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What is T'ai Chi Chuan & Chi Kung?
These are Arts rooted in the healing, meditational and martial traditions of China. They make use of movement, relaxation, meditation, breathing and postural techniques to help the student
develop balancing and harmonious movements.
Chi Kung - An umbrella term for a variety of exercises. It involves learning
individual, or short sets of gentle meditative movements, for health and
cultivating positive energy. These movements work on your posture,
breathing, energy levels and coordination. The key difference between Chi Kung
and T'ai Chi Chuan is that there is no work on a T'ai Chi form.
T'ai Chi Chuan - Can be translated as Supreme Ultimate Fist. It is a martial art;
the full system includes individual exercises, empty hand sequences,
weapons forms and partner work. The emphasis is on harmonising the
mind, body and internal energy, rather than just using muscular strength;
so it can be practised by people of all abilities and ages.
Our Therapists
Faradena Afifi
Holistic and Deep Tissue Massage & T'ai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung
Co-operative Director
07919 857617
www.move2health.co.uk
Faradena is a viola player and trained at the Sylvia Brearley Massage
School in Harrogate, achieving an ITEC Anatomy Physiology and Massage
Diploma in May 2000. Since 2001 she has attended postgraduate courses
with the Holos Massage School (London) and is currently studying for a
Post Graduate Massage Diploma with the Middlesex School of Complementary
Medicine.
She specialises in deep tissue work, posture exercises derived from
T'ai Chi Chuan and movement during her treatments. There are specialist
treatment programs available for musicians, sports practitioners and
children with learning or behavioural difficulties. Faradena is a full
member of the Complementary Therapists Association (EMBODY) has an enhanced
CRB check and is fully trained in first aid.
Faradena has been training in various martial arts since 1987 and is
currently a T'ai Chi Chuan instructor with Grey Heron Internal Arts. She
is a recognised instructor with the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain
(TCUGB) and the Tai Chi and Chi Kung Forum for Health (TCCKF). She is also
the Teaching Course Assistant and Promotions Officer for the TCCKF.
Faradena teaches the Beijing 24 Step, basic Chi Kung, Silk Reeling, Push
Hands and partnerwork.
Faradena specialises in non mainstream classes for example: women only
groups, musicians only, mental health service users, people with
learning disabilties, frail elderly people, active wheelchair users,
disability sports day classes, adapted seated only classes. Her mainstream
classes are in St Ives and Linton with adapted classes in the Huntingdon
and Cambridge areas.
Faradena occasionally runs workshops and is willing to teach massage,
self massage or T'ai Chi Chuan to interested groups for both adults and
children.
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