A great bunch

Really enjoyed my weekend in Glasgow training to deliver the a tai chi programme for Arthritis Care. A different form to that which we do in our club and modified to be suitable for those with mobility and joint problems. 3 of us went down from Orkney to complete the training and we hope to do some courses to help people with arthritis in the new few months.

Everyone on the course was great fun. Some had done tai chi before, some hadn't done any but had done other martial arts or yoga or worked in the health and care sector. Some had arthritis, some didn't.

The instructors were superb, inspiring and informative. We talked a lot about the programme, learned a lot about arthritis and of course chatted endlessly about tai chi, compared different styles and discussed how to encourage those who may be in a lot of pain or have difficulty in moving to give tai chi a try. And of course as always with tai chi, we laughed a lot and had really good fun.