The Internal Athlete™ is the creation of Sam Moor and Antonia Stringer who reside with their family deep within the South Downs National Park, UK. With over 40 years teaching experience they are passionate about sharing the amazing benefits and skills that come from proper body-mind training. Amidst the wide sea of watered down Eastern traditions and modern ‘quick fix’ fitness and well-being fads, Sam and Antonia’s retreats and workshops offer an island of refuge: learn to relax deeply and build real body-mind skills via authentic Tai Chi (Taijiquan), Qigong, Matwork and Meditation.
Sam: Growing up on the back streets of Essex was a risky business; I started serious training when I was 16 years old with traditional methods of fitness: Boxing, Kick-Boxing, running, weight training, swimming and calisthenics.
After discovering that many modern approaches to health and fitness are counter-productive, I delved into Internal Martial Arts at the age of 20. Since then my understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of the human body and mind, and how they can be developed with optimal effect, has evolved and improved drastically.
Over the last 25 years I have trained extensively in Taijiquan (Tai Chi), Qigong and Meditation in China, Europe and UK. I have Ba(hons) in Philosophy and diplomas in bodywork, anatomy and physiology. Aside from teaching and training I love spending time in nature, cooking, hanging out with Antonia and the kids, playing the guitar and composing music.
The key skills you can learn with Sam are body development & body skill, internal power, martial skills and meditation. See Sam’s local schedule at: Sussex Tai Chi
Antonia: Following multiple broken bones and surgeries my already poor posture deteriorated. By my early 30s I had a limp, a noticeable scoliosis and a frozen shoