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James Drewe
Jul 1, 20244 min read
Doing Nothing About It
I know a lot of people who, when they hurt themselves, just wait for the problem to get better. Sometimes this will work, but often it sets
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James Drewe
May 31, 20243 min read
In Support of Finishing Schools and Deportment
I used to think that the art of learning deportment was a bit of a joke, something to do with being upright in society as well as being upri
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James Drewe
Apr 1, 20244 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
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James Drewe
Feb 1, 20243 min read
'Full' and 'Empty'
When we walk, we need to create 'full' and 'empty' in the legs. Most of the time we do it without thinking; it just happens...
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James Drewe
Sep 1, 20234 min read
How to Lift the Knee Higher in Taiji and Qigong
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 ...
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James Drewe
Aug 19, 20233 min read
Suspended by a Silk Thread
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 ...
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James Drewe
Jul 30, 20232 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 ...
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James Drewe
Jul 3, 20232 min read
Shoulder Alignment: The Mechanics (1)
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
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James Drewe
Mar 31, 20232 min read
Turning the Head
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
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James Drewe
Oct 3, 20224 min read
How Do I Relax My Neck?
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
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James Drewe
Mar 17, 20192 min read
Tucking Under... Don't FORCE it.
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 ...
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James Drewe
Mar 25, 20186 min read
Balance – Walking the Tightrope.
Some can, some sometimes can, and some find it almost impossible. Why can some people balance and others not?
According to The Harvard ...
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James Drewe
Jan 7, 20182 min read
The Neck – The Master of Counterbalance.
Your neck controls your future comfort.
It’s never too late to do something about your posture, although it’s probably true to say that the
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James Drewe
Jan 5, 20172 min read
Pain and Gain – The ‘Comfort Zone’.
Quite regularly, a beginner in tai chi or qigong is put off from continuing classes because he/she is experiencing a bit of discomfort.
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James Drewe
Jul 17, 20164 min read
Using Qi to Produce Movement.
You breathe (hopefully). Maybe you breathe efficiently, maybe you don’t, but in order to live you obviously need both an ‘in’ and an ‘out’
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James Drewe
Apr 19, 20163 min read
How to Brush your Teeth/Hair (aka lifting your arm).
Don’t think about it… Try lifting your arm sideways.
Almost everyone will involve both the shoulder & neck. Alexander Technique calls ...
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James Drewe
Mar 20, 20163 min read
Turning Your Head With Ease.
Whilst teaching, I’ve noticed that people do a number of unusual things when turning their heads.
Some tilt one ear nearer the shoulder ...
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James Drewe
May 1, 20153 min read
Gripping the Floor in Tai Chi & Qigong
Often in both tai chi and qigong it is necessary to ‘grip the floor’ – part of rooting and making the body more stable.
This is particularl
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James Drewe
Dec 22, 20143 min read
‘Forcing’ & ‘Allowing’… it’s not just semantics…
The classics say:
“Head upright to let the shen [spirit of vitality] rise to the top of the head. Don’t use Li [external strength], or ...
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