Saturday 26th September  10.00 – 12.30

In Bruton, Somerset

• Flowing movements and gentle postures that help release muscular tension, lengthen the fascia, and promote the smooth flow of fluids through the tissues.
• Variations will be offered throughout, allowing students of differing abilities to work comfortably within their own range and limitations.
• You will leave the session feeling calmer, more relaxed, and with a better understanding of why certain areas of your body may feel tight, restricted, or “blocked”.

This workshop explores yin and yang principles in physiology, using movements and postures that help nourish the sinews, reduce their vulnerability to injury (such as tears), and promote the smooth flow of Blood.

The former is more closely associated with the yang aspect of physiology and may therefore be more relevant to men’s bodies, while the latter relates more to the yin aspect. Conditions involving Blood are often more common in women.

However, these principles are relevant to us all.

Therefore, this workshop is for men and women alike.

We will explore the active (yang) principle without pushing, without forcing, without hankering after our 20-year-old bodies.

We will utilise the gentle movement principles of qigong while exploring lines of fascia and connective tissue, particularly in relation to the Gallbladder and Triple Burner channels (Shao Yang), together with movements for the Liver and its role in storing the Blood.

Why do we try so hard to hold onto a physical practice from our younger years when we instinctively know we’re pushing ourselves into a zone where, if not injury, then at least gradual depletion awaits?

This is not living in harmony with the self.