Qigong. Image: Earth, one of the 5 elements, here representing qigong - groundedness, centredness, structure,shapes and presence.

Jo Hale
Natural Health Practitioner

Homeopathy
Qigong
Zero Balancing

Taiji Qigong - harmonising mind, breath and posture, bringing about an experience of centredness and grounding which is dynamic, relaxed and awake.

Qigong consists of mind and body exercises that emphasise the function and application of Qi, utilizing the body’s energy to improve the practitioner’s physical strength through working directly on the immune and central nervous system, thereby aiding in the cure of illness and disease.

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The practice of Taiji Qigong helps to calm the mind and develop the body, by focusing on the practice of connected and slow moving exercises. On a physical level, learning clear principles of Taiji Qigong helps to develop body awareness, improving the function of deep stabilising muscles, balance, posture, strength, agility and rhythm. The practice of Taiji Qigong can therefore help people to move, stand, balance, walk and run with greater confidence and fluidity through a greater understanding and sensitivity of the body.

Western Science recognizes the following benefits of practising Taiji Qigong:

• Increased oxygen uptake and utilisation
• Reduced blood pressure,
• Slower declines in cardiovascular power,
• Increased bone density,
• Increased strength and range of motion of joints,
• Greater leg strength and flexibility,
• Reduced levels of stress hormones during and after practice, improved immune function, and heightened mood states.
• By a process of relaxing muscular tensions, improving posture, and a deepening of the breathing process, the stress levels of the mind and emotions are reduced.

Taiji Qigong is an accessible, low impact, sustainable method of preventative medicine, and as a result the popularity of Taiji Qigong is growing throughout the world.

Jo is a qualified Qigong teacher with the UKTQF and offers one-to-one and workshop sessions in Derby and the Derby area, working on posture, breathing and mind simultaneously - an excellent foundation from which to build your well-being. Jo's Qigong sessions will be of interest to athletes and experienced martial arts practitioners, complete novices and those who wish to become trainers themselves. Jo, together with the UKTQF, provides health and well-being programmes in the United Kingdom, specific to your health requirements.

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Qigong and the martial arts training is to do with learning to work with relaxed strength efficient transfer of energy, in all that we do. This can be further understood by looking at traditional Chinese philosophy, which classifies natural phenomena into the Five Elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. These elements were used for describing interactions and relationships between phenomena.

UK Taiji Qigong Foundation

" harmonising mind, breath and posture"

Image: the 5 elements, Quigong Derby.

Contact details - daytime tel: 01332 299133, evening tel: 01332 841939, online contact form

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