Tai Chi & Qigong Swindon

18/11/2025

What AI does to our group Tai Chi photo :-)

01/11/2025

8 forms Yang Style Tai Chi

Exploring 8 forms of Yang Style Tai Chi with Graham Pritchard beside the historic Mechanics Institute Swindon.taichi-swindon.co.uk

30/10/2025

Something special is happening in our Tai Chi & Qigong classes this November...
Why not come and find out for yourself?

These classes aren’t just about movement — they’re about transformation.
People leave feeling calmer, stronger, and more connected — often saying, “I wish I’d started sooner.”

It could be the start of a whole new you!

👉 Book your place now: https://www.taichi-swindon.co.uk/tai-chi-classes

29/10/2025

22 years ago. A younger me and everyone else!
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24/10/2025

The quality of Peng in Taiji Quan.

23/10/2025

Since, I believe, 2003, i have worked with vulnerable adults at what was initially called Training for Life and is now Learning for Life teaching Tai Chi and Qigong
It is a great organisation that is dedicated to helping folk who have all sorts of life challenges.
After all this time I've now actually got a certificate! 🙂

09/10/2025

The Real Journey of Tai Chi and Qigong: Beyond the Instant Fix

I wanted to share a few thoughts as someone who’s been on the Tai Chi and Qigong path for over three decades now. Since 1991, I’ve been training seriously, and since 1996, I’ve had the privilege of teaching thousands of people—people of every age, background, and ability. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that Tai Chi is indeed for everyone—but it’s not an overnight miracle.

Recently, I saw a viral AI-generated video of a muscle-bound guy claiming you can transform your life with three minutes of Tai Chi a day, and that in a week, people won’t even recognise you. It sounds amazing, but let’s be real: that’s not how these arts work. Tai Chi and Qigong are sophisticated disciplines that unfold their benefits gradually. They help you build health and well-being over months and years, not just a few quick sessions.

I’m still a student myself, training with three teachers right now because there’s always more to learn. And that’s the beauty of it: Tai Chi isn’t about instant results. It’s about the journey, the refinement, and the gentle, lasting changes you experience over time.

So if you’re seeing those quick-fix claims out there, take them with a big grain of salt. Tai Chi is accessible to everyone, yes, but it’s also a meaningful practice that deserves patience and dedication. Let’s honour that process and not be fooled by digital shortcuts.

Feel free to give our classes a try at:

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30/09/2025

✨ Discover the Benefits of Tai Chi ✨

We may be looking a little older (and maybe even a bit wiser 😉), but one thing’s for sure — Tai Chi keeps us moving, balanced, and full of life!

🌿 This October, join our weekly classes where we’ll:
✔ Learn the world's most popular 24 Forms of Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan
✔ Explore the lively stepping style of Sun Style Tai Chi
✔ Discover Dao Yin Yang Sheng Gong — a treasured Chinese health system of gentle movement, breath, and focus that nurtures vitality, strengthens the body, and calms the mind.

No experience needed — just come along, give it a try, and see how good it feels.
Who knows… it might be the start of a whole new you!

Book your place today:

https://www.taichi-swindon.co.uk/tai-chi-classes

23/09/2025

Because Tai Chi looks slow and not obviously strenuous, it’s often thought of as an easy, non-taxing practice that anyone can do comfortably. But that’s not true.

Yes, Tai Chi is for everyone. But not everyone has the patience, persistence, and sheer determination to truly stick with it.

Tai Chi is called a soft art, but that doesn’t mean mastery of this art is easy. In fact, if anyone were to sincerely train in any traditional martial art, we find, that none of them are easy. They demand commitment, and true mastery often feels almost impossible. If someone says otherwise, they either must already be a master (which has to be super rare)—or not really practicing as the art was intended. The latter is the most common.

So why join our Swindon classes?

Because here, the only real competition is with yourself. Tai Chi asks you to face yourself honestly, and that’s where its meditative power lies. But this is also where many people fall away—because the hardest thing for most of us is to sit or stand quietly and really be with ourselves.

Instead, we often distract, avoid, or project—pointing fingers and making someone else “the problem.” But as Jesus reminded us: “Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own?”

That’s why in every class, we begin by simply standing quietly—attending to our own “planks.” It helps us to soften, centre, and approach practice with humility. And at the very least, it makes me a little less of a planker!

So take care, folks.
Stand quietly when you can.
Look inside—and see what’s really there.

https://www.taichi-swindon.co.uk/tai-chi-classes

Graham Pritchard

20/09/2025

🌟 Recharge Your Body & Mind! 🌟

Our Dao Yin Yang Sheng Gong (Life-Nourishing Skills) classes are restarting!

🗓 Saturday, October 4th
⏰ 10:00 – 11:00 am

Gentle movements, mindful breathing, and energy-balancing exercises to help you feel stronger, calmer, and more vibrant. 🌿

💻 Book now – limited spaces!
https://www.taichi-swindon.co.uk/tai-chi-classes

Don’t miss out – give your body and mind the care they deserve! 🌸