Apex Tai Chi

11/09/2026

☯️ What happens when you stop trying to make the mind quiet?

This evening’s Friday Stillness Gate is an opportunity to step out of the momentum of the week and explore a quieter form of practice.

Through guided Daoist meditation, we work with the relationship between body, breath, attention and stillness. There is nothing special you need to achieve. Thoughts can come and go. Sensations can change. The practice is simply to become more familiar with what is happening without immediately having to follow it.

☯️ Tonight, 7:00 pm

Online with Dr Jar
Donation based

Give according to your circumstances. There is no fixed fee.

Join / register here:
https://stillnessgate.apextaichi.com/

A quiet hour at the end of the week. Come as you are.

Dr Jar ☯️
Apex Tai Chi


Swansea & Gower Events
Apex Tai Chi

11/09/2026

☯️ Friday Reset: Return, Notice, Refine

Sometimes progress does not come from doing more.

It comes from returning to something familiar and noticing it differently.

In this morning’s Friday Reset, we’ll use authentic Tai Chi to explore how a movement can gradually become clearer through practice. The shape may be familiar, but each return gives us another chance to notice the feet, the weight, the direction of the movement, the amount of effort we are using, and how the whole body begins to work together.

This is not about performing perfectly.

It is about becoming more attentive to what you are already doing, and allowing the practice to become a little more connected each time you return to it.

☯️ Friday Reset: Authentic Tai Chi

10:00–11:00 am
Forge Fach Community Resource Centre, Clydach
£5, payable at the venue

Beginners are very welcome. You do not need to know the movements beforehand, and you can work within your own comfortable range.

Booking is encouraged and appreciated.

Book your space here:
https://www.apextaichi.com/public-sessions

Dr Jar ☯️
Apex Tai Chi

Where focus goes... Qi flows.


Clydach Community Council
Swansea & Gower Events

10/09/2026

What We Practise, We Become ☯️

What we practise repeatedly begins to shape what becomes familiar.

In Tai Chi and Qigong, repetition is not simply about doing the same movement again and again.

It is how we begin to recognise balance, coordination, grounding, breath, continuity and unnecessary tension more clearly from within.

At first, a movement may feel like a collection of separate instructions. With practice, those pieces can begin to connect. Attention gradually shifts from remembering the shape to actually experiencing the movement.

This is part of what we mean when we say:

What we practise, we become.

And the quality of repetition matters.

Mechanical practice can reinforce rushing, tension and poor habits just as easily as attentive practice can help refine a more skilful relationship with movement.

So when you practise, do not simply ask:

“Did I remember the movement?”

Ask:

“What quality am I repeating?”

☯️ Watch the video:
https://youtu.be/igDug_NWYF4

☯️ Book your Apex Tai Chi session:
https://www.apextaichi.com/public-sessions

Be well and remain curious,
Dr Jar ☯️

10/09/2026

Your Thursday Pause: Tai Chi in Swansea

Thursday gives you two different ways to practise Tai Chi today, depending on what you need from the day.

☯️ 4:30–5:30 pm
The Way of Stillness and Flow
Women only
Swansea Wellbeing Centre

A quieter, more inwardly focused session for women who may be feeling tense, tired, mentally full or in need of a softer pace.

This class is a good fit if you want to:

slow things down after a demanding day
release unnecessary tension without collapsing
explore stillness, flow and body awareness
move in a calm, supportive environment
reconnect with yourself without pressure to perform

☯️ 7:00–8:00 pm
Authentic Tai Chi: The Present Moment
Swansea Wellbeing Centre

A more movement-focused evening class for people who want to learn authentic Tai Chi, improve coordination and become more confident in how they move.

This class is a good fit if you want to:

learn and practise Tai Chi movements and principles
improve balance, weight transfer and whole-body coordination
develop greater awareness while moving
build confidence through regular practice
explore how attention and movement come together in the present moment

Both sessions are £5, payable at the venue.

Beginners are welcome. You do not need to know the movements already, and you do not need to perform them perfectly. Come as you are, work within your own comfortable range, and learn from the practice.

Booking is encouraged and appreciated.

Book your space here:
https://www.apextaichi.com/public-sessions

Dr Jar ☯️
Apex Tai Chi


The Swansea Wellbeing Centre

Where focus goes... Qi flows

09/09/2026

☯️ Tonight: Centering, Harmony of Yin & Yang

If your body feels tired but your mind is still carrying the day, tonight’s online session offers a quieter way to transition towards rest.

Join me, Dr Jar, for an integrated hour of Tai Chi, Qigong and Daoist meditation, with tonight’s practice focused especially on supporting better sleep.

We will work with:

☯️ releasing accumulated tension
☯️ settling the breath
☯️ reducing unnecessary effort
☯️ helping body and mind prepare for deeper rest

The aim is not to force sleep or promise a particular outcome. It is to create better conditions for settling, so the system has a chance to move out of the day’s momentum.

Tonight, Wednesday
7:00 to 8:00 pm UK time
Live online - easy link

You can join in either of two ways:

☯️ Included with the Complete Membership
☯️ £5 pay as you go for tonight’s session

Join tonight, become a member or book for £5:
https://weeklypractice.apextaichi.com/?session=wed-online -form

Be well & remain curious,

Dr Jar ☯️


Trallwn community centre (Llansamlet, Swansea)
Clydach Community Council
Swansea & Gower Events

08/09/2026

☯️ Today’s Qigong Session in Swansea

This afternoon we continue this week’s Apex Tai Chi intention:

What We Practise, We Become

In Qigong, repetition is not about mindlessly doing the same movement again and again.

