Taiji practitioner at dawn

Taiji · Personal Training · Holistic Health

Since 2007

Restore the body.
Calm the mind.
Maintain your frame.

Traditional Taijiquan, Holistic Personal Training and corrective rehabilitation for mobility, longevity and internal strength — guided with precision, patience and experience.

The quiet erosion

Modern life doesn't break the body all at once. It does it slowly.

Hours at a desk compress the spine. Stress pulls the shoulders forward. Sleep thins. The breath rises into the chest and stays there.

By the time most people notice — stiff hips, a tired back, energy that never fully returns — the pattern has been laid down for years. Stretching helps a little. The gym helps a little. Neither addresses the structure underneath.

A complete system

Taiji is not exercise. It is the work of restoring the body to itself.

For a recorded three centuries, Taijiquan has been used to rebuild structure from the ground up — feet, hips, spine, shoulders — and to draw energy back into the body through breath and unhurried movement.

Practiced correctly, it is one of the most complete systems ever developed for longevity, internal strength, and a quiet, steady mind.

"The body knows how to heal. The work is to stop interrupting it."

What changes

What consistent practice gives you back.

01

Improve mobility

Restore range, ease and freedom in joints worn down by years of sitting and tension.

02

Reduce pain

Release chronic holding patterns in the neck, back and hips through precise structural work.

03

Increase energy

Rebuild your reserves with breath, alignment and unhurried movement.

04

Build internal strength

Develop the deep, connected strength that protects the body for decades.

05

Long-term preservation

Train a body that ages well — strong, supple and aware.

Craig in Taiji stance

The teacher

Twenty years of practice. No shortcuts. No trends.

I've spent nearly two decades working as a Holistic Personal Trainer and teaching Taijiquan. My focus has never been on what looks good on social media — it's been on what actually changes a body and maintains the frame.

People generally come to me when other approaches haven't held. They stay because the results do.

20+
Years teaching
1:1
Tailored sessions
Lifelong practice

Group classes

Weekly classes across the Cotswolds.

Small, focused groups. All levels welcome — newcomers and long-term students train side by side.

  • Monday & Wednesday
    10:00am
    Calcot Manor Spa
    Tetbury
  • Tuesday
    11:45am
    Rodborough Community Centre
    Stroud
  • Tuesday
    7:45pm
    Brimscombe Social Centre
    Stroud

The work

One-to-one sessions, built around your body.

Private 1-to-1 Sessions

In-person · Online available

A focused, one-hour session designed entirely around your structure, your history and your goals. We work on alignment, breath, internal connection and the specific Taiji forms that will rebuild what your body needs most.

  • Detailed postural and movement assessment
  • A practice you can take home and do daily
  • Direct correction — no group, no guesswork
  • Long-term programme tailored to you

Begin with

A single session

No package required. See if the work fits you.

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From students

Real changes, in real bodies.

Begin

One session is enough to feel the difference.

Reach out and we'll find a time.

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