A life transformed – thanks to ‘meditation in motion’

Sarah German’s promising business career ended abruptly on the road between Buxton and Bakewell – but her accident led to a new way of living. Leonie Martin talks to the Matlock-based tai chi instructor about the health benefits of this ancient practice.

IN TODAY’S FAST-PACED WORLD, people are always on the lookout for new ways to relax, de-stress and keep fit. For many, whether through age, disability or a long-term condition, the choice of accessible activities available locally can be limited, but members at leisure centres in Wirksworth, Matlock, Chesterfield and Clay Cross are raising their activity levels gently and gradually through Sarah German’s classes in the ancient art of tai chi…