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Nine Days to Valentines!

Have you registered? Well, think about this: on completion, you will have just nine days to Valentines! Great news for men or for the men in your life! For the ladies reading this, pass it on to them. One thing to remember: the FREE evening session is on Friday 27th January, 19.00hrs, where you can ask your questions and get reassurance that the practice is indeed for you. Alex will guide you…

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Benefits of Taoist Sexual Practice

Benefits of Taoist Sexual Practice

Hello there, Great news for men or for the men in your life, for the ladies reading this, pass it on to them.Here is some food for thought for all:Since ancient times the Taoists have understood the great benefits to mental and physical health that come from the cultivation of the life force, the ‘CHI’, or subtle flow of vitality that powers your every thought, movement, emotion and action.Less…

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Christmas Comes and Christmas Goes

Christmas Comes and Christmas Goes

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Kicking your heels?Tai Chi & QiGong9th January 2023 to 20th FebruaryMonday evenings6pm for an hour or a little bit moreSign Up HereThe 7-week course is designed for people whoa. want to start learningb. already have some semblance of the formI believe it could be a most useful platform to perfect the movements,and instil the sharp reactions!No increase on last year’s…

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My Journey

Adventures of a Traveler in the Gurkhas is now available as a Kindle, and as a printed book. Amazon.com  and all the other Amazons have it too! Buy now? Yes!  Review Now? Yes!

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My Journey: Adventures of a Traveler in the Gurkhas

My Journey: Adventures of a Traveler in the Gurkhas

Adventures of a Traveler in the Gurkhas is the biography of a young hell-raiser, working his way through jobs and women. He joined the Kenya Regiment to embark on an erotic and colorful life in the Armed Forces, ending up as captain in the Gurkhas.Equally explicit experiences followed, as a gentlemen’s club manager, chauffeur to the high class visitors to London, wine merchant and bar…

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Tai Chi QiGong Starting Monday!

Tai Chi QiGong Starting Monday!

Free Like A Bird!Come and Join Me!Tai Chi QiGong Running again in 2022Starting on 5th Septemberthat’s Monday: 48 hours to go!Going on till 17th Octoberevery weekStarting at 6pm for an hour and a bit£77 for the full course including a recording so that after each class so you can practice! What does this mean? This means that if you miss a class, or have other commitments making you turn up late,…

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It's What You've Been Waiting For

It’s What You’ve Been Waiting For

Now Is Your ChanceSo Go For It!!!Running again in 2022 – Tai Chi QiGong!Monday evenings: make sure you get the day right!Starting at 6pm and goes on for an hour plus a bit.Beginning on 5th September until 17th October.£77 for the full course including a recording so that after each class so you can practice! What does this mean? This means that if you miss a class, or have other commitments…

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Looking Back, Going Forward

Looking Back, Going Forward

I am going to teach the form of Tai Chi, starting with the movements.In the words of a Master, the first step is always to learn and remember the outer movements.Many of you have done that.  Many of you have not even heard of it!Many of you can repeat the movements in time, with precision.  Others will follow. Then I shall teach you the breath, the breathing that accompanies each move.Not…

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Getting It Right

When I made the decision to start teaching the ancient Taoist practice of Tai Chi, I recalled a memory of the man who had been a great influence on my life.He told me, ‘Get it right!’It didn’t matter what it was.  Lighting a candle, changing a tyre, doing the form: all things over which I had control, and completely different from watching the sunset, or observing nature over which I had no…

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Shaman's Journey in Mongolia

Shaman’s Journey in Mongolia

Five years ago I had a stroke.  It was major, and got me five hours under a surgeon, who was immaculate.But I could not talk.  And I knew nothing.  I was, in the eyes of my world, a train-wreck.The rest of this article is in the words of my partner, my beloved Anamarta. The highlight of the Rooster’s intense year in 2017, was a transformational journey to Mongolia.  I had a strong call to go…

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Chasing the Wind

Energy blockages arising from organ obstructions and congestion in the abdomen can result in knots and tangles at the centre of the body’s vital functions, impeding the flow of Qi, the life-force or bioelectromagnetic field described by Deepak Chopra as energy-intelligence. Emotions such as fear, anger, anxiety, depression and worry are related to different organs. When the Qi of an internal…

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Taoist Massage or Chi Nei Tsang

Taoist Massage or Chi Nei Tsang

Taoist Massage or Chi Nei Tsang (also known as Organ Energy Transformation) is a form of Hara Shiatsu, an entire system of Taoist deep healing that works with the energy-flow of five major systems: energy-meridian, fasciae-tendon-muscular, nervous, vascular and lymphatic. The navel area, the centre where all systems meet, connects – or separates – our upper and lower parts, left and right, front…

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Chi Nei Tsang - Taoist Massage

Chi Nei Tsang – Taoist Massage

Stress relief, energy boost, detoxification, deep relaxation, emotional balance, improved breathing and digestion, health maintenance, pain management, care and maintenance of the vital organs: …just some of the holistic benefits seen in Chi Nei Tsang – the amazing, powerful, hands-on natural therapy brought to the West by the Taoist Master Mantak Chia. In this hands-on weekend you can…

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Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA In The Forests of the Night! Now is the time!  I’ve just completed teaching the Tai Chi Beginners course and now I’m ready to start on the Progressive course. What does that mean?It means that if you’ve done any Tai Chi with me, from learning to stand and move to doing the form, you can join in!It means that if you have performed according to your own self-instructed…

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Chinese New Year Welcomes the Tiger

Chinese New Year Welcomes the Tiger

The oldest and most important festival celebrated in China, the Spring Festival, known in the West as the Chinese New Year, will begin on Feb. 1  It arrives with the second new moon after the winter solstice. Like the West, the East has a zodiac, but the Eastern system has a cycle of 12 years, instead of months.The Chinese apply the five elements: Metal, Water, Fire, Wood and Earth into the…

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Start the Climb!

Whether you are a Beginner taking your very first steps in Tai Chi, whether you are an Intermediate looking to refine your path, whether you are an Advanced Student looking to polish up your form, or whether you want to increase your knowledge of QiGong, I recommend this course for you. And here is the reason:  in the upcoming Tai Chi refresher, just five days away, I’m going to send you a…

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What Is The Secret?

What Is The Secret?

There I am, in the middle at the back, wearing my favourite shirt.My teacher is in front of me in black, but the Master of this group is called Mr Lim, standing in front with an ’86’ on his shirt.On this Tai Chi journey, taken in Penang in 2005, I began to learn the secret of Tai Chi.Professor Cheng Man Ching was the teacher of Mr Lim, and told him ‘There is only one secret to Tai Chi, and that…