About carmel choron

The way people communicate their deepest needs, through their body language and their physicality, has always been a passion. I first explored this passion through the performing arts in France, then into fine art figurative sculpture, first degree at Exeter then C.A.S. post grad on the human body  at St. Martins/Central,  London.

Whilst doing a portrait head during my degree year, I realised that the model had suffered a serious illness earlier on in his life, I could see and sense this, in the way he held his head and how it sat on his neck, how he held his body, and his structure.

The models lives and thought patterning, and therefore their needs, were visible in their bodies. This seemed magical and I started looking more at what it is that makes each individual ‘them’.

Curiosity about the mixture of structure and essence, the interrelationship between energy, physicality and thought processes, HOW can we function optimally? This questioning led me to start exploring physical and energetic relationships, firstly through aikido.

My main Aikido teacher was Pierre Chassang, and  I was fortunate to spend a great deal of time with him as I translated for him on his courses. I also translated, Tamura Sensies’ book on etiquette, and a first take on Pierres’ book “Dit nous ce que tu sais.” working on these texts and the various other translations of pamphlets etc gave me a theoretical understanding about the physical training of Aikido. The time spent with Pierre was as  important as the time on the mat. The ‘How’ in the interconnectedness of physical, energetic and mental that constitutes a living thing became clearer. Thankyou  Pierre.

Later on a friend told me about a talk being given by Dr. Shen Hongxun, I started studying Buqi, and Taijiwuxigong and then Taiji.

Dr Shen Hogxun kindly accepted me as a pupil.

Later he accepted me as a family student. Non denominational yet deeply spiritual, his teaching is from a scientific view point and a medical doctor and at the  same time  holistic.

Having been a continues student of Dr. Shen since 1995  has changed my life, and the lives of those around me.  I am deeply grateful, and so are they, for all the help that I have received. Thankyou  Dr. Shen for your  kindness and tolerance and also thankyou  Shen Jin for your compassion and understanding.

Both as a student and practitioner I have found that many aspects of healing and continued self-healing can be addressed / helped through  this Qi gong healing system.

There is not only the energy way, but also the martial, the psychological and the physical paths . All are interconected, just different ways in.

For those who wish to, there is also the possibility for them to investigate their own belief systems / spirituality.

Buqi is not a magic wand but a great working tool that helps us access ourselves.

It has no judgementalism. No good or bad . Only a posibility to enable an easier way of being oneself. Illness or disease is a lack of flow or movement. A stuckness, we work together to free up and promote movement, physical, emotional, mental and  energetic.

• Buqi practitioner
• Buqi  Tuina
• Aikido teaching permission from Pierre Chassang
• Taijiwuxigong  teaching permission from Dr. Shen Hongxun
• Taiji permission to teach from Dr Shen Hongxun
• B.A.  hons. f/a   Exeter
• C.A.S.  st. Martins’/ Central. London
• Adult education qualification nvq 3

Aikido  1992,   Buqi 1995

working  within the energy / martial systems  since 1995.