Tai Chi adapts to meet people where they are. The principles remain constant, but how they’re applied changes depending on the context—whether working with older adults, young people, or athletes refining their performance.
Daniele has been working with organizations including Age UK, London Borough of Hackney, Better, and Shoreditch Trust, delivering ongoing Tai Chi programs tailored to different groups and needs.
Community and Health Programs
With older adults, the focus is on improving balance, mobility, and confidence in movement—helping people reconnect with their body as a source of strength in daily life.
Youth Development
With younger students, the practice emphasizes awareness: observing the mind during meditation, feeling the difference between tension and relaxation, understanding the balance of opposites. These become lived experiences that help young people navigate their inner world with more clarity.
Performance Training
Recently, in collaboration with a tennis coach, Daniele developed a program applying Tai Chi principles to tennis. The focus was on connecting the body as a unified kinetic chain to improve stroke execution and coordination.
What emerged went beyond mechanics: players developed heightened awareness of tension patterns, breath, and mental state during play—qualities that translate directly to performance under pressure. This approach can be adapted for other sports or high-performance environments.
For more on what participants gain from practice, see here.
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