NEWS
SEnine
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On course
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for College
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This month, the Eltham Centre embarks
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on its fi rst full year as a location of
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Greenwich Community College courses.
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beginners to the full scope
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during the
month of what Taiji (the Mandarin
will be a wide range of general word) has to off er
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interest courses aimed at students and then to progress to Dao Yin (an ancient form of
entertaining students and helping intermediate and advanced levels. Chinese body and mind exercise
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them to live a happy existence in The beginners classes are run training) is an important part of
today’s stressful world. weekly, of one hour duration (10- self-help ‘health care’ in China of
The wide range of courses 11am) and each course spans which these DYYSG exercises are
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includes a number aimed at over a ten week period, with gathering a big following in China
promoting a calm mind and courses starting on the 19th and the western world.
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healthy body and these include September 2008. Chew-Yeen told SEnine: “These
positive thinking, refl exology, Friday is Taiji day in Eltham when courses are excellent value for
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reiki, shiatsu, Indian head not only the beginner courses take money and people living in
massage and yoga. place but the intermediate and Greenwich are lucky to have an
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Italian, Spanish and Mandarin for 30 weeks through the year. available to them”.
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Very popular in Eltham are Also off ered is a new In Taiji, we aim to bring
the Taiji (T’ai Chi in Cantonese) specialised Dao Yin Yang Sheng participants health and fulfi lment,
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classes under expert tutor Chew- Gong (DYYSG) exercise course building from the inside, through
Yeen Lawes, who represented the on Saturdays, running between a series of routines, using arm,
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country in Taiji competitions in- September 2008 and May hand and body movements. I’m
ternationally, achieving European 2009. The DYYSG set exercises keen to introduce people to the
Gold 1994-1998 and 9th position are designed to improve the real health benefi ts of Taiji and Dao
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in the World 1995. physiological workings of body Yin from fi rst principles, across the
Chew-Yeen is keen to introduce systems by using physical and full range. Then they can progress
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b r e a t h i n g to advanced routines and more
exercises. The importantly, have the confi dence
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fi rst course to practise independently and
commencing consistently, in their own homes,”
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September, is
designed to
help prevent Places can be pre-booked at the
diabetes or care Eltham Centre via:
of individuals www.gcc.ac.uk
with diabetes. or 0208 488 4800
We are proud of Eltham
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