Articles written by: Roy Hanney

Roy Hanney has been visiting and working in China since 2007, studying Tai Chi and Qigong with teachers in Tangshan, Beijing, Hangzhou and Yangshuo.

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News / Tai Chi / Yang Ban-hou Taiji

Learning the Yang Ban-hou Taijiquan Nei Jia

Yang Ban-Hou was the son of the founding father of Yang style Taijiquan, Yang Lu-Chan. He lived 1837–1890 and was well known for his hard style of training and bellicose temper. There is not a lot written about Yang Ban-Hou but if you are interested you can find out a little more about him via the wulinmingshi.com where there is an interesting article about training in this lineage in the Yongnian area of China.

Meditation

Some very simple advice on the simplicity of meditation

Master Yongey Mingyur Ripoche shares his thoughts on the simplicity of meditation in such easy to follow terms that no one can be misled. He offers a very simple and an extremely easy technique to meditate anytime and everywhere. What he says is true, I have had that same conversation […]

Daoism / Meditation

Effortless doing and the Daoist art of Wu Wei

A useful video clip from The School of Life in the series on EASTERN PHILOSOPHY, “Wu Wei” which literally translates as ‘non-doing’. Though of course literal translations rarely tell us much about the true meaning of things. The School of Life have done a pretty good job at explaining the […]

Tai Chi / Video Clips

Gift – the soul of taiji expressed through cinema

I found this video in my FaceBook feed and immediately wanted to share it with other people. It really captures the soul of taiji and I found it mesmerising. It features Yuki, I believe of Berliner-taiji.de, there is a credit for the school and the filmmakers but nothing about Yuki. […]

Shou Xing Deer and Crane
Daoism / Qigong

Old Man of the South Pole – Daoism & Longetivity

Shòu Xīng 寿星, is the Star of Longevity. The earliest known record of Shòu Xīng as a deity is the Shǐ jí 史籍 (historical records, 149–90 BC). We know this star as Canopus, the largest of the stars in the constellation Carina, and second brightest in the heavens. In Chinese […]