Judith has been studying Tai Chi and Chi Gung since 2002 under the guidance of Debbie Wild of the Swan School of Tai Chi and Chi Gung in Stratford-upon-Avon. Since 2003 Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang (19th Generation inheritor of Chen Style) and Master Chen Yin-Jun have also taught her on their annual visits to the UK.

Judith has undertaken advanced instructor training with the Chinese Internal Arts Association in Berkshire under the tutelage of Eva and Karel Koskuba in Therapeutic Chi Gung. Judith is qualified and insured to teach, and is a member of the Tai Chi Union of Great Britain.

Judith is a well-qualified and experienced tutor having worked in Schools, Further and Higher Education since 1994.

Judith has taught a variety of people, groups and organisations including Age Concern, MIND, Parkinson's Society, the Stroke Association and Stratford Grammar School.

Judith works for local and national businesses in combining Tai Chi with other forms of relaxation for Tai Chi Chi Gung in the Workplace, thereby reducing workplace stress. She is also able to offer stress management counselling and training if required by business or individuals.

Judith also enjoys teaching in the open air and in July 2009 she taught the highest class in the UK on top of Ben Nevis - although she has no plans to teach there again in the near future! She is happy teaching Tai Chi and Chi Gung as part of adventure or team building courses.

Judith and Co practicing tai chi at the peak of Ben Nevis

Judith is a qualified Counsellor, and Supervisor and Trainer of Counsellors, and a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists. For further information on Judith's role as a counsellor, or to arrange for counselling sessions, please contact her at www.synapticcounselling.co.uk or 07775658557.

Judith is a forerunner in the development of Tai Chi Chi Gung for pregnancy in the UK, running classes specifically for pregnant woman to help support them during labour and childbirth.The classes focus on balance and co-ordination, stretching and opening, and focusing the internal Qi energies of the body; addressing issues of sleep and digestion, posture, breathing and relaxation.

Judith worked as an Antenatal Teacher for the National Childbirth Trust twelve years and uses those skills to enhance her speacialist teaching of pregnant women Tai Chi Chi-Gung for labour and childbirth.

As part of Judith’s continual professional development she attends lectures, seminars and practical workshops to help define her skills in Tai Chi and Chi-Gung.

At present Judith is having fun learning the Double Broad Sword parts 1 - 4, having completed the Chen Style 74 move Laojia (old frame), Chen Fan (short and long form) and the Single Sabre - she is planning on learning the double fan next.

Judith training with Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang in May 2009, click to enlarge:

Judith would be happy to talk to you if you have any questions on 07775658557, which carries a messaging service. Or you can email judith@swantaichi.co.uk