It is a chance to refine how we stand, breathe, move and pay attention.

Today we will explore that through 调身、调息、调心, regulating the body, breath and mind together, with simple repeated movements that help us notice where effort is unnecessary and where movement can become more integrated.

The guiding question is:

What changes when we repeat the movement with more awareness?

☯️ Awaken Your Qi: Authentic Qigong

Today, Tuesday
2:45 to 4:00 pm
Swansea Wellbeing Centre
11 Walter Road, Swansea SA1 5PQ
£5 at the venue

Beginners are welcome.

☯️ Please book your spot:
https://www.apextaichi.com/public-sessions


Swansea & Gower Events
The Swansea Wellbeing Centre
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07/09/2026

☯️ Mark this in your calendar for the end of the week

By Friday evening, the body may be tired but the mind can still be carrying work, worry, responsibility and unfinished thoughts.

The Friday Stillness Gate offers 45 minutes to step out of that momentum and into a quieter practice.

Join me, Dr Jar, for an online Daoist meditation exploring the relationship between body, breath, mind and Qi.

There is no need to empty the mind or create a special state. The practice is simply to sit, notice what is present, soften unnecessary effort and become more familiar with stillness.

No previous meditation experience is needed.

☯️ Every Friday
7:00 to 7:45 pm
Online
Donation based, with no fixed fee

☯️ Put it in your calendar now, and join me at the Friday Stillness Gate:
https://stillnessgate.apextaichi.com

Be well & remain curious,

Dr Jar ☯️




Swansea & Gower Events

A contribution-based 45-minute weekly online Daoist meditation with no fixed fee. Fridays, 7:00 to 7:45 pm.

07/09/2026

☯️ Monday Tai Chi in Llansamlet, this morning

Start the week with an hour of authentic Tai Chi and Qigong practice, working with posture, weight transfer, balance, breathing and whole-body awareness.

This week’s Apex Tai Chi intention is:
What We Practise, We Become

Across the week, we will be exploring how repetition helps movement, attention and embodied awareness become more familiar over time.

The emphasis is not on doing more for the sake of it, but on practising with enough attention that each repetition becomes useful.

In today’s session, that means noticing how we stand, shift weight, breathe, coordinate and return to the same principles with a little more clarity each time.

☯️ Today, Monday

10:00 to 11:00 am
Trallwn Community Centre
Bethel Road, Llansamlet, Swansea SA7 9QP.

Beginners are welcome, and the practice can be explored within a comfortable range.

☯️ Please book your spot:
https://www.apextaichi.com/public-sessions

Trallwn community centre (Llansamlet, Swansea)
Swansea & Gower Events

04/09/2026

☯️ The Friday Stillness Gate
Tonight, 7:00 to 7:45 pm
Online
Donation based, with no fixed fee

☯️ Enter The Friday Stillness Gate:
https://stillnessgate.apextaichi.com

Your week may have finished. Your mind may not have.

Sometimes the work stops, the messages stop and the day becomes quieter, but internally everything is still moving.

Thoughts continue. The body remains tense. Attention keeps jumping ahead to what needs doing next.

Tonight, The Friday Stillness Gate offers a different way to finish the week.

For 45 minutes, we move away from doing and towards listening.

Through guided Daoist meditation, we explore the relationship between body, breath, mind and Qi, allowing unnecessary effort to soften and attention to become quieter and more settled.

You do not need to empty your mind.

You do not need previous meditation experience.

And there is no particular state you are expected to achieve.

The practice is simply to sit, notice what is present, and become more familiar with the quieter dimensions of your own experience.

This connects closely with our current Apex theme, From Reactivity to Responsiveness.

☯️ Access the Stillness Gate Portal:
https://stillnessgate.apextaichi.com/join

Before we can respond differently, we first need enough space to recognise what is actually happening.

Come for the stillness. Leave with a little more room inside the moment.

Be well & remain curious,

Dr Jar ☯️


Clydach Community Council
Trallwn community centre (Llansamlet, Swansea)

04/09/2026

☯️ The Friday Stillness Gate - Tonight

7:00 to 7:45 pm
Online
Free - Donations Welcomed

☯️ Enter The Friday Stillness Gate:
https://stillnessgate.apextaichi.com

Your week may have finished. Your mind may not have.

Dissolve stress, worry, anxiety, feelings of loneliness...

Sometimes the work stops, the messages stop and the day becomes quieter, but internally everything is still moving, internally something is missing.

Thoughts continue. The body remains tense. Attention keeps jumping ahead to what needs doing next.

Tonight, The Friday Stillness Gate offers a different way to finish the week.

For 45 minutes, we move away from doing and towards listening.

Through guided Daoist meditation, we explore the relationship between body, breath, mind and Qi, allowing unnecessary effort to soften and attention to become quieter and more settled.

You do not need previous meditation experience.

And there is no particular state you are expected to achieve.

The practice is simply to sit, notice what is present, and become more familiar with the quieter dimensions of your own experience.

This connects closely with our current week Apex theme, "From Reactivity to Responsiveness".

☯️ Access the Stillness Gate Portal:
https://stillnessgate.apextaichi.com/join

Before we can respond differently, we first need enough space to recognise what is actually happening.

Come for the stillness. Leave with a little more room inside the moment.

Be well & remain curious,

Dr Jar ☯️


Clydach Community Council
Trallwn community centre (Llansamlet, Swansea)