I have been away doing qigong for a few days. We had a wonderful day on Sunday with an interesting talk by Professor Mei Mo Sheng in the morning and qigong in the park in the afternoon.

As I mentioned yesterday, there will be a workshop on 16 step sword coming up in Telford on Saturday 16 July. I thoroughly recommend it if you would like to deepen your understanding of this lovely form. It is also good practice for the 32 step sword as many of the moves are the same. It is at a discounted rate for Deyin members, so if you haven't already joined it is worth doing.

World Tai Chi and Qigong Day 2016

It was a great day out and there was a good turnout to enjoy tai chi in the beautiful backdrop of the Festival Gardens. I only managed to take a few pictures but there should be more available from other photographers.

I have also shared the pictures on my new Facebook page (please like if you are on Facebook). And if you haven't yet seen the pictures of my Great Glen Canoe Trek, you can find them here.

Polo shirts are here!

The A Higher Porpoise polo shirts are here. I will be bringing them into class this week, starting tonight.

Upcoming qigong workshops

There are some great opportunities coming up in May to train with visiting qigong masters from China.

On Tuesday 24 May 6-9pm in Blundellsands, Liverpool will be a ba duan jin evening workshop. Contact Angela Howarth to book.

On Sunday 29 May 10-4 in Denshaw, Oldham will be a workshop on daoyin yangsheng gong. Contact Phil Garside to book.

If you are willing to travel a little further to Telford, there is also a unique opportunity to learn about qigong, Daoist health preservation and Chinese culture. This will be followed by an afternoon of qigong in Telford Town Park. This is also on Sunday 29 May and you can book a place here.

And of course don't forget World Tai Chi and Qigong Day is coming up soon, on Saturday 30 April. Come and join me, Angela and other instructors and tai chi players in the Festival Gardens in Liverpool, 10am to 2pm.

In other exciting news, A Higher Porpoise polo shirts should be ready by Monday. :)

Yesterday's Sport Relief event

Yesterday's tai chi walk went well, raising a fantastic £675 for Sport Relief. Well done to all those who took part, whether as walkers, marshals or supporters at the pagoda, and many thanks to everyone who sponsored us. You can see more pictures on Angela's webpage here.

Wednesday morning class moving

Just when things are getting back to normal, I have decided that it is time for the Wednesday morning class to move to a bigger venue. It's been great at the Tesco Leigh Extra Community Space but the class is growing and it is time to expand. So from Wednesday 6 April we will be moving to the Leigh South Community Centre (Toc H) on Hope Carr Road.

Tai chi walk for Sport Relief this Saturday

I'm looking forward to taking part in a tai chi walk in aid of Sport Relief this Saturday in the Festival Gardens in Liverpool. It's organised by Angela Howarth and along with some of my students and some of her students we will be tai chi walking for 0.5km, starting at the Pagoda.

We'll be collecting donations on the day. If you can't make it, you can sponsor the group on Angela's Sport Relief Giving Page.