Amsterdam Chen Tai Chi & Chi Gong

02/10/2024

Im a teacher and always a student especially when it comes to Tai Chi☯️!

A day workshop diving deep into Chan Si Gong aka "Silk Reeling". Which are ever present as the foundations of Chen Style Tai Chi.

My legs felt it the next day! If you think Tai chi is easy and soft you are mistaken!

Your legs are strengthening all the time!

As well as the physical strengthening, i love how Tai chi calms my nervous system.

The glorious peace, that the mind focus and discipline this martial art brings is so nourishing. And of course the vitality you feel due to all the Chi flow from the training itself.

I came away feeling blissfully tired and deeply connected ☯️❤️.

Thank you Maarten from Tai Chi well ❤️.

02/10/2024

13/09/2024

A weekend of offline time!

Phone will be turned off and put in a drawer as soon as I arrive in nature 🌱🐦❤️.

See you on the otherside ###

11/09/2024

Feeling so happy after my first Tai chi ☯️ class teaching for Welkom in Utrecht.

Students were eager to learn, focussed and helped eachother out translating when needed from English to Ukrainian.

We enjoyed tea 🫖 together afterwards and lots of interesting questions and philosophizing about life and how Tai chi ☯️ can help with stress reduction.

Already looking forward to next weeks class ❤️☯️

06/09/2024

After 3.5 years break of social media I am returning to see experience what it is like again. What it brings, takes and how it feels. This decision did not come easy or over night! In fact I wrote a Blog about the process if you fancy a read go here -

I love to know what you think

photo credit – Tracy Le Blanc   “It’s wrong to say we’ve grown apart and can’t understand each other. What’s really going on is that we see less than ever before of what others are seeing, so we have less Read on! →

03/01/2022

Good Bye Facebook!

Every year for New years I try to gift myself something, a way of being that serves me better for the coming year.

This year the gift is to deactivate my social media accounts. I have pondered over this decision for some time. Going back and forth and worrying if I NEED fb for my business. I came to the conclusion that the only way to know what stepping away from FB could bring / take away is to do it.

So....... as of today 03/01/22 I will deactivate my FB account and thus this business page attached to it will no longer be active. My intention is to be social media free for 1 year and reflect on the experience.

Below is some of the inspiration of why I came to this decision. If you feel like it have a watch or listen and see what you think.
- The Social Dilemma - Netflix
- Ten Arguments for deleting your social media accounts Right Now - Jaron Lanier.

I thought I would share with those around me as I believe its better for our individual mental health as well as society in general to step away from such manipulating systems which we feel we need to somehow be a part of.

If the pandemic as shown me anything it is the importance of connection ❤. Please get in touch via email - [email protected] for your massage needs and to stay connected.

I hope my decision brings more deep and meaningful connections and less stress and polarisation of views and ways of thinking.
Lots of love,
Sophie ###

Here is a short video from the author of Ten arguments for deleting your social media accounts in case it is of interest ###

Jaron Lanier, the Silicone Valley ‘computer philosopher', thinks social media is ruining your life.(Click to subscribe for more Channel 4 News videos.https:/...

16/09/2021

David Beckham, who is AIA’s Global Ambassador, recently had the chance to learn about the art of Tai Chi while on a visit to Singapore.

16/09/2021

Perfect spot for some morning Tai Chi ☯ training. After some standing meditation (Wuji) I opened my eyes to see the sun 🌞dancing on the water💦. I then turned my head a little and saw the reflection of the sun's 🌞 dancing appearing on the trunks of these trees 🌳.

I had to shed a tear 💧 as I felt overcome by connection and emotion