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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


Tai Chi & Qigong Online Classes
There's a lot to be said about the value of online classes. I've done something like 400 of them since 2020 although I now only do one session per week online, and the rest are face to face. During lockdown, there were about 70 people per class which, right from the start, made watching everyone on my screen impossible; I therefore ran the class like a kind of one-man show - it became a daily (sometimes twice daily) TED talk.
James Drewe
Jun 13 min read


Recovery from Illness, Tai Chi and Qigong
The author reflects on their experience with illness recovery while teaching Tai Chi and Qigong. They find that continuous practice during teaching terms helps shorten recovery time from minor ailments, contrasting with longer recovery during breaks. They emphasize the holistic benefits of these practices for overall health and functional efficiency of the body.
James Drewe
May 94 min read


Why Tai Chi and Qigong as Exercise?
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
James Drewe
Mar 29, 20224 min read


The Breathing of Movement in Tai Chi & Qigong.
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 ...
James Drewe
Mar 11, 20193 min read


Flapping Around in Tai Chi and Qigong.
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 ...
James Drewe
Feb 16, 20193 min read


Is Standing Qigong the Same Thing as Tai Chi?
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
James Drewe
Nov 5, 20173 min read


2-Person Exercises in Taiji – Maintaining Your Integrity (4)
What’s the point of 2-person taiji work?
1) To understand our own stability is obvious when we’re standing on one leg, it’s simply a case of
James Drewe
Dec 4, 20152 min read


2-Person Exercises in Taiji – Maintaining Your Integrity (3)
Tai chi is about change and adaptability; this is not obvious when doing solo tai chi, but when you work with a partner, you become very ...
James Drewe
Nov 28, 20152 min read


Testing Postures in Taiji & Qigong – Making Sure the World is Round (Peng Energy)
Balancing the body
When performing tai chi and qigong, you need to organise your body so that it feels as though all aspects of the body...
James Drewe
Jul 9, 20153 min read


The Latest Fashion in Exercise
I first started teaching tai chi & qigong in about 1990. Back then, not so many people knew what tai chi was, and even fewer knew anything
James Drewe
May 23, 20154 min read


Balance in taiji
‘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...
James Drewe
Dec 22, 20144 min read
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