Background
Taichi training
I am a disciple of Shifu Fu Nengbin since November 2017. I started learning Taichi in 1999 in London. In 2006 I moved to a Chen Taichi school in China where I spent a year living and training intensively with Shifu Fu Nengbin. I have visited the school regularly since then and I have also been regularly attending Master Fu's seminars in Europe. I have also attended seminars with other masters, most notably Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei and Master Wang Haijun.
I loved Taichi from the first class with Shifu Paul Whitrod, who introduced me to Yang style Taichi in London in 1999. I continued enjoying his classes for 7 years until I went to China looking for more intensive training. I started Chen style there and is the style I practise now. I have been teaching Chen Taichi since 2008.
Other relevant studies:
After completing the ITEC in Swedish massage and then on Sports Massage, I qualified as a Cranio Sacral Therapist (CST) at the College of Cranio Sacral Therapy in 2011. Craniosacral therapy is a hands-on therapy which assists the body’s natural capacity for self-repair. It uses a gentle and non-invasive approach to notice and respond to areas of restriction by listening to subtle rhythms in your body. I believe my taichi practice has gained enormously from my experience as craniosacral therapist: listening is such an important skill on both! I have decided to focus more on taichi and have put to the side CST for the time being. However, all I learned will always be an important element in my life.
I am a disciple of Shifu Fu Nengbin since November 2017. I started learning Taichi in 1999 in London. In 2006 I moved to a Chen Taichi school in China where I spent a year living and training intensively with Shifu Fu Nengbin. I have visited the school regularly since then and I have also been regularly attending Master Fu's seminars in Europe. I have also attended seminars with other masters, most notably Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei and Master Wang Haijun.
I loved Taichi from the first class with Shifu Paul Whitrod, who introduced me to Yang style Taichi in London in 1999. I continued enjoying his classes for 7 years until I went to China looking for more intensive training. I started Chen style there and is the style I practise now. I have been teaching Chen Taichi since 2008.
Other relevant studies:
After completing the ITEC in Swedish massage and then on Sports Massage, I qualified as a Cranio Sacral Therapist (CST) at the College of Cranio Sacral Therapy in 2011. Craniosacral therapy is a hands-on therapy which assists the body’s natural capacity for self-repair. It uses a gentle and non-invasive approach to notice and respond to areas of restriction by listening to subtle rhythms in your body. I believe my taichi practice has gained enormously from my experience as craniosacral therapist: listening is such an important skill on both! I have decided to focus more on taichi and have put to the side CST for the time being. However, all I learned will always be an important element in my life.