Newcastle
Tai Chi

How do you move?
Most adults imagine that they move pretty well... Then they enter a tai chi training hall and discover that their coordination, balance, gait, sensitivity, awareness and body control is actually poor.

Common problems
Beginner's steps are often very heavy and their legs are locked and immobile. There is a sense of clumsiness. People frequently walk in an agitated manner; over-striding and erratic.

Bad habits
The lower back is inflexible, the sacroiliac does not move correctly. The back is stooped, the neck stiff, shoulders raised, muscles tense and the hands are tight. The individual is jerky and uncoordinated.

Why do people move badly?
The average adult has spent a lifetime using their body in a haphazard, careless way. Sitting too much, leaning, slouching, favouring one arm over the other.

Mindful exercise? 
When people exercise, they often do so sloppily. At no point have they actually undertaken any sort of deliberate training designed to improve 'body use'.

So what?
How you move and how you use your body affects you all day every day. From the moment you get out of bed you are using your body. You either use it badly or well. People are limited by their physical and mental habits.

You can do better
Qigong and tai chi trains your body to move in a natural, spontaneous, comfortable, balanced, free manner that has a positive effect on your life. 

Tangible results
Our instructors don't chat with students about 'qi' (or anything like that). We focus on concrete, tangible improvements that are the outcome of increased body awareness, better poise, balance and muscle growth