Shoes for tai chi

This is for Chris who was asking about it. As you know, I prefer to do tai chi barefoot, but that's just me.

You can get special shoes for tai chi. It's worth checking out the Tai Chi Link website as they are having a clearance sale on shoes at the moment.

I also find the Vivobarefoot ones are good as they have flexible soles.

And there are always yoga socks if you want something with a bit of grip but not too much.

I hope this helps. Don't forget to keep voting for BHQA every day here.

Vote for BHQA

Please go to this link and vote for BHQA for our work on world health qigong day. We worked really hard to get demonstrations in across the country. You don't need to be a member, you need to vote for 3 organisations. Anyone can vote. You can vote daily from 1-15 November. 😁 😁 😁 😁http://ihqfo.shandongyuanhe.com

new class at Chapter One Tea Rooms

There are still places available in the new tai chi and qigong class starting at Chapter One Tea Rooms in Hindley this Wednesday 1 November at 2.30pm. Classes are at the reduced rate of £3.50/session and this first one is free for everyone. The nice people at Chapter One Tea Rooms have even offered to throw in a free pot of tea. Call or email to book your place.

Forever Friends performance

I'm back now after our debut performance on the London stage. It's been a lot of hard work with many challenges and difficulties along the way. In the end Faye Li Yip's vision won through them all as you can see in the video above. I'm so glad to have had the opportunity to take part in this.

Here are some pictures taken by Joanne's husband Julian.

Tonight's class

Don't forget that the time and room have changed for tonight's class. See you at 8.15pm in the Dance Studio!

Wednesday evening class time change

As I said in class yesterday, the Wednesday evening class is changing from next week. We will be moving to the dance studio at the other end of the school in M block. If you are going by car you can park outside near the all weather pitch.

This also means a change of time and we will be starting at 8.15pm. See you there!

More Autumn events

Not a local event, but worth a trip to London! To celebrate 45 years of diplomatic relations between China and the UK, the UK Chinese Art Centre is putting together this stunning show on Tuesday 24 October at the Hackney Empire. Joanne and I will be performing in the tai chi part of the show along with other members of the Deyin Taijiquan Institute from all over the UK. You can buy tickets here.

Almost as glamorous and much more local, I will be starting a new beginners' tai chi and qigong class at the Chapter One Tea Rooms in Hindley on Wednesday afternoons at 2.30pm from 1 November. It is a reduced price class at £3.50/session and the nice people at Chapter One Tea Rooms have even offered to throw in a free pot of tea for the first class. :) Space is limited so booking is essential.