Private sessions are built around you — your body, your history, what you want from the training. It's the fastest way to progress in the art, and the most direct way to work on whatever's holding you back.
Group classes are great. They build the practice, and there's real value in training with other people — I'd recommend them to almost anyone.But if you really want to learn Tai Chi — or you've got issues you want fixed — private sessions are the quicker road. You get personal attention every minute. You get a guide who adapts the practice every single session, based on what your body is doing that day, so the training evolves as efficiently as it can. That's what these sessions are for.
A shoulder that won't release. Hips that stopped cooperating years ago. A back that decides what kind of day you're going to have. In a private session, every minute goes on your body's actual situation — looked at properly, worked on precisely.
You've had a taste of what Tai Chi really is and you want more than a weekly class can give — the details, the corrections, the layers of the art that only come across one-to-one.
Some people prefer to build their foundation one-to-one before joining a group — at their own pace, with nobody watching. That's fine. It happens more often than you'd think.
Working with me privately starts before the first session — with a proper conversation. Your history, what you've tried, what's helped, what's made things worse, and what you actually want to get out of this. That conversation is how I structure the plan, and how we make sure we're on the same page about what to expect before we start.
From there, every session works with what your body is actually doing that day — the plan gives us direction, but I'm not following a script. I've been doing this for sixteen years, with over fifteen years of professional bodywork alongside the Tai Chi. That combination is the whole point of working with me: I can see why your body moves the way it does, and I know the training that changes it.
Some days it's detailed form correction. Some days it's specific work to open the hips or get a locked shoulder moving again. Some days it's hands-on bodywork. Most sessions end up being a mix — the plan sets the direction, but the day's work follows your body.
Same principle as every class I teach: train the art properly, and the body repairs itself along the way. Private sessions just concentrate it.
The first step is that conversation. Get in touch, tell me a bit about what's going on, and we'll take it from there. If I think a group class would actually serve you better, I'll say so. No pressure either way.
"Through his unique approach to Tai Chi and his thoughtful, effective teaching style, things began to change. Gradually, I started to move more freely again, with less pain and more confidence."
Former runner, skier & tennis player
Drop me a message. Tell me what's going on. We'll work it out from there.
