates; the bones will be slower than the skin, the skin will be slower than the body
James Drewe
Jul 14 min read


Why is Tai Chi Practised So Slowly?
When you first start learning either tai chi or qigong, it's all about learning a set of movements. For some people, it never goes beyond..
James Drewe
Jan 13 min read


‘Testing’ Postures
Working with a partner, you held a tai chi posture, and your partner would push against you; I seem to remember that it was a bit hit and ..
James Drewe
Oct 1, 20243 min read


Cold Hands / Cold Feet
I come across a large percentage of people who suffer from cold hands and/or cold feet. This doesn’t seem to be restricted to any age group
James Drewe
Aug 31, 20244 min read


Moving Energy in the Body
The action is therefore like a wave passing down through the major joints of the arm, one after the other; a transference of energy from one
James Drewe
May 1, 20243 min read


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, If you want
James Drewe
Apr 1, 20244 min read


Controlling Energy From The Feet
This has a major impact on the way in which we do not only Tai Chi or Qigong but any sport or activity that involves movement.
In whatever..
James Drewe
Mar 1, 20244 min read


Shoulder Alignment: The Practicalities (2)
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..
James Drewe
Oct 1, 20233 min read


Planting Your Body
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 ...
James Drewe
Jul 30, 20232 min read


You’ve Left Your Hips Behind.
We don’t usually think much about the way that we move around in our everyday lives; we just do it. However, when people take up tai chi or
James Drewe
Oct 6, 20173 min read


Energy. Why do you need to relax?
The efficiency of the body’s movements largely depends upon how relaxed you are.
Our amazing network of muscle & tendon, of artery & vein...
James Drewe
Dec 11, 20162 min read


Energy, Flow, & Learning
Energy is flow; without flow there is no energy. A shortage of energy is therefore partly about a lack of flow … i.e. partial stagnation.
James Drewe
Feb 20, 20165 min read


Sun Style Stepping
When bringing the rear foot forward, it shouldn’t lift up as though stepping over an object – this raises the energy.
Similarly, when the...
James Drewe
Jul 9, 20141 min read
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