Warm Up Execises Lesson For New T'ai Chi Beginners

Welcome to T'ai Chi Here are some videos to help you get started. This is a great practise that will enrich your life in so many ways and all you need to do is a little practise each day. If you give a little of your time T'ai Chi will reward you with awareness, flexibility, insights and serenity.  You will get to know yourself and others in a new and deeper way and have lots of fun along your journey.



Stepping like a cat exercise. from ann on Vimeo.





Cross Energy Exercise from ann on Vimeo.





Parting Wild Horses' Mane posture for beginners. from ann on Vimeo.

Figure 8 Exercises

Here are some of John Kells great Figure 8 Exercises. I never tire of working with these exercises they feel so connected to something much bigger than my mind can grasp. Even watching them allows me to connect to the energy and recharge.


Figure 8 Exercise through the heart from ann on Vimeo.




Figure 8 Heart Exercise Connecting Heaven and Earth from ann on Vimeo.




Figure 8 partner work hands doing opposite 8s from ann on Vimeo.

Autumn Retreat in Dzogchen Beara

Movement in Stillness and Stillness in Movement

We will Dance with these mysterious dimensions of our Being,
 exploring T’ai Chi and Mindfulness, following our Hearts
 and connecting with our True Nature.

  Taking time to nourish body mind and spirit is never more important than now as winter approaches. Days are getting shorter and colder and we prepare to 'hibernate'. This is a great time to turn inwards and reflect on the year that is almost complete, to clear space in and around ourselves so we can be open to a fresh approach to our life. We all tend to repeat patterns in life and the only way to break free is by firstly recognising that we are stuck in the pattern. If we keep rushing around we never have the time to even realise that we are stuck.
In this weekend we will Stop the rushing and racing we will Slow Down as we move.
 We will Slow Down as we nourish ourselves with food, we will take the time to be fully present in each moment and allow this presence to awaken us to the wonder of life lived fully in each moment.
Take a moment right now to to Slow Down, notice your next breath and allow yourself to really feel it. Notice it in your nostrils and in your chest, allow it to nourish every cell in your body.
Giving yourself the time for even just one deep breath makes a difference.
 Now imagine giving yourself a weekend to breath in the fresh Atlantic Air,  to take in the vast expanse of ocean and sink fully into an experience of presence.

 Join us and give yourself the gift of TIME.

This weekend will be a unique opportunity for you to get to know yourself through stillness, movement, and connection. With T'a Chi led by Ann McIlraith and Mindfuness with Trisha Lyne.

 Fresh, locally sourced vegetarian cuisine by Maureen Fitzpatrick.

 This retreat promises to be a deeply restorative time for body and mind.


A Weekend Retreat

with Ann McIlraith & Tricia Lyne

November 3th-5th 2017

€200 includes classes, vegetarian meal /snacks.

Wide variety of on-site accommodation options

available separately.

For details and bookings contact:
 Ann: 087 661 6800 / taichimcilraith@yahoo.co.uk  

Welcome To New Beginners

A Big welcome to all our new T'ai Chi Beginners.
 What a great decision you have made for yourself.
T'ai Chi is such a wonderful Art, it has transformed lives all over the world, bringing awareness, health, peace and happiness to many who have embarked on a T'ai Chi journey. In this practise we learn to value and be present in our life. We learn to focus on the present moment rather than contemplate our past or our future, this ability to be present is (in my opinion) probably the best gift you can give yourself, because as you may have noticed already our problems are never in the present moment. Our problems are the minds way of keeping us occupied with the past or the future and in doing so the rob us of this moment . This moment is the space in which we can connect, connect with our inner self , connect with the people in our lives, connect with our life moment to moment.
So welcome to this fabulous opportunity to get to know yourself from the inside out. I am really looking forward to sharing this journey with you.
Here below is one of our Warm Up Exercises and if you scroll down to my previous post you will find another one.



Warm Up Exercise ; Stepping Like A Cat from ann on Vimeo.