In November 2023 I completed a two-year advanced training in Toyohari Japanese acupuncture in Amsterdam. My research project, along with 3 colleagues from Germany, Netherlands and UK was on Communication. My question was ‘How do acupuncturists explain the practice of Toyohari meridian therapy and give lifestyle advice to their patients’, whilst my colleagues focussed on …
“Three parts medicine, seven parts nurturing health. Skill in treating is not as good as skill in nurturing health.” Chinese saying Lifestyle is the buzzword in Western medicine. From Dr Michael Mosley’s Just One Thing Radio 4 series on how to improve your health to Tim Spector’s revolutionary Zoe app, an individualised approach to nutrition. The …
What I love about Qigong and Taiji is their versatility. These internal energy practices can be performed alone or in a group, indoors or out and at anytime of the day or year. During the snowy spell last November a student sent me this picture of her set up for attending my Friday Moving Qi-gong class. That …
Respect for the Heart According to the Chinese classics of internal medicine, Summer relates to: Phase: Fire (huo) Direction: South Colour: red Yin organ: Heart Spiritual faculty: spirit (shen) Tissue: vessels Positive emotion: respect Negative emotion: hysteria Sound: laughing Injurious activity: excessive talking Of the 5 emotions in Chinese medicine (anger, joy, worry, sadness, fear), …
Taiji Fan course Laura will be teaching Taiji Shan (Fan) at Morley summer school on Wed 13 & 20 July Elegant, dramatic and fun, the Chinese Fan form is both a martial art and dance form. This short introduction will show you how to use your Qi (energy) in the flowing Taiji movements and improve …
Microcosmic orbital breathing: part 2 How to practice The first step is to still the body, calm the mind, and regulate the breath. With this settled mind, sit alone in a quiet room, senses shut and eyelids lowered. Turn your attention within, and visualize a pocket of energy in the umbilical region; within it is a …
Three views one Breath One: Buddhist A great inspiration and teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, died aged 95 on 22 January 2021. This Vietnamese Buddhist monk advocated for peace and his influence was far reaching. I love the simplicity with which he conveys great wisdom. He has become known as ‘the father of mindfulness’. Mindful breathing In The first eight exercises of mindful …
Be brave: get ready for an energetic Year of the Yang Water Tiger 1 February 2022 is the start of the Chinese lunar year which promises to be an energetic period where the 12 zodiac animals will be competing to achieve their multiple and varied objectives 2022: Time to temper the Tiger Moving on from the quieter Yin year …
As 2021 draws to close I’m happy to be here. A few years ago I completed the 360° Breathe Wellbeing course with Andy Roberts, founder of Breathe London. (Andy attended my qigong class at Morley College over 15 yrs ago and went on to become a brilliant mindfulness coach at Breathe Australia, offering courses in …
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