I worked for me

I first started practising qigong two years ago with a friend who had trained as a teacher,’ says Laura Collins, 35. ‘I’d spent years suffering from anxiety and she said qigong would help.

‘During my first class, my legs didn’t stop trembling, which I learned was my body’s way of releasing stress. I felt so much lighter once the class was over, although my legs certainly felt as if they’d had a workout! Qigong gives me clarity, which enables me to self-reflect in a way that nothing else has ever done. It helps me accept elements of myself that I previously criticised. I sleep better, I breathe better and I laugh more.’

“Qigong gives me clarity and helps me accept elements of myself I previously criticised. I sleep better, I breathe better and I laugh more”