Available throughout  Worcestershire:

- Worcester, Malvern & Pershore.

HEARTLAND TAI CHI For Tai Chi classes, Chi Kung, Meditation & ‘Tai Chi for Living Well’ Courses.
 

Welcome to Heartland Tai Chi.


I chose the name Heartland partly because of our geographical location in Worcestershire but chiefly because there is a place in the heart of our being which has a natural affinity with the wholesome and true.  When we connect with this place, our world changes and we start to live in the actual heartland of our true nature.


Heartland Tai Chi is a way for us to restore a connection with this place of natural aliveness.  We use the body, the breath and an open attention to help us let go of patterns of mere survival and rediscover more flowing movement, a released breath and an enriched heart awareness.


I hope that we can continue to explore this exquisite art of Tai Chi together and find new ways to express its qualities in all aspects of our lives.


                                                    Alan

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The slow, flowing, graceful movements of Tai Chi are both elegant and powerful.


In the midst of our hectic 21st Century lives, it is a gift to have the ability to become fully present, open and relaxed.  Whilst learning anything requires a certain perseverance,  I can guarantee that the benefits of Tai Chi will far outweigh any initial efforts.


As you may know, not all Tai Chi is the same, and I think it important to highlight Heartland Tai Chi's emphasis.  My particular interest in creating and developing Heartland Tai Chi is 3-fold:


  1. 1. To teach Yang-style Tai Chi in accordance with the classical writings on Tai Chi.  For instance, what makes a movement specifically Tai Chi as opposed to just slow-motion moving.  To this end, we use chi kung exercises and Tai Chi sequences, body awareness, posture and the breath.


2. To teach meditation as a way to reveal our natural integrity & dignity.  For instance, true relaxation and openness leads us to a sense of embodied well-being.  A tense mind leads to a tense or disconnected body.


3.  To apply these understandings into all aspects of our lives.  This is the martial art of skilful living.  The ability to be present in each moment and to respond effectively rather than to react habitually.


In the following pages you can find information on my Tai Chi classes, both day-time and evening as well as my meditation courses and ‘Tai Chi for Living Well’ classes. We also offer regular Tai Chi Practice Days and workshops both for existing students and complete beginners.


I teach traditional Yang-style Tai Chi and have been teaching since 1985.  I am a registered senior instructor with the Tai Chi Union of Great Britain.  My interest in Tai Chi grew out of a life-long interest in meditation.   Whilst I know the martial applications of Tai Chi, my teaching emphasizes the health benefits, Tai Chi as meditation and Tai Chi as an art for skilful living. Tai Chi is a wonderful exercise system as it is non-competitive and can be enjoyed by all ages. Heartland Tai Chi also emphasises the importance of personal development through reflection and applying insights as an art for living well.


How can you learn this art of Tai Chi?


  1. ✦  By coming to regular weekly day-time or evening classes.

          

  1. ✦  By choosing to have some personal one-to-one tuition.


  1. ✦  By gathering together with a group of friends and arranging to have some small group tuition.


  1. ✦  By talking with your Human Resources Department to explore the possibility of

     arranging for some ‘Tai Chi in the Workplace’ sessions.


  1. ✦  By contacting me to share your ideas on what would suit you best.

For more information:


Email Alan


or telephone:

07722 765009

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Inner Truth


The yielding are within, yet the strong hold the middle.  Joyous and gentle: thereby truly the country is transformed.


From the Chinese

I Ching, 

the Book of Changes.

“Rather than trying to work out what to do next, we first need to experience where we are. 


Physically this is through feeling our feet on the ground.  All the secrets of Tai Chi are revealed by first feeling our feet on the ground.


It is as though life’s answers are written on the soles of our feet.”

                    

        Alan

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If your group, workforce or school would like to find out a little more about Tai Chi or meditation,

do get in touch with me.

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