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practical tai chi chuan west lothian

Bathgate

Hello, My name is John Bunyan I teach the Wudang style of Tai Chi Chuan as a complete Martial Arts system. I teach all 5 elements of Tai Chi Chuan: Hand Form Pushing Hands Self Defence Weapons (Sword, Sabre and Spear) Internal Strength I’ve been studying Dan Docherty’s Practical Tai Chi Chuan style since 1990 and teaching in the UK for the last 25 years. I am a certified level 8 Chief Instructor of this style (see resource on the menu for Instructor levels) and a Tai Chi & Qigong Union for Great Britain senior instructor. Students of other styles who want to learn more about the martial side of Tai Chi Chuan are welcome. Tai Chi Chuan We train using the hand form and pushing hands, but we also learn the self-defence applications, which is where the hand form was derived from. Learning the applications also helps with focus when practising the hand form. We use other training techniques such as running thunder hand, pad work, 5 element arm, San shou etc. The Spear, Sabre and Sword are taught as forms with applications. Tai Chi for Health Using the hand form our aim is to offer a series of flowing, connected movements that help improve balance, coordination, posture and circulation. It also helps to relax the mind as well as the body. The hand form is a type of moving meditation. We also use pushing hands. These are partner drills used to train whole body coordinated movements. They are beneficial because you are training to move with your partner, not against them. 8 Pieces of Brocade Qigong is taught to help improve movement in the body’s joints. To stimulate the nervous system and circulation. Students who are practising for the health-giving aspects are always welcome to join in and learn the martial aspects of the art.

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kate williams

Biggleswade

I founded BCTS in 2013 in order to bring quality counselling training to Biggleswade and the surrounding villages. I’m a BACP Accredited counsellor and clinical supervisor with a background in yoga and bodywork. Previously, I have worked as a counselling tutor for Huntingdon Regional College and a bodywork tutor for the University of Westminster as well as working as a college counsellor for 11 years. I currently work within the NHS IAPT programme as well as running a busy private practice in Potton and enjoy teaching yoga and breathwork in my spare time. I’m interested in the impact trauma can have on the nervous system, mind and body and have undergone extensive training in trauma. With this in mind, and my training as a breathwork coach, I have developed a more trauma-informed & embodied way of working to support others to better inhabit their bodies, self soothe and regulate their feelings and in doing so feel more grounded and connected. This aspect of my work enhances our diploma training as it supports students to developed a more embodied practice.

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truebalance pilates bristol

Henleaze,

Yoga and Pilates are important practices for me. They helped me realign with wellness after a period of feeling at odds with my body and mind. These practices help me cultivate awareness and self-inquiry – allowing for more depth and meaning in my life. My own practice might be simply sitting in stillness with my breath, restorative yoga for calming my nervous system or a Vinyasa Flow to work out stagnant energy. The principles of yoga and Pilates are tools for living in this world and I am so grateful to share this work so that you too can support your wellbeing off the mat. I am trained in 200hr Hatha and Restorative yoga at the highly acclaimed Bristol School of Yoga under Laura Gilmore. I am also a trained Pilates Teacher with the Physiotherapy and Pilates Rehabilitation Centre in Clevedon, Somerset with Karen Pearce and Sarah Sessa. I’m from the countryside and my senses are always pulling me towards more time outside. Being present with the smells, sounds, and textures of our Earth allows me to keep marvelling at the mystery of this life.

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francesca blechner

The world has gone through a huge shift, moving through a time of great change, uncertainty and chaos. As we move into a new paradigm, there is a call more than ever before for a rise in conscious leaders and change makers to step forwards. Your nervous system may be frazzled, you're feeling overwhelmed, self-care is out the window and you're fatigued. You’re busy serving everyone and working on your business but your health is suffering and your creativity has stagnated. Your business is an extension of YOU. If you are an entrepreneur, business owner, leader, coach, healer or therapist, it is vital you lead from a place of good health, vibrancy and abundance so that you can serve from a place of fullness and integrity rather than depletion. I’m Francesca Blechner, and I am passionate about supporting purpose-led entrepreneurs to reset their health and show up as powerful leaders. I am passionate about serving those who are here to create positive change in the world and those going through life crisis in need of support for the next unfolding chapter. Conscious, healthy leaders = more positive IMPACT and influence in

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ef training ltd

First written about in the late 1980s by American Traumatologist, Charles Figley, Compassion Fatigue is the “inevitable consequence of being immersed every day in other people’s trauma and suffering”. When you witness another person’s suffering your nervous system assumes that this ‘trauma’ is also happening to you and so initiates the flight and fight response. You can do neither as your job is to stay calm and cope, so you repress the feelings and carry on. However, the physical and emotional reaction does not go away and unless you deal with these feelings they build up over time leading to the symptoms of Compassion Fatigue. What are the symptoms? In many ways, the symptoms mirror those of the people or animals you are trying to help. These include feelings of acute anxiety, being unable to rest or relax and feeling that you need to be at work all the time as you are the only one who is capable of doing the job well. It can also manifest itself as feeling constantly irritable and short tempered, unable to sleep or feeling very withdrawn and detached. Your immune system is also affected by the constant stress, so some people experience multiple minor illnesses or constant headaches and back pain.

