Flow Groups
These sessions involve up to 15 people with a neurological condition, practicing together. People with different physical, cognitive and emotional needs are all welcome to attend, including wheelchair users. The initial assessment phase (more info) will be used to plan a particular individual’s participation in the group.
The session is 90 minutes long, including a 20 minute break in the middle for drinks (provided) and socialising. Relaxing music will be played throughout the session, which will be held in a comfortable community facility (e.g., a church hall) with disability access. During good weather in summer months, some sessions could be held in a local park if attendees so wished.
The sessions will be led by Dr Yeates, and will involve a group shared warm-up routine to stretch and loosen-up the body, followed by a shared group practice of accessible Qi Gong movements. Then there is a period of individual practice before and after the break, concluded by a final group practice of Tai Chi sequences/forms.
The information gathered in the assessment phase will used to guide your learning and practice of the Tai Chi/Qi Gong movements during the group class. The central aim is to get into an experience of Flow (read more), where you do not have to think too hard about the movements, and instead lose yourself within them. To achieve this state of mind, the movements that everyone in the group performs will be accessible to all, and during the individual practice the appropriate movements for your level of ability will be selected. Uniquely for Neuro-Flow Groups © and unavailable in a generic Tai Chi class, specific neuro-rehabilitation techniques will be used to compensate for both physical and cognitive difficulties in the learning and practice process.
The movement sequences selected and taught on both an individual and group basis are taken from the following styles: Chen Man Ching; Sun; Yang 24; Wudang San Feng Pai Tai Chi; Wudang Wuxing Qi Gong; Baduan Jin; Shibashi Qi Gong; Tai Chi Qi Gong; Fragrant Buddha Qi Gong; Tai Chi Ball Set; Tai Chi Ruler Set.
Your group participation will be supported by an individual review process, established during the assessment phase. The overall length of session attendance over time is up to you. While some research highlights the benefits of Tai Chi for people with neurological conditions after only 3 months, many Tai Chi practitioners see it as a life-long, lifestyle choice.
The session is 90 minutes long, including a 20 minute break in the middle for drinks (provided) and socialising. Relaxing music will be played throughout the session, which will be held in a comfortable community facility (e.g., a church hall) with disability access. During good weather in summer months, some sessions could be held in a local park if attendees so wished.
The sessions will be led by Dr Yeates, and will involve a group shared warm-up routine to stretch and loosen-up the body, followed by a shared group practice of accessible Qi Gong movements. Then there is a period of individual practice before and after the break, concluded by a final group practice of Tai Chi sequences/forms.
The information gathered in the assessment phase will used to guide your learning and practice of the Tai Chi/Qi Gong movements during the group class. The central aim is to get into an experience of Flow (read more), where you do not have to think too hard about the movements, and instead lose yourself within them. To achieve this state of mind, the movements that everyone in the group performs will be accessible to all, and during the individual practice the appropriate movements for your level of ability will be selected. Uniquely for Neuro-Flow Groups © and unavailable in a generic Tai Chi class, specific neuro-rehabilitation techniques will be used to compensate for both physical and cognitive difficulties in the learning and practice process.
The movement sequences selected and taught on both an individual and group basis are taken from the following styles: Chen Man Ching; Sun; Yang 24; Wudang San Feng Pai Tai Chi; Wudang Wuxing Qi Gong; Baduan Jin; Shibashi Qi Gong; Tai Chi Qi Gong; Fragrant Buddha Qi Gong; Tai Chi Ball Set; Tai Chi Ruler Set.
Your group participation will be supported by an individual review process, established during the assessment phase. The overall length of session attendance over time is up to you. While some research highlights the benefits of Tai Chi for people with neurological conditions after only 3 months, many Tai Chi practitioners see it as a life-long, lifestyle choice.
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