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There’s quite a body of research into the beneficial effects of yoga, tai chi, breathing exercises and so on, with some real but often modest

“In all stillness there must be movement; in all movement there must be stillness” Qigong saying   Some years ago a Chinese doctor called Yan

One common feature of traditional practices such as yoga, tai chi, qigong etc. is their emphasis on slow, deep, lower abdominal breathing, with extraordinary claims

New research has shown that mind-body practices such as yoga, tai chi, qigong and meditation can change our stress response at the body’s deepest level

A study conducted by a trustee of Brighton Natural Health Centre, Jennifer Oates, has shown that yoga is helpful for various kinds of menstrual problems.

The idea that excessively intense or prolonged emotions can cause disease has been part of Chinese medicine theory for at least two millennia. Nearly a

What is your gut feeling? … No seriously … what is your gut actually feeling? This is a common phrase we use if we are

The sign of a good training course is that it stimulates a change in thought patterns. Last week I was blown away by Yin Yoga

Science magazine recently reported that adding small amounts of soil from one terrain such as a wild meadow can ‘inoculate’ barren soil elsewhere. It is of course

Many of us have busy lives, maybe a sedentary office job, but when pain and stress strikes this can be challenging. Have you had to

These feel like dark times. It’s true that humans have often felt this; after all wars and famines and forced mass emigration and demagogic politicians