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Footwork is an essential element to your tai chi practice and it is worthwhile practicing the lower body movements without worrying about the hands and the upper body. When combined with the breath, it becomes a very powerful and grounding qigong exercise. As well as improving your tai chi form,…

Duration: 7 minutes Benefits: Boosts positivity and renews energy.

Join Mark for a meditation and qigong routine which will leave you feeling calmer, more grounded, relaxed and if you can get outside in the summer months onto the grass barefoot, will allow you to feel connected to the earth and nourished by Mother Nature.

A 15 minute lesson that uses qigong exercises to help improve your balance.

This routine – focusing on the major joints throughout the body – is a very effective way to get yourself warmed up for tai chi practice, other exercise or just for your day! Great to do at the start of the day to gently get the blood and the energy…

This 9 minute routine can be done anytime of the day to leave you feeling recharged and ready to go! It begins and ends with short standing meditations and the exercises focus on large movements to bring the energy up and around the body.

Duration: 14 minutes     Benefits: stretches and lengthens muscles, relieves tightness and tension in the shoulders, promotes mental alertness.

This form is incredibly grounding and relaxing. You will learn how to ‘create’ energy between the hands and despite not much movement in the form, as you move through the sequence, you will realise what an incredibly powerful exercise this is! From the Chinese Qigong tradition of Zhan Zhuang (Standing…

One of the greatest things about Tai Chi is its incredible versatility. It can be done anytime and practically anywhere – and for those with limited mobility, or who are recovering from illness or injury, seated Tai Chi is a fantastic way to practice the amazing art of Tai Chi.

Join Mark for an introduction to the Shibashi qigong form. A lovely, flowing and very relaxing sequence that is easy to copy and learn.

Over a 3 month period, learn in detail a fantastic 18 move qigong form known as Shibashi. Shibashi quite literally means 18 and the moves are taken from moves within the Yang style tai chi form as well as other qigong routines. The calming, flowing sequence in total takes around…

A great foundation course for tai chi. Silk reeling is integral in Chen style tai chi but the principles can be applied to all forms of tai chi and qigong. Silk reeling will improve the strength in your lower body whilst improving the relaxation and flexibility of the hips, spine,…