Our festival yesterday was a lovely mix of activities with visitors arriving in groups throughout the day – there was a good level of interest in the Tai Chi exercises and our weekly classes held on Monday afternoons at 2.30 and Sunday at 6.30. I was able to spend time with each enquirer and answered many questions – I look forward to seeing some new faces at the beginners classes.

It was great that the weather was good all day and we had a lot of drop-in visitors for the Tai Chi and for our guest Naomi Brown, who attracted many people who came to visit her for Reiki or Numerology.

I was personally interested in the demonstration of Krav Magar by Paul Forster – especially as I took the part of “uke” and ended up being thrown on the floor for the first time in around 20 years – it was good to find that I was still OK with it – although I definitely don’t bounce as well as I used to!

We had an interesting demonstration of a new take on Tai Chi sword play with the emphasis on play – with light sabres! Sort of Star Wars meets Chinese sword – which looks like good fun. This is a Wu style Tai Chi Dao form but modified with LED sabres. It was demonstrated by Boz Bozier and can be found at https://silver-sabres.com/

My thanks to the students who came to help organise the banners and food – donations for food raised £20 which will be passed on to a local homeless charity.

Once again I am really looking forward to our monthly Tai Chi class in the Swiss Garden on Thursday May 5th – where I fully expect to enjoy a lovely session on the lawn.

The class has proven to be nicely relaxed with a core of beginners who are gradually learning the standard form together with a number of people who drop in to experience relaxed movement in a delightful natural environment. It makes for a nice group dynamic and for myself I like to grab a coffee at 10.00 in the Discovery Centre then go out to take the class – while students may prefer to wander the gardens after the class and return to the cafe for lunch.

The Swiss Garden team have a full program of Tai Chi, Yoga and Sound Bath experiences in 2022.

I am looking forward to an interesting day on this Saturday 30th at the Community Hall where the Shefford Tai Chi group will hold an open day of demonstrations and taster sessions from 10.00am to 4.00pm – all are welcome and there is no charge – refreshments by donation to charity.

We will be welcoming Krav Magar – Israeli unarmed combat – in the afternoon and Naomi from Soul 2 Soul Combined in the morning. Naomi is an intuitive spiritual energy healer providing Numerology readings for adults, children and business names and Angel Card readings. Naomi is also a Reiki Master and sells natural, luxurious Aroma Milk Bath products. we may also have Hannah who is a PT, massage therapist and  nutrition coach who specialises in older adults and Pilates.

I will myself be doing Tai Chi demos and taster classes – I will also be available to discuss Tai Chi in general and to work with individuals for specific questions.

It seems that Thursday is not a good day to attend a Tai Chi class – and numbers are simply not sustainable, so regrettably, I must cancel this slot. I will look forward to seeing you all on Sunday evenings and Monday afternoons.

After an absence of two years we are delighted to be organising the Shefford Tai Chi Festival once again on Saturday 30 April at the Community Hall from 10.am to 4.00pm.

All are welcome and there will be demonstrations and taster classes running through the day so people can drop in (no charge) when they like and try out Tai Chi exercises – if you have not tried it before but wondered “what is it all about?” then this is a great opportunity to find out and we look forward to meeting you. Refreshments available proceeds to charity.

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I am really looking forward to our monthly Tai Chi class in the Swiss Garden after Easter on April 21st – we managed to get outside for our last class and the weather is improving so here’s hoping for a lovely session on the lawn.

The class is working out to be nicely relaxed with a core of beginners who are gradually learning the standard form together with a number of people who drop in to experience relaxed movement in a delightful natural environment. It makes for a nice group dynamic and for myself I like to grab a coffee at 10.00 in the Discovery Centre then wander out to take the class – while students may prefer to wander the gardens after the class and return to the cafe for lunch.

The Swiss Garden team have a full program of Tai Chi, Yoga and Sound Bath experiences in 2022.

Two negative tests this morning so this afternoon class and subsequent ones are back on as normal. All the best Ian

Please check back for Monday class tomorrow.