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..

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

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)

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 ...

Strictly speaking, and depending upon your interpretation of ‘relax’, it’s a bit of a contradiction. If you relax your arm, it will fall...

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

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

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 ...

To practise Standing Qigong is to practise what you should aim to feel in every moving tai chi posture.  What you’re intending to achieve

Each of your arms weighs about 8-10lbs (roughly 3.5-4.5Kg). That’s heavy… though we don’t really notice it because either the arms are ...

We are taught that tai chi should be comfortable and relaxed, but when we do tai chi alone, our preconceptions of what it feels like to ...

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 ...

‘Balance’ in taiji One of the aspect of taiji is to allow ‘freedom of movement’, so that the body never inhibits itself. ‘Freedom of move...

In order to be able to move with ease, it is necessary to relax just prior to the movement. Ideally you are looking for body movement to ...