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catherine annis yoga

Dulverton

Catherine Annis is well known for her imaginative and practical approach to yoga. Originally a professional dancer, she discovered yoga as a teenager, and has been practising since the mid 1970s. In 2017 she created the Intelligent Yoga Teacher Training Course [http://www.intelligentyogateachertraining.co.uk/], an anatomically focused course, with world leading guest teachers, including Gary Carter. Catherine’s yoga practice and teaching focuses on strategies for downregulating the nervous system, working with breath and subtle somatic movements to soothe the mind and create more physical ease for those working with pain, stress and anxiety. She holds a Masters degree in ballet studies, and is a qualified Thai massage practitioner and it is this interest in the body which informs and inspires her teaching. For more, visit her at: http://www.CatherineAnnisYoga.co.uk [http://www.catherineannisyoga.co.uk/] Catherine taught in London's leading yoga studios and teacher training courses for nearly 20 years before moving to Exmoor, where she now lives with her husband and dog. Her main focus is wellbeing, in particular how yoga and breathing help down-regulate our nervous system, providing inner calm and relaxation to those working with pain, stress and anxiety. Catherine has recently taken up cold water swimming.

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living in harmony

Kent

As a trauma focused therapist, Raquel established a counseling and consultant practice to help people work through their most challenging experiences and support the professional development of the next generation of future trauma focused clinicians. It's known that experiencing trauma can block the brain's natural way to recover from distressing events. Traumatic experiences often involve a threat to life or safety that can leave one feeling overwhelmed and isolated and can impact the nervous system, resulting in a traumatic stress response. It's essential to utilize healing strategies that focus on the mind and body to heal from a traumatic experience. As such, Raquel trained in both EMDR and Somatic Experiencing® approaches. Raquel chose to specialize in EMDR, which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing because it has been extensively researched and has demonstrated effectiveness in treating trauma or other distressing life experiences. EMDR therapy is designed to reactivate the natural healing process through alternating eye movements, sounds, or taps. As a SE™ Practitioner in Training, she integrates Somatic Experiencing® techniques into her practice. Somatic Experiencing® is a body-oriented approach to healing trauma and other stress disorders. The SE™ approach releases traumatic shock from the body, which is key to transforming PTSD and the wounds of emotional and early developmental attachment trauma.

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fit 2 shine

In October of 2018, two women connected through mutual friends, but strangers at the time, came together because of a sign ... a ‘For Rent’ sign! Quickly finding out they had shared passions for helping people thrive through movement, cycling for Kelly and yoga for Chrissy, their dream became a reality in Fit2Shine Studio. Just a little over a year after opening, COVID tried to shut the doors, but they pivoted, rebounded, and made it through making changes as needed over the next two years. In 2022, after three years of partnership, they parted ways, and Kelly remains to continue the mission of Fit2Shine Studio. This is a place where people come to find energy, strength, and peace through fitness. With cycling, yoga, and strength classes, we offer healing for the body, mind, and soul. Whether your day calls for you to hop on a bike and ride your heart out (building your cardiovascular system) while having a blast with loud music and strong encouragement in CYCLE class, to discover your physical strength by squatting and lifting heavy things (building your muscular skeletal system) in strength class, or to find your internal strength and peace in yoga class (building your nervous system), you can find it at Fit2Shine Studio. A place where you can #befit2shine in so many ways!

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ashka dzierzek

Hove

As a Yoga teacher she teaches Yoga inspired movement that is slow paced and breath oriented with some elements of strength building. It focuses on finding space and length in a body, connecting to the breath and activating parasym- pathetic nervous system. While practicing postures the students are asked to enquire about the ‘feeling’ sensations in the body. Ashka is also a trained Counsellor. She has found lots of parallel between yoga and Counselling as both can help the clients to focus on the present moment, enhance the ability to observe thoughts and feelings and gain greater self- awareness. In Ashka’s opinion they beautifully complement each other and together they give an opportunity to work in a complementary way with both Body and Mind. We are multidimensional beings and our well being is not only associated with mind and body, To consider ourselves as a whole we need to recognise that we are a part of something bigger, of nature, or universe. Ashka is also a Reiki Master bringing all three dimensions of Mind, Body and Spirit into her work. Ashka has interest in various traditions: Western Esoterism, Mysticism, Yogic philosophy and Buddhism and have trained as a Meditation Teacher and in various yoga styles: Hatha, Vinyasa, Restorative and Yin Yoga. Her practices are informed by these disciplines.

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lorna pilates sheffield

My background is nursing having worked as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner in the Emergency department for many years, formally working as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in a GP surgery. I am passionate about helping people become well and whole, to live life to their full potential. My career took a change of course when I trained to become a Body Control Pilates teacher, after a number of years of personal experience in Body Control Pilates, which I started after advice from a physiotherapist. I have appreciated the benefit of Pilates for my own health as well as improved performance in the sport I do - climbing, mountain biking, skiing. Through Pilates and working with those with PoTS and Long-COVID, I wanted to learn more about breathing, and realised the benefit of breathing well has on our health and wellbeing. For a long time I have been aware of the mind-body connection and the influence of stress (current, past and personality types) have on our body. I am now trained as a Stress Induced Recovery Practitioner working with those with stress induced symptoms. Movement and breathing and acknowledging the impact of stress on our body, will help calm our nervous system. I have a specific interest in those with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS), Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) and Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS), Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), Long-COVID and any other chronic health conditions.

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