Reduce anxiety and stress by breathing properly

In these uncertain times of the Coronavirus outbreak an invisible 'enemy' is present. This can cause stress and anxiety.

With simple breathing exercises, you can reduce anxiety and stress.

Martial Arts practitioners practise their breathing to gain physical strength and to increase their spiritual development. 

In my classes you learn some breathing, meditation and spiritual practice exercises to strengthen your lungs and increase your lung capacity. 

Here are some helpful videos to help you understand appropriate ways of breathing:

• Tech Insiders 'the correct way to breathe in': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldNnKVGxabA
  
• Dr Mandell's 'learn how to breathe correctly': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCoKngRcbR4

8 advantages of practising Tai Chi Qigong

We live in a hectic world and it seems like being busy bodies and being exhausted are seen as status symbols.

Say goodbye to exhaustion by practising Shibashi 18 (a combined form of Tai Chi and Qigong) on a daily basis.

When joining a Tai Chi or Qigong class you will learn gentle exercises and movements whilst breathing properly and correcting your posture. This helps you to relax and unwind.

In Qigong London's classes you will focus on the 'ABC' or 8 advantages or benefits for your health and wellbeing:

1. Awareness:

You will become more aware of yourself and others:

observe, notice, recognise, identify what is going on in your body, your mind, and your surroundings so you better understand yourself, your triggers, your feelings, emotions, your thoughts, and others;

2. Breathe:

You will learn to breathe properly and use the full capacity of your lungs.

We tend to breathe using the upper part of our lungs only; we tend to breathe from our chest. This is the way we breathe when we feel stretched and stressed.

You will learn in stages how to breathe properly, You will learn to breathe properly whilst you are moving and correcting your posture so you breathe properly and reach calm;

3. Calm:
4. Destress:

You reach calm, and find yourself relaxed when practising Tai Chi Qigong.

Because you slow down your breathing, your body and mind relax.

When you slow down your breathing, you are telling your body and mind that everything is fine.

5. Energise:

By practising Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi 18 regularly, preferably every day, you can say farewell to exhaustion and tiredness.

You feel you are flowing, you feel more energised.

6. Focus:

Watching your hands and noticing your breath when performing the sequence of movements requires focus.

Focus is one of the benefits of practising Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi 18.




Focusing raises your productivity.

7. Grow:

When practising regularly, you will grow.

Accept that you will go through different stages before you come to that balance emotionally, physically, psychologically and spiritually.

Growing is a process, and growth takes times.

8. Heal:

Tai Chi and Qigong are ways to heal.

You can take control of the process of healing.

Practise Tai Chi Qigong.

Benefits of Qigong

Health benefits

Practising Tai Chi Qigong is generally good for your health, fitness and wellbeing. Making Tai Chi Qigong part of your daily health routine means that you :

• improve your breathing;
• correct your posture;
• calm your mind;
• focus;
• energise;
• rejuvenate;
• loosen your muscles;
• become more aware;
• balance yourself;
• manage your weight;
• experience inner peace.

The list goes on. 

Here are some useful articles I found to give you an idea of advantages of practising Tai Chi Qigong:

• NHS: Guide to Tai Chi;
• Time: Fybromyalgia and chronic pain;
• Arthritis Foundation: Tai Chi for arthritis;
• Huffpost: Health Benefits of Tai Chi and Qigong;
• Health Line: 11 ways Tai Chi can benefit your health;
• Medical News Today: What are the health benefits of Tai Chi?

Join now to experience what it is like to practise Tai Chi Qigong.

What is Tai Chi?

Tai Chi is a Chinese Martial Art form and is more than 3,000 years old. It is a fighting art which consists of gentle exercises.

The exercises combine flowing, continuous movements with deep breathing which helps you to relax and destress.

There are many styles of Tai Chi. And each style may have different forms.

At Qigong London you learn a combination of Tai Chi and Qigong movements known as 'Shibashi 18'.