Alan Skirving - Body Mind & Movement

28/01/2026

Tai Chi Partnerwork & 'Pushing Hands' Workshop

Partickhill Bowling & Community Club
Saturday 31st January 2026
11:30am to 2:30pm

A three hour workshop exploring Tai Chi & Qigong partnerwork and 'pushing hands' practice.

Partnerwork and 'pushing hands' (tui shou) is a fundamental aspect of Tai Chi practice - it also of great benefit to Qigong practice, through co-operative 'pressure testing' to guide the development of various practice attributes and body-mind qualities.

This workshop will introduce and develop the following elements:

Partnerwork Foundations - loosening, yeilding, listening, neutralising, receiving and returning, fixed and moving step, developing the Yi / mind-body connection.

Cultivating Tai Chi's 8 Energies - ward off, roll back, press, 'push', pluck, split, elbow, shoulder

Pushing Hands Practice - single & double pushing hands, Cheng Man-ch'ing, Huang Sheng Shyan & Wu style pushing hands + freestyle practice.

Suitable for beginners and regular students.

Partickhill Bowling & Community Club
46 Partickhill Road
Glasgow G11 5BY

£30

Booking contact - alan.skirving@gmail.com

https://alanskirving.co.uk/product/drop-in-workshop/

16/01/2026

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05/01/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnS9Md-_fzM

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29/12/2025

Free taster sessions in January - book via Eventbrite links - Glasgow West End (Partickhill), Southside (Langside), Milngavie, Ayrshire (Largs & Fairlie) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/alan-skirving-75843764843

17/12/2025

10 WEEK TAI CHI & QIGONG BEGINNERS COURSE

January to March 2026 - Various Locations
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GLASGOW WEST END

Partickhill Bowling & Community Club
46 Partickhill Rd, Glasgow G11 5BY

Beginners - 6:30pm to 8pm
Intermediate - 8pm to 9pm

Starts Wednesday 14th January 2026

Free Taster Classes - Partickhill
Wednesday 7th January 2026
6:30pm to 7:30pm

Saturday 10th January 2026
11:30am to 12:30pm
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GLASGOW SOUTHSIDE

Finn's Place, Langside Church
167 Ledard Road
Glasgow, G42 9QU

Beginners - 12:30pm to 1:45pm
Intermediate - 2pm to 3:30pm

Starts Thursday 15th January 2026

Free Taster Class - Langside
Thursday 8th January 2026
12:30pm to 1:45pm

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MILNGAVIE

Milngavie Scout Hall
37 Main Street
Milngavie, G62 6JG

Beginners - 9:30am to 11am

Starts Thursday 15th January 2026

Free Taster Class - Milngavie
Thursday 8th January 2026
9:30am to 10:30am

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FAIRLIE, NORTH AYRSHIRE

Fairlie Village Hall
72 Main Road
Fairlie, KA29 0AB

Beginners - 10:30am to 11:45am
Intermediate - 11:45am to 12:30pm

Starts Tuesday 20th January 2026

Free Taster Class - Fairlie
Tuesday 13th January 2026
10:30pm to 11:30am

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LARGS, NORTH AYRSHIRE

Douglas Park Bowling Club Pavilion
61 Irvine Road
Largs, KA30 8HP

Beginners - 10:30am to 11:45am

Starts Wednesday 14th January 2026

Free Taster Class - Largs
Wednesday 7th January 2026
10:30pm to 11:30am

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WEST KILBRIDE, NORTH AYRSHIRE
8 WEEK COURSE

West Kilbride Community Centre
Corse Street
West Kilbride, KA23 9AX

Beginners / Improvers - 6:30pm to 8pm

Starts Tuesday 13th January 2026

Booking via West Kilbride Adult Education
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BOOKING
Further information & booking
https://alanskirving.co.uk/courses/

11/12/2025

http://www.chinafrominside.com/ma/bagua/liujingrubook.html

In the brackets I either put my own explanations or added certain words for better understanding (if in normal font); or put Pinyin (transliteration) for certain terms (in italics).

07/12/2025

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02/12/2025

Carol Yamasaki on her student Bret Hall, and spiritual aspects of practice https://www.instagram.com/p/DRxMDO5DfBM/

05/11/2025

Saturday 8th November 2025
11:30am to 1:30pm

Partickhill Bowling & Community Club
46 Partickhill Road, Glasgow, G11 5BY

Vanda Scaravelli developed a unique approach to Yoga practice which aimed to avoid forcing the body into postures - and rather to engage with the breath, gravity and creating the conditions to release the spine into movement. This approach has much in common with the Tai Chi and Chinese Internal Martial Arts.

This workshop will cover: Practice principles, posture explorations, floorwork, breathwork, seated practice & meditation.

£30

https://alanskirving.co.uk/product/drop-in-workshop/

24/10/2025

Day Retreat this Sunday - 10:30am to 3:30pm

Tai Chi & Qigong Day Retreat
Sunday 26th October 2025

A day of Tai Chi & Qigong practice in Partickhill, Glasgow West End.

The day follows an informal, relaxed format, allowing time to settle and go deeper into the practice.

Practice elements include:

Yoga & Meditation
Qigong, Tai Chi & Bagua
Partnerwork & Pushing Hands

Partickhill Bowling & Community Club
46 Partickhill Road
Glasgow G11 5BY

£70 / concessions

Booking contact - alan.skirving@gmail.com

https://alanskirving.co.uk/retreats-events/

18/10/2025

https://www.instagram.com/p/DP9f2l7igF8/

13/10/2025

Baguazhang for Beginners
Partickhill Bowling & Community Club
Saturday 18th October 2025
11:30am to 2:30pm
Bagua Beginners Workshop this Saturday in Partickhill, Glasgow West End.

Baguazhang is a Chinese internal martial art, which is less widely practiced than Tai Chi - it is characterised by coiling, spiralling movement, circle walking and continual changes - known as the 'dragon body' method.

It is an interesting complement to Tai Chi & Qigong practice, with a dynamic and systematic approach - including opening, closing, rotation, flexion and extension in motion - which also overlaps with Yoga practice.

Beginners workshops are open to all levels and cover foundation practices, including:

- warm up exercises
- hand techniques
- body shapes (' 8 mother palms')
- linear stepping drills
- circle walking
- palm changes while walking the circle
- basic partnerwork

Partickhill Bowling & Community Club
46 Partickhill Road
Glasgow G11 5BY

£30

Booking contact - alan.skirving@gmail.com

https://alanskirving.co.uk/product/drop-in-workshop/