Qigong Cancer Healing: Why teach Qigong to cancer patients? Taiji Forum

I have been a practitioner and teacher of Qigong (Yangsheng) for many years. In the scheme of things I am reasonably well qualified and have a great deal of experience. For the past few years I have been teaching Qigong professionally to cancer patients at a Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre. I can tell you categorically …

He Never Intended To Become A Political Dissident, But Then He Started Beating Up Tai Chi Masters

On a recent Thursday evening in August, a 40-year-old MMA gym owner in Beijing named Xu Xiaodong activated his VPN, hopped over the Chinese government’s internet firewall, and began his first-ever live YouTube broadcast. He wanted to talk about the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, in which hundreds of thousands of citizens have demonstrated against …

The Essence of Aiki: an Interview with Seigo Okamoto Soshi – Part 1 – Aikido Sangenkai Blog

Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu Roppokai (大東流合気柔術六方会)Founder Seigo Okamoto Soshi (岡本正剛宗師) Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu Roppokai Founder Seigo Okamoto was born in 1925 in Yubari City, Hokkaido. In 1963, at the age of 38, he entered the dojo of Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu Kodokai Founder Kodo Horikawa, one of Sokaku Takeda’s closest students. In 1974 he received his 7th dan from Kodo Horikawa, …

12 Chakras

Understanding the 12 Chakra System Years ago now, I was having a session with one of my first psychic teachers. We sat across from each other in her living room… Her eyes were closed, and a crystal pendulum gently dangled from her fingers, wildly swinging from side to side. Every so often hmmms and ahhhs sprung …

Michael Cheika Confident James O\’Connor Will Have All 7 Chakras Aligned In Time For Saturday — The Betoota Advocate

The 2019 Bledisloe Cup is 24 hours away from being clinched by the babies in gold, as the Wallabies attempt to win at Eden Park for the first time since 1986. A record 47-26 victory over the All Blacks last weekend may appear to be vindication for a lot of hard work from both players …

Seven Secrets I Wish I Had Known Before Opening My Pilates Studio

They say human mind constantly evolves. I am not sure if it was evolution or just jumping into deep waters like in that ‘legitimate’ learning swimming technique. But after a few years of teaching experience in fitness, Pilates, and dance, I decided to launch my studio, primarily, because I had a bunch of ideas in …

Reiki Is Now Reaching The Top Hospitals In The US

In Brief A recent study conducted by researchers in California and France found that meat protein is associated with a very sharp increased risk of heart disease, while protein from nuts and seeds is actually beneficial for the human heart. There are multiple studies linking consumption of animal products to several diseases, and plant foods …

Tai Chi and Clare

Tai Chi and Clare Meleady  *About Tai Chi and how it helped you??* From doing tai chi I have noticed many things that have changed in my life and in my body and mind. The most important is that I have become more aware of my breath and breath deeper then I would have previous. …

Personal Trainer and Pilates Instructor Brooke Marrone

Swimsuit season is finally here, and I know that comes with both excitement and dread for many of us! This past winter was long and hard, and I am certainly guilty of indulging in more comfort food than necessary! But it’s now or never to get moving, and I am excited to share my favorite …

My Cancer Journey – Shiatsu with Tricia

News from Shiatsu Ireland My Cancer Journey – Shiatsu with Tricia Taken from the blog – My Cancer Journey – visit the website and take the journey with Tricia https://shiatsuwithtricia.com “Take a shower, wash off the day. Drink a glass of water. Make the room dark. Lie down and close your eyes.Notice the silence. Notice your …

Daito-ryu Isn’t Just Hard Aikido: An Interview with Roy Goldberg

Roy Goldberg is one of the highest-ranked Daito-ryu Aiki Jujutsu practitioners outside of Japan and the senior student of Hayao Kiyama Shihan, the President and Chief Instructor of North American Daito Ryu Aiki Jujutsu Kodo Kai (NADRAKK). Goldberg Sensei was awarded the rank of 7th dan and certified with the “Kyoju Dairi” teaching license by Inoue …

The story behind a hippy chick, her stick and those mandalas in Nambucca | Guardian News

news, local-news, Chances are you\’ve seen Kath Latimer\’s soul writ large for the heavens to see. If you\’ve discovered her mesmerising sand mandalas along our shoreline then you\’ll know to what I\’m referring. Her etchings are now internet-famous, so perhaps you know her Instagram moniker – \’a hippy chick with a stick\’. But it\’s more …

Honestly, Why Do Many Pilates Trainers I See on Video Seem to Be Unfit?

That is the exact question I was asked to provide an answer to by Quora – the world’s bank of questions and answers. The irony here is that Quora distributes the questions automatically, judging on authors’ credentials only.  So, on one hand, it sincerely is “waiting” for my answer, since I am a Pilates instructor, and, …

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BUILT BY JOSEPH PILATES. – Jenny Colebourne

I received this message from Nina Weyman “Hi Jenny I have just had my eyes opened to studio equipment being different in classical to contemporary. I need guidance please I am a mat teacher so the studio equipment is somewhat confusing any thoughts please “. So I decided to write a short blog on what I do …