Saturday & Sunday 16/17 October 2010

Alexander Technique & Tai Chi Ruler: A weekend of relaxation and energy cultivation

These workshops can be booked separately for £65 per person, including lunch, or book both workshops for £120. Download booking form.

Two very different disciplines, but both offering unique and distinct paths to better health, increased energy and greater peace of mind.

We are delighted to have Glyn Williams leading these two separate but related workshops here in Kent. Glyn has a vast experience of practising and teaching Alexander Technique and Tai chi and related disciplines. Glyn's teaching skills are second to none and these workshops will appeal to all, regardles of experience.

On Saturday 16th October we have a day of Alexander Technique.

The Alexander Technique helps us take a fresh look at the way we think and how we move our bodies. In this workshop we will learn how to use the most appropriate amount of physical effort and how to use our bodies more efficiently.

Alexander Technique has proved to be an extraordinarily effective way of relieving stress-related conditions such as backache, depression and migraine. Athletes and performers all over the world have used it to improve their stamina and skill. The long term benefits derived from the Alexander Technique can significantly improve the quality of attention, co-ordination and physical responsiveness.

Glyn will teach us how to use our bodies more efficiently, demonstrating with gentle manual guidance to encourage our muscles to relax and teaching us how to continue this process independently.

Read Glyn's recent blog on Yell about the Alexander Technique.

Read Glyn's reply to the question: "What will we be doing during the day, and what will I learn and come away with?"

This workshop is suitable for all and can be booked independently of the Tai Chi Ruler workshop, or as a two-day event. The cost for the day is £65 per person including a delicious home made lunch. Download booking form.

On Sunday 17th October the topic is Tai Chi Ruler

This unique Chinese energy cultivation system is not often taught in the UK and we are delighted that Glyn will be leading this workshop here in Kent.

Tai Chi Ruler (or Tai Chi Chih) exercises have a spiritual element to them. You could say that they give you something of a "mental high" without the use of alcohol or drugs! By that we mean they cultivate a real sense of mental relaxation. Almost a feeling of fullness and lightness, if you can imagine that.

Tai Chi Ruler exercises are designed to make your energy circulate more, having a healing and calming effect. Tai Chi Ruler is part of the ancient Chinese system of Chi Kung for healing and maintaining health through the circulation of energy. Chi Kung exercises are widely practised in hospitals in China today as a means of helping recovery and recuperation.

In fact, just sitting or standing calmly, gently holding the Ruler between the palms and allowing the mind to quieten can have a profoundly relaxing effect.

We will learn a mixture of Tai Chi Ruler exercises that can be done sitting down and standing. They require the use of a Tai Chi Ruler, and these will be available to borrow during the workshop, or for purchase for those who would like to.

Read Glyn's recent blog on Yell about Tai Chi Ruler exercises.

The cost for the day is £65 per person including a delicious home made lunch. This workshop is suitable for all and can be booked independently of the Alexander Technique workshop, or as a two-day event for £120. Download booking form.

You are welcome to attend for the full weekend or just for one day. Each day is independent and although the second day will build on the first it is not necessary to attend the first day if you can only come on the Sunday.

Glyn paces each day so that we do not get tired and both days are suitable for those with no experience or previous practitioners of Alexander Technique or Tai Chi Ruler.

Please email us if you have any questions about the Alexander technique and Tai Chi Ruler weekend on 16th and 17th OCtober 2010.

Bookings are open now so please contact us on 01304 362563 or email us to reserve your place or to find out more. Download booking form.

We are happy to find local accommodation for you if you need it, according to your budget and preferences. Please talk to us about that, too.