PLEASE NOTE!

Cattistock sessions will NOT run on February 3rd & 17th as the Savill Hall is required for village functions.

 

New Schedulefor 2012

This year we are able to introduce new routines to current & new Members.   Those doing Daoyin Chi Kung have all been learning the General Health Set. This routine will continue for a month or two; at which point two new sets will be introduced:

• Shuxin Pingxue Gong - Exercises to Relax the Heart & Regulate the Blood;
• Hewei Jianpi Gong - Exercises to Benefit the Digestive System.

New sessions that start in 2012 will all work on Daoyin Baojian Gong - Exercises to Promote General Health.

Those doing Yang Style Tai Chi will add the 16-Step & Square 24-Step to their existing repertoire.

Please see the ‘Weekly Sessions’ page for details.

 

AGE UK SPONSORED SESSIONS

Age UK is sponsoring a number of 13-week programmes of Body Maintenance exercise, thanks to funding from the National Lottery. Programmes are now running as shown in the 'Weekly Sessions' page of this site.

Anyone wanting to start a session locally should contact Patrick Harries; or Age UK Dorchester, where John Yonwin is the man in charge on 01305-269444 or 07791-921926; or Dianne Ramsay at Age UK Somerset 0845-6434702.

 

DILLINGTON HOUSE, ILMINSTER

Patrick is tutor on a series of 'Taster Days' in Tai Chi & Chi Kung that have been running at Dillington since 2004. Dillington House is a beautifully kept manor house that doubles as Somerset County Council's Arts Centre. They run a magnificent selection of day and weekend courses on everything from archeology to zoology; with topics such as chamber music, aromatherapy, genealogy & photography in the middle!

In 2012 we have so far scheduled :

Saturday 10 March - An introduction to Hewei Jianpi Gong ‘Exercises to Benefit the Digestive System’.   The second form in the series of three.

Saturday 28 April - An introduction to Yang Style Tai Chi.

Saturday 23 June - An Introduction to Shuxin Pingxue Gong ‘Exercises to Calm the Heart & Regulate the Blood’.   The third of the three Chi Kung forms being offered.

For details, please contact Dillington House on 01460-258613. More dates may well be added later so keep checking this web site!

 

CASE STUDIES

The following members are some of many who have benefited from the regimes they have learned at COREhealth sessions. This is a small selection from our archives.

 

FEMALE, born October 1955: A fall during pregnancy caused chronic injury to the lower spine & sacroiliac that resulted in constant pain & limited mobility; since starting COREhealth sessions in 1997 her mobility has increased substantially and – although musculoskeletal problems still occur – they are much less frequent and less disabling than in the past.

 

FEMALE, born July 1963: Among other conditions, she has problems with spatial awareness, rhythm & general stress; on starting COREhealth sessions in November 2002, she was unable to focus on specific movements and was unable to stand still for more than about 5 seconds; she is now coping well with these problems, is learning to control movement well and is able to stand still for several minutes.

 

MALE: Computer Scientist operating in a senior role within an occupation noted for high stress levels; before starting COREhealth sessions in May 2003 he had a stress-related episode linked to his somewhat obsessive approach to life, plus a sports injury to both his left ankle & right knee; he is now a COREhealth senior student with full mobility & strength in both legs, who also teaches beginners and has channelled his obsession into areas outside his work, as well as becoming much calmer and better able to deal with stress in the work environment.