The research exists. Let me be clear about that from the start. There is a substantial and growing body of peer-reviewed evidence demonstrating that Qigong and Taiji are genuinely beneficial for people who have survived strokes. Balance improves. Cardiovascular function improves. Proprioception — the body’s ability to know where it is in space — improves. Cognitive recovery is supported. The Harvard

I believe that TaiJi Qigong is a legitimate modality for recovery from infirmities. Particularly those of the Cardio-Vascular system. Stroke survivors can benefit enormously. There is a version of this project that would begin with a literature review and a methodology section. This is not that version. What I have instead is a shelf, a screen, and a teacher. What

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I woke a few weeks ago fresh from a dream. In it, I was climbing Cyfrwy Arête — the long, exposed scramble that cuts up the northern face of Cadair Idris. Grade 3S★. Technically demanding. Committing. The kind of ground that requires you to be fully present, where experience counts but past experience alone is not enough. In the dream, I