Being alone offers you the opportunity to let jumbled thoughts settle. Things that may be bothering you can be considered calmly. If you wan...

Television, friends, family, work are all ways in which we avoid being alone. There is a vast industry of distractions intended to keep peop...

It is healthy to spend some time alone in your own company. Modern life can easily become hurried and people are caught in a stream of inces...

 Silence is the ornament of the learned and the clock of the ignorant. (Mohammad)

Most people have minds that are like adverts chattering noisily: worrying, flitting and unsettled. By breathing deeply and naturally, you be...

Silence occurs when the mind becomes quiet and still. This process cannot be forced. The mind must naturally settle and relax. Tai chi creat...

Perhaps you are exactly where you are supposed to be. This is your life, why not make the best of it? There are opportunities for joy, adven...

Reality does not require acceptance. It is. Whether or not you want it to be. Knowing this, you may as well just relax and enjoy the journey...

So much time can be spent struggling against what is. The reality of our lives is the reality. Everything that we may dream or imagine is si...

Taoism recognises that life has an elusive nature that can be observed but not understood. You may seek to have control over life, yet so mu...

In moments of darkness and pain remember all is cyclical. Sit quietly behind your wooden door: Spring will come again. (Loy Ching Yuen)

Students are encouraged to learn what their natural range of movement is and to work safely within their capacity. Most people put their bod...

Dr Paul Lam, an expert in using tai chi for arthritis advocates a soft approach rather than 'no pain, no gain'. He emphasises the im...

If you think you know what tai chi is about, then that very knowledge will hamper your progress. Knowing assumes familiarity and understandi...

The aim of our school is not to give you an evening's workout. We seek to pass the skills onto you. That way, you know tai chi for yours...

Gaining skill is an occasion for enthusiasm and fun. If you are studying something you enjoy, it should not feel like hard work. As your abi...

 When you come to the dojo, it is a recognition the teacher there has something you want. He will give it to you in his own way. You must ac...

  Our next induction course is Monday 6th July.  New starters are welcome!

 What is the meaning of elbow energy? Its method relates to the five elements. Yin and yang are divided above and below. Emptiness and subst...

 In tai chi the hands do not move. This doesn't mean that they stay fixed in front of you but rather that they do not move independently...