Apex Tai Chi Explore Membership

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Return to the path.Wherever you are.

Step out of the noise of yesterday and the uncertainty of tomorrow. Through authentic Tai Chi, Qigong and Daoist practice, come back to the one place where change can begin: the present moment.

Explore the live online sessions Online one-to-one guidance

Monday and Wednesday are £5 pay as you go, or included within the £35 monthly Apex Tai Chi membership.

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MondayThe Present Moment
A luminous golden cosmic yin-yang representing Wednesday's Harmony of Yin and Yang practice
WednesdayHarmony of Yin & Yang

A different way forward

You do not have to carry the whole week alone.

When the mind repeatedly returns to a painful past, or races ahead into an uncertain future, the body can remain braced for a moment that is not happening now.

Practice gives you a way to interrupt that pattern. Movement, breath and attention bring you back into direct contact with this moment, where choice becomes possible again.

This is not about forcing yourself to feel positive. It is about developing the capacity to notice, regulate and respond with greater steadiness.

Two sessions, two intentions

Meet the week differently.

Each session has its own character. Together, they create a rhythm of returning, restoring and moving forward with greater awareness.

A seated practitioner with a singing bowl before misty mountains and complete Chinese calligraphy, representing Monday's live online Authentic Tai Chi practice

Monday, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Authentic Tai Chi:
The Present Moment

Move from uncertainty into presence.

Monday is a conscious return. Rather than allowing the past to keep shaping the body, or the future to keep drawing the mind away, you practise meeting what is here now.

  • Notice where worry, pressure or anticipation is held in the body.
  • Use grounded movement and breath to soften unnecessary effort.
  • Shift from feeling scattered towards a clearer internal centre.
  • Begin the week with intention, instead of being carried by reaction.
“The path is not somewhere ahead of you. It begins beneath your feet.”
£5 pay as you goAlso included in Apex Tai Chi membership Book Monday online
Golden cosmic yin-yang artwork representing Wednesday's live online integrated practice

Wednesday, 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Centering:
Harmony of Yin & Yang

Bring effort and ease back into relationship.

Wednesday brings together Tai Chi, Qigong and Daoist Meditation. The intention is coherence: allowing attention, feeling, breath and movement to work together rather than pulling in different directions.

  • Balance doing with being, strength with softness, and focus with receptivity.
  • Use Qigong to explore how energy, posture and attention influence one another.
  • Practise responding to change without losing your centre.
  • Carry greater awareness into conversations, decisions and everyday demands.
“Coherence begins when the body, the breath and the mind stop arguing with the moment.”
£5 pay as you goAlso included in Apex Tai Chi membership Book Wednesday online
A luminous Chinese gate reflected in a still mountain lake, representing The Friday Stillness Gate

Friday, 7:00 pm to 7:45 pm

The Friday Stillness Gate

A guided Daoist meditation practice that offers a quieter conclusion to the week. Enter through breath, awareness and stillness, then give the body and mind space to settle without force.

Included with Apex Tai Chi membershipA third live online practice every week
Explore The Friday Stillness Gate

Three live practices, one membership

Build a practice that stays with you.

Choose £5 pay as you go for a single Monday or Wednesday session, or receive the wider benefits of the £35 monthly Apex Tai Chi membership:

  • Monday and Wednesday live online sessions
  • Unlimited regular public classes in Swansea, subject to booking and availability
  • Friday Stillness Gate guided meditation
  • Available approved recordings and accompanying practice notes
  • The protected practice library and personal Mind, Body & Qi spaces
  • 20% off online private one-to-one sessions
Join Apex Tai Chi membership

Your personal practice space

Mind, Body and Qi,
with guidance that is personal to you.

Your membership is more than a library of general classes. Every member has a protected personal area organised around Mind, Body and Qi. It gives your intentions, questions and developing practice somewhere clear and private to live.

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Mind

Clarity, attention and inner steadiness

Private guidance to help you work with focus, mental noise, uncertainty and the patterns that can pull you away from the present moment.

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Body

Movement, structure and embodied awareness

Notes and practices that help you explore alignment, balance, mobility, breathing and the difference between useful effort and unnecessary tension.

A luminous natural image representing the Qi area of an Apex Tai Chi membership

Energy, breath and a deeper sense of connection

Personal material to support your relationship with vitality, rhythm, breath and the quieter qualities developed through regular Qigong and Daoist practice.

A real relationship with your practice

You can tell Dr Jar what you are working towards.

Members are welcome to email Dr Jar with their personal intentions for practice. You might be seeking greater steadiness, a clearer routine, more confidence in a movement, a way to work with tension, or support returning after time away.

Dr Jar will personally review your practice intentions, then provide private practice notes inside your individual member area. These notes will help you understand what to return to and how the wider Apex Tai Chi practices may support your direction.

Private to you. Personal notes are placed within your protected member space and are not shared with the general membership.

  1. 01
    Share your intention

    Email Dr Jar with what you would like to explore through your practice.

  2. 02
    Receive personal consideration

    Dr Jar reviews your intention in the context of the Apex Tai Chi practice pathways.

  3. 03
    Find your private notes

    Individual notes and relevant guidance can be added to your protected Mind, Body or Qi area.

  4. 04
    Return with direction

    Use your notes alongside the live sessions, recordings and wider practice library.

Personal practice notes offer educational guidance within the scope of Tai Chi, Qigong and Daoist practice. They do not provide diagnosis, medical treatment, psychotherapy or emergency support.

Scientific research

An ancient practice, examined through modern research.

Tai Chi and Qigong are increasingly studied as mind-body practices. Research does not prove that one class will create the same result for everyone, and it does not clinically validate this specific Apex Tai Chi programme. It does, however, provide credible evidence for exploring regular practice.

Balance and physical function

Research across randomised trials reports improvements in balance and fall-related outcomes among older adults.

A 2023 meta-analysis included 24 randomised controlled trials and reported improvements in balance measures and reduced fall risk.

Verified source: US National Library of Medicine
PubMed PMID 37736087

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Cognitive and physical function

Regular Tai Chi and Qigong practice has been associated with modest benefits for both cognitive and physical function.

A 2023 review of 17 randomised studies involving 2,365 older adults found significant effects in both areas.

Verified source: US National Library of Medicine
PubMed PMID 37280512

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Psychological wellbeing

Reviews suggest possible benefits for stress, anxiety, mood and psychological wellbeing, while calling for stronger trials.

A systematic review of Tai Chi studies reported positive associations, but also highlighted variation in study quality and design.

Verified source: US National Library of Medicine
PubMed PMID 20492638

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Autonomic regulation

Heart-rate variability research offers a possible physiological lens on how mindful movement and breathing may influence regulation.

A review of 11 randomised trials found positive changes in some measures, with mixed active-control results and a need for more robust research.

Verified source: US National Library of Medicine
PubMed PMID 37695835, DOI 10.1089/jicm.2022.0682

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Apex Tai Chi supports education, movement and wellbeing. It does not replace medical diagnosis, treatment, physiotherapy or mental-health care. Individual experiences vary.

Why these practices matter

The tools are ancient.
The reasons are entirely current.

When life changes quickly

Practise staying connected to your centre while circumstances, plans and expectations move around you.

When the mind will not settle

Give attention a physical pathway back through the feet, posture, breath and deliberate movement.

When effort has become tension

Learn to distinguish useful effort from habitual holding, then explore how less force can create more effective movement.

When you need to begin again

Return without judgement. One breath, one movement and one attentive moment can become the next step on the path.

The experience of practice

Words from your community.

“I began to feel that I had somewhere steady to return to each week. The practice helped me pause, breathe and meet the rest of my day differently.”

Helen, 42

“The online sessions gave me continuity and connection. I could join from home and still feel personally guided by Dr Jar.”

Marcus, 56

“Wednesday became a powerful reset. I left feeling more balanced, more aware of my body and clearer about what mattered next.”

Patricia, 65

Dr Jar demonstrating a focused Tai Chi posture for personal online guidance

Personal online guidance

Your practice.
Your questions.
Your next step.

Online one-to-one sessions give you dedicated time with Dr Jar, wherever you live. The guidance can be shaped around your experience, intentions and the patterns you are ready to explore.

You may want help establishing a foundation, refining a movement, reconnecting after a difficult period, or developing a practice that feels genuinely relevant to your life.

Focused personal guidanceAvailable online from your own spaceMembers receive 20% off online private one-to-one sessions

Contact Dr Jar

Tell Dr Jar what you would like to explore.

Submitting this form does not commit you to a booking or programme.

Come back to what matters

The next step does not need to be dramatic. It needs to be yours.

Join Dr Jar live online, begin where you are and let regular practice become a way back to steadiness, awareness and ease.

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