Nicole MillsApr 11 minThe three pillars of Tai Chi practiceOur Tai Chi practice is based on these three pillars: Chi Kung - building energy Tai Chi form practice - circulating energy Partner work...
Declan MillsJan 42 minReturn of Tai Chi retreat in Bishopstortford, UK before Christmas As members of the Master Ding Academy we are lucky to have the opportunity to go on a week long residential retreat three times a year....
Declan MillsNov 4, 20212 minReturning to Tai Chi No matter how long your break has been, or how little you think you do remember, Tai Chi practice may have brought some goodness into...
Declan MillsMay 13, 20212 minBook review: Tai Chi Chuan revelations If the 15 Minute Tai Chi Book is one that you can pass around then 'Revelations, Tai Chi Chuan, Principles and Concepts' is one that will...
Declan MillsMay 6, 20211 minBook review: 15 Min Tai ChiMany books I have read on Tai Chi Chuan are either only applicable to the school or style that the book professes, or simply too vague...
Nicole MillsJun 28, 20202 minTai Chi Challenge # 16 - Keep your feet on the ground while shooting for the starsOur lives are beginning to return to normal with classes slowly opening up across the country. With that in mind, this will be our last...
Nicole MillsJun 21, 20202 minTai Chi Challenge #15 - StabilityWhat if we could live our lives with our mind/body still, like a pond on a quiet morning, the surface like glass. When we act, complex...
Nicole MillsJun 14, 20202 minTai Chi Challenge #14 - Slow downPossibly the single most obvious defining feature of Tai Chi, is its speed of practice. Anyone walking through a park and spotting a...
Declan MillsJun 8, 20201 minPRACTICE TIPS - SETTLINGWith any practice tip, it is worth exploring it for a number of weeks. Recently we've been attempting to infuse a thread of the state...
Nicole MillsJun 7, 20202 minTai Chi Challenge #13 - Smooth as treacleTo see an accomplished Tai Chi practitioner practicing the form can be hypnotic. Even if we’re not sure what we’re looking at, we know...
Nicole MillsMay 31, 20202 minTai Chi Challenge # 12 - the art of stepping in Tai ChiTo see an accomplished Tai Chi practitioner performing the form is to see the body aligned, relaxed and unified, the intention present...
Declan MillsMay 25, 20201 minPRACTICE TIPS: CHI KUNG OUTDOORSIf you get a chance during this fine weather do find a space to do Chi Kung outside. You do not have to go through the whole sequence. Go...
Nicole MillsMay 24, 20201 minTai Chi Challenge #11 - Old life, New life - choose a directionWhile we’re certainly some time away from a new normal, things are starting to open up, slowly… Many of us has had a great opportunity...
Declan MillsMay 18, 20201 minPRACTICE TIPS: Sitting Chi KungSitting Chi Kung gives us an opportunity to concentrate on our breathing. Oftentimes standing Chi Kung does not allow us to access our...
Nicole MillsMay 17, 20202 minTai Chi Challenge #10 - PersistenceWe’re ten weeks into our challenges and while it’s possible we might have some small outdoor sessions beginning soon, we’re still a way...
Nicole MillsMay 11, 20201 minTai Chi Challenge # 9 - More Chi KungAnyone spending any appreciable time with Master Ding will undoubtably have heard the answer for all questions: More Chi Kung. It’s the...
Nicole MillsMay 4, 20202 minTai Chi Challenge #8 - Unify body and mind Having the time to look through past copies of the Tai Chi and Alternative Health magazine, (back in the days when it was a physical...
Nicole MillsApr 27, 20202 minTai Chi Challenge #7 - 12 Taoist Core ExercisesThe challenge of Tai Chi is not simply getting movement right, it’s about embodying the Tai Chi principles within our practice. Often, if...
Nicole MillsApr 20, 20201 minTai Chi Challenge #6 - record yourselfIt’s been said that the second-best teacher you’ll ever have, is a mirror. We’ve been to classes and seen our teacher demonstrate...
Nicole MillsApr 13, 20201 minTai Chi Challenge #5 - 10 essential principalsThe third generation Yang Family member, Yang Cheng Fu, is widely recognised as consolidating his family Tai Chi into the form we see...