Dong Barraclough

With a B.Sc. in Biology, an M.Sc. in Biochemistry, an M.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology of Cancer, and qualified Instructor for both Health Qigong and Tai Chi, I provide private in-person lessons (Liverpool) or online lessons tailored to your level and learning needs. With over 20 years of excellent teaching experience as an academic University lecturer and personal tutor for undergraduate and postgraduate students (in both China and the UK), I provide complete personalized lessons to help individuals learn how to study, how to develop applicable/transferable skills for any subject and achieve the best of their potential.
As a qualified instructor for both Health Qigong and Tai Chi, I have designed and conducted health aging research projects in the local community and showed that combined Health Qigong and Tai Chi exercises improved body balance, flexibility, and mental health well-being after 12 weeks of intervention. Particularly the proportion of participants with high well-being scores increased significantly after 12 weeks of intervention. I provide well-being workshops for organizations including health social care services and one-to-one private personalized sessions for individuals to enhance and strengthen body balance, flexibility, and mental health well-being.
Physically inactive lifestyles are increasingly believed to contribute to long-term chronic diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, etc. Health Qigong and Tai Chi exercises are a diverse set of gentle physical exercises that coordinate body movements, control breathing, and calm the mind. The exercises have been recognized as suitable for any age group including those over 50s and those suffering from chronic diseases.