Hanover Inpractice
Hanover Inpractice
Hanover Inpractice
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“<br />
TeachingShabashiwas<br />
awayofgivingsomething<br />
backtothecommunity<br />
– thatsortofthing<br />
givesmerealpleasure!<br />
– Ray Gicquel, resident and instructor”<br />
HANoVER CLoSE, SHEPToN MALLET, SoMERSET<br />
# 21 Communi-tai<br />
Residentsat<strong>Hanover</strong>Close,SheptonMalletare<br />
‘paintingrainbows’,‘pushingwaves’anddoing<br />
‘theflyinggoose’thankstoweeklyTaiChi<br />
classesrunbyresidentRayGicquel.<br />
Ray,69,hasalwayskepthimselffit.Afterusing<br />
theinternettoteachhimselfaboutTai<br />
Chi,heheardaboutaSomerset<br />
charitythatwastraininglocal<br />
volunteerstoteachothers<br />
forfreeabouttheancient<br />
martialart.Hewasaccepted<br />
ontothesixmonthcourse–<br />
financedthroughthe<br />
NeighbourhoodLearningin<br />
DeprivedCommunitiesfund.The<br />
fundingalsopaidforfirstaidskills,<br />
insuranceandcriminalrecordchecks.<br />
Raysays:“Iwasdoingitforfunanyway<br />
butgoingdowntheaccredited‘legal’<br />
routemeanseveryone,includingme,isas<br />
safeandlookedafteraswecanbe.”<br />
RayteacheshisneighboursTaiChiQigong<br />
Shabashi–aparticularlygentleandrelaxing<br />
formofthediscipline.He’slearnthowto<br />
teachhisstudentsthe18movementsinboth<br />
standingandsittingstances–soeveryonecan<br />
joinhisMondayeveningclasses.Theemphasis<br />
oncorrectbreathingtechniqueandthegentle<br />
pacehelpstoimprovemobilityand<br />
flexibility,concentration and<br />
overallwellbeing.<br />
Regularstudent,MurielBishop<br />
says:“Ray’sclassmakesme<br />
feelgood– andhappier.”<br />
è For more information on<br />
this case study, email:<br />
inpractice@hanover.org.uk<br />
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