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Baguazhang (also spelled Pa Kua Chang) is one of the most graceful and effective of the Chinese martial arts. With its fast circular walking and continuous coiling, turning, twisting movements, Bauazhang has been likened to a spinning energy ball, a fan or a tornado…also to the waist of a dragon, ever turning and twisting. Baguazhang practitioners can attack or defend while rapidly walking or turning. Like the two other main styles of “Internal” Martial Arts – Tai Chi Chuan and Xing Yi Quan – Baguazhang is an integrated mind-body art that uses powerful wave-like whole body dynamics and continuous, circular techniques based on Yin-yang principles of flow and balance. Benefits include surprisingly effective self-defence capabilities, aerobictraining, improved breathing and coordination, increased flexibility and whole-body speed and internal energy skills (Qigong). Since it is based on the same principles as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), its training can be as beneficial for internal health as for martial prowess.
Class details
Session at: Heaton Community Centre, Trewhitt Road, Heaton Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5DY.
Parking available.
Day: Friday 27th September 2024
Time: 1.30 – 4.30pm
Cost: £60. Pay in cash on the day, or BACS available as well.
To Book: Call Dominic Cleary FWSS on 07766014912,
email: dominic.cleary@gmail.com.
Suitable for: Anyone interested in Martial Arts – beginners and those with some experience.
Donna’s biography is here:
© 2024 Shiatsu, Tai Chi & Qigong / 3 Fife Terrace Blackhall Mill, Tyne & Wear, NE17 7TE.
IDOS therapists and practitioners meeting to exchange feedback following a four week option exploring complementary practices offered by IDOS in Newcastle. The ethos of IDOS is primarily to promote, provide and further greater understanding how health generally can be better understood from a cooperative platform – from the ancient wisdom of human experience represented by the complementary therapies alongside the very latest understandings of modern medicine. The students attending universally praised their experience and showed a real willingness to understand our health & wellbeing from perspectives not readily available to them. Roll on the next cohort!
QIGONG
Qigong is an ancient exercise system practised for centuries by millions of Chinese people which is taking off in popularity now in the west. Qigong is easy to learn and enjoyable to do. Even a few minutes of practise can have an invigorating and rejuvenating effect. The benefits of qigong include lowered stress and anxiety, increased focus, improved balance and flexibility, and a more positive outlook on the world. Many of us now want to maintain good health and stay well – so don’t wait to be ill. If you’re interested in calming your mind and body, don’t take our word for it, give it a try!
The teacher is Dominic Cleary FWSS, a member of the team at IDOS. Dominic has been teaching Qigong and Tai Chi (a ‘cousin’ of qigong) for 27 years. He is also a Shiatsu practitioner who will be providing sessions at IDOS on Monday afternoons. He can be contacted on mob. 07766014912, email: dominc.cleary@gmail.com. dominiccleary.org Facebook: shiatsutaichiqigong
“A man is born gentle and weak; at his death he is hard and stiff. All things, including the grass and trees, are soft and pliable in life; dry and brittle in death. Stiffness is thus a companion of death; flexibility a companion of life. An army that cannot yield will be defeated. A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind. The hard and stiff will be broken; the soft and supple will prevail.”
IDOS website: https://idoshealth.co.uk/
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Baguazhang (also spelled Pa Kua Chang) is one of the most graceful and effective of the Chinese martial arts. With its fast circular walking and continuous, coiling, turning, twisting movements, Bauazhang has been likened to a spinning energy ball, a fan or a tornado…also to the waist of a dragon, ever turning and twisting. Baguazhang practitioners can attack or defend while rapidly walking or turning.
Like the two other main styles of “Internal” Martial Arts – Tai Chi Chuan and Xing Yi Quan – Ba Gua Zhang is an integrated mind-body art that uses powerful wave-like whole body dynamics and continuous, circular techniques based on Yin-yang principles of flow and balance.
Benefits include surprisingly effective self-defence capabilities, aerobic training, improved breathing and coordination, increased flexibility and whole body speed and internal energy skills (Qigong). Since it is based on the same principles as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), its training can be as beneficial for internal health as for martial prowess.
Session at: Gosforth Parish Church Hall, Wardle St NE3 1AN. Parking available.
Date: 14th June 2019
Time: 1 – 4pm
Cost: £45
To Book: Call Dominic Cleary FwSS on 07766014912,
email. dominic.cleary@gmail.com.
Suitable for: Anyone interested in Martial Arts – beginners and those with some experience. Donna’s biography is here: www.torontotaichimeditationcentre.com/new/team-view/donna-oliver
© 2019 Shiatsu, Tai Chi & Qigong /
3 Fife Terrace Blackhall Mill, Tyne & Wear, NE17 7TE.
Students enjoyed a mixed schedule of classes, opportunities for trips to local venues and great company and good food. The course was set in the peace of the Umbrian countryside just south of Perugia.
I have been receiving shiatsu from Dominic for many years now as well as participating in his Tai Chi and Qi Gong classes. I have found this support from him truly life changing and it has affected my life in many positive ways, both personally and professionally as a psychotherapist/counsellor. I have a connected and caring relationship with my body now and I have much more understanding of the profound wisdom of my body, both from an embodied learning by experience and from learning the philosophy behind the work that Dominic does. Dominic is hugely devoted to helping others in his work and is a gifted teacher. Having been supported by him for a long period of time, I know he engages in continuous learning and I can see how his work has developed over time so he can support others in the best possible way he can. I feel strongly about the healing power of the work he does and have recommended him to many people who could benefit greatly from this type of support.
Tania Davies
shiatsu, tai chi & qigong 