LotusLeaf Tai Chi

I hope everyone had a good August even if it was maybe not the weather we were expecting.  North Wales was as lovely as normal with very little changing up at the top end of Porth Neigwl beach (Abersoch is, of course, a different matter!)

Thanks to (although not the best term to use) Donny spraining his arm, so badly the whole thing has swollen up and so no more surfing for him, we are home early and I have managed to sneak in my last archery lesson.  So…

Woolaston – Classes normal time including 14th September.  Sorry to mess you around.

All other clubs are business as usual. See you all Monday or Tuesday!

Sorry for the delay in getting this published, but here are the class dates for the coming months.

Joys Green – Normal classes will be running with the last class being 2nd August.  The first class back after summer is 6th September and then classes run as normal again.

Ross on Wye – Basically the same as Joys Green, classes are running as normal up until (and including) 2nd August and we are back again on 6th September

Woolaston – There is the usual third week in the month with no class on 20th July and then classes on 27th July and 3rd August are both late sessions running from 8pm to 9pm.  The 3rd August is looking a little bit uncertain at the moment as to how many students can make it.  After summer the classes start back on 7th September and there will be no class on 21st of that month as per usual.  I am not expecting to have to do any further late classes, but this will depend on the weather between now and August!

A Gentle Nudge – I realise that it is summer and that the evenings are long and warm and it therefore maybe easier to fill them with other things.  Please, if you can not make it to your session, contact me and let me know so I can judge accordingly.  If you do not have my contact details, ask and they shall be given.

Thanks to everyone who have put in lots and lots of hard work over the last few months, you are all coming on brilliantly!

31st May 2010 – BANK HOLIDAY – There is no session at Joys Green.  I am waiting to hear back from students as to a session at Ross, I will keep you all posted.

1st June – Woolaston Club, as you mostly all know I am partaking in a archery course with The Bowmen of Dean, and need to get my sessions in.  After talking to several of you it was suggested that students would be happy to have a late session on a few occasions to allow me to get in my course.  I would like to pencil this session in as one of those.  Times will be 8pm – 9pm, though don’t go away if I am not there early, please hang around, I WILL come!

15th June – Woolaston Club, no session for the normal 3rd in the month.

29th June – Woolaston Club,  I would like to pencil this session in as another late session, if this suits.  Times will be 8pm – 9pm, though don’t go away if I am not there early, please hang around, I WILL come!

It’s so sad to have students leave after they’ve been with me for such a length of time.  Sean and Vivi are no exception.  They started Tai Chi with me when I taught in Chepstow at Equilibrium Holistic Centre and then came with me to Woolaston.  They have been fab students, enthusiastic with a wicked sense of humor.  I know that Woolaston class will miss you guys and so will I.

Good luck with your new life in Mexico at your Ranch and all the teaching, writing, learning and most of all parenting.  Keep in touch and keep practicing hard.  Maybe see you out there one of these days.

Check out their website  about their place Rancho San Pedro and all their exploits and, if you can, join them for one of their bound to be great workshop/holidays.

Just a quick Thank you to ray for cheering us up with that shirt on an otherwise sad occasion!

Spring is almost here! The evenings are getting more light and, in fact, I opened up the hall in Ross being able to see the gadget just fine Monday just gone, so things are definitely on the right side.

There are quite a few upsets to the normal schedule in the coming months.  As always I will try and remind everyone of these in class.

Joys Green, Community Centre, Mondays 10-11am
There are NO sessions on 5th April (Easter Monday) and 12th April.  I will put a question mark by 3rd May as it is a Bank Holiday, but will leave the decision up to the students.

Ross on Wye, St Mary Church Hall, Mondays 7-8pm
Students seem to be fine having a session on Easter Monday so that is how it stands at the moment.  There will be NO session on 12th April and again I will leave the 3rd May as a question mark.

Woolaston Memorial Hall, Tuesdays 7-8pm
There will be NO session on 13th April, 20th April (the normal 3rd week in the month) and again on 18th May (3rd in the month again).  Sean and Vivi are off to Mexico on 12th April so we hope to have a bye bye drink at the pub on 6th April to see them off.  I will say now that they will be missed and we wish them all the best in their new life. Check out what they are doing at : www.ranchosanpedro.com

Happy Training!

I will be holding two Fan Form workshops at Woolaston Memorial Hall, nr Lydney on Saturdays 20th February and 13th March 2010.  Everyone is welcome as we will be practicing the basics of this great form and starting from the beginning.  Cost is £5.00 per current student of £7.50 if you don’t train with me at the moment.  Session starts at 12.15 and runs until 1.45pm.  Please contact me for further details.

Chinese New Year Meal:

We’re having our usual celebration to bring in the year of the Tiger, this year at Monmouth’s The Dragons Den restaurant on 12th February at about 7pm.  You still just have time to let me know if you would like to come!

Woolaston Club - There will be no session on 16th Feb (our usual 3rd week of the month) and no session on 16th March for the same reason.

Ross-on-Wye Club – There will be no session on 1st March due to double booking of the hall, still, if you turn up you can watch an interesting film instead…..

Joys Green Club - Sessions as normal throughout February and March

Well done to everyone fro their hard work during training, keep it up!