The Thursday group have been so lucky with the weather. We have managed to work outside right through the winter with only a handful of rainy days inside. It's lovely at the moment to practice with the spring flowers and birds tweeting around us.
Our group has increased in size again. They are a hard working and supportive group of people.
After Easter, I think the Sunday group will want to move outdoors too. We have been discussing using the beach at Hornsey for some of the sessions.
Saturday, 29 March 2014
Thursday, 13 February 2014
Year of the Horse
Happy Year of the horse. We celebrated by eating together at a local Chinese restaurant. It was good to meet socially. The last time was just before Christmas for a Pot Luck Lunch.
Our small Tai Chi group is going well, with the addition of a few new members. We have been so lucky with the weather so far this winter. Our Thursday group has only had to move inside a couple of times. This morning was beautiful. We enjoyed the sun, blue sky and even the wind didn't seem so bad.
Everyone is working hard and making progress.
Tom Zhang has been sending me some great new paintings. He gave one of his 2014 Calendars to each person in the Tai Chi group which they really appreciate. Thank you Tom.
Our small Tai Chi group is going well, with the addition of a few new members. We have been so lucky with the weather so far this winter. Our Thursday group has only had to move inside a couple of times. This morning was beautiful. We enjoyed the sun, blue sky and even the wind didn't seem so bad.
Everyone is working hard and making progress.
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Another year has almost passed by...
Another year passed and another month spent in Beijing. Zhang Laoshi and his Tai Chi group as usual made me feel very welcome. They helped me to progress and gave me a good boost.
Happy to be back in England now working with my group, and passing on what I did with Zhang Laoshi. Mainly application this time.
My Sunday group has moved inside for the winter. On Thursdays we are still outside enjoying the elements. We have been lucky with the weather so far.
Happy to be back in England now working with my group, and passing on what I did with Zhang Laoshi. Mainly application this time.
My Sunday group has moved inside for the winter. On Thursdays we are still outside enjoying the elements. We have been lucky with the weather so far.
Thursday, 30 August 2012
New Schedule
The new class schedule is now available. We will return to the Catholic Club on Sunday 7th October from 3pm to 5pm.
The Thursday outside Tai Chi will re-start on 11th October.
Anyone wishing to join the group please e-mail me for details.
The Thursday outside Tai Chi will re-start on 11th October.
Anyone wishing to join the group please e-mail me for details.
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
We have had a great couple of months. Firstly Gui Shi Zhuo(Kevin) arrived. He cooked some great Chinese food for us and I had some wonderful Yoga lessons with him. We visited many places including London, Oxford and York. He loved England and English people. The Tai Chi group had lots of questions to ask Kevin about China. We had a great time with him.
In June Tom Zhang arrived. We were so lucky to have him teach our Tai Chi group. See the photographs on the photos page. His demonstrations and advice gave us the incentive to try to improve. Tom loved England too. He completed two wonderful paintings, one of London and one of Whitby Abby while he was here. He also cooked a delicious Chinese Meal for the group.
I will return to China in September for a month. I can't wait to re-join my old Tai Chi group in the park. I have lots I want to go over with Zhang Laoshi. One person from the Tai Chi group will come with us, I hope she enjoys the Tai Chi and the experience.
In June Tom Zhang arrived. We were so lucky to have him teach our Tai Chi group. See the photographs on the photos page. His demonstrations and advice gave us the incentive to try to improve. Tom loved England too. He completed two wonderful paintings, one of London and one of Whitby Abby while he was here. He also cooked a delicious Chinese Meal for the group.
I will return to China in September for a month. I can't wait to re-join my old Tai Chi group in the park. I have lots I want to go over with Zhang Laoshi. One person from the Tai Chi group will come with us, I hope she enjoys the Tai Chi and the experience.
Sunday, 15 April 2012
Outside for the Summer
Last week the group decided they prefer doing Tai Chi outside now that it is warming up. It was good practicing in the fresh air with the birds fluttering around us in the garden. We will move inside on rainy days.
Just a note to remind people that the class on Sunday April 22nd will be at 10am as my Beijing Son Gui Shi Zhuo (Kevin) is arriving in the afternoon. We are picking him up from the airport.
There will be no Sunday class on May 13th as he returns to Beijing that day.
One of my Beijing Tai Chi teachers, Tom Zhang will be visiting me in June for 2 weeks. We will make the most of him while he is with us. It's his first trip to England so I hope he enjoys himself.
Just a note to remind people that the class on Sunday April 22nd will be at 10am as my Beijing Son Gui Shi Zhuo (Kevin) is arriving in the afternoon. We are picking him up from the airport.
There will be no Sunday class on May 13th as he returns to Beijing that day.
One of my Beijing Tai Chi teachers, Tom Zhang will be visiting me in June for 2 weeks. We will make the most of him while he is with us. It's his first trip to England so I hope he enjoys himself.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Very Happy
My new classes have now been running for 3 weeks. I'm enjoying them very much. The venue at the Catholic Club in Beverley is great. The management made us very welcome.
The upstairs room has a good calm atmosphere with plenty of space. At the moment we are concentrating on basic Qi Gong and working slowly and steadily on the Yang 8 step form. The class members have decided they prefer a slow and thoughtful approach, which is great for me.
I have booked the room for an extra 30 minutes so that I can work with a student who had already started to learn sword with me. Most of the group stay for this session and want to join in, so I am probably going to tag a sword lesson onto the Tai Chi Quan class once everyone has progressed a bit more with the basics.
I hope everyone is enjoying the classes as much as I am. It's great to see people getting into Tai Chi and having fun. One student told me, I never thought I'd manage to do anything like this, it's great to find out I can. This is what is so great about Tai Chi anyone can practice it, regardless of age or fitness level. It can be adapted as needed.
The upstairs room has a good calm atmosphere with plenty of space. At the moment we are concentrating on basic Qi Gong and working slowly and steadily on the Yang 8 step form. The class members have decided they prefer a slow and thoughtful approach, which is great for me.
I have booked the room for an extra 30 minutes so that I can work with a student who had already started to learn sword with me. Most of the group stay for this session and want to join in, so I am probably going to tag a sword lesson onto the Tai Chi Quan class once everyone has progressed a bit more with the basics.
I hope everyone is enjoying the classes as much as I am. It's great to see people getting into Tai Chi and having fun. One student told me, I never thought I'd manage to do anything like this, it's great to find out I can. This is what is so great about Tai Chi anyone can practice it, regardless of age or fitness level. It can be adapted as needed.
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