Feedback on Deal For Communities course

Thanks to funding from Wigan Council's Deal for Communities Investment Fund, from March to July last year North West and North Wales Tai Chi was able to put on a free tai chi/qigong course at Leigh South Community Centre for local residents. The class is still running on a private basis. Maureen and Alan talk about what they got from the course.

Planning ahead

I know it's not yet Christmas, but I have just booked my place on the Deyin Taijiquan Institute Chinese New Year bootcamp. These popular bootcamps always get booked up early, especially the Chinese New Year one which is followed by an evening of fun and celebration.

The bootcamp is free for members and membership is only £20, so if you haven't already tried it I recommend giving it a go!

World Health Qigong Day 2019

 We had a lovely time in Lilford Park this morning celebrating World Health Qigong Day with some qigong in the park.

Staying in touch

Did you know that A Higher Porpoise Tai Chi has a Facebook page, a Meetup group and a WhatsApp group?

The Facebook page is here.

You can find the Meetup group here. You need to create a Meetup account but it is free to join.

If you have a smartphone and are on WhatsApp, it is an easy way to share information and pictures. If you would like to join the group, let me know your mobile number and I will add you.

Don't worry - I will still be posting information and pictures here, but in this highspeed superconnected world there are quicker ways to stay in touch.

I'm back from the Mediterranean and I brought the sun with me. 🌞 Classes started again last week, except for the Monday classes which will start after the bank holiday.

There is lots of exciting stuff coming up. First off is World Health Qigong Day on Saturday 14 September. We will meet at 10 am by the Chinese umbrella tree in Lilford Park, Elmridge, Leigh WN7 1HN. The weather was not kind to us last year, but a hardy few of us had a great time doing qigong sheltering from the rain under the tree. So, barring extreme weather, the event will go ahead.

I'm also looking forward to starting my first regular weekly health qigong class on Wednesdays at 10am at Leigh South Community Centre, 32 Hope Carr Road, Leigh WN7 3ET. The first form we will look at is Ba Duan Jin (Eight Strands of Brocade).

Summer break

A Higher Porpoise Tai Chi is now officially on summer break. 🌞

Classes will start again 19 August (except for Monday classes which start 2 September).

I have been promising for a while to provide links to videos of the forms that we are doing. Then it occurred to me: most of them are here anyway, along with lots of other goodies. And you get even more if you become a member of the Deyin Taijiquan Institute. 😉

The only one missing is the 88 step form, but there are videos on YouTube if you look for them.

Keep up the tai chi! I look forward to seeing you all when I get back.

Polo shirts are here!

They've arrived and they're looking good!👍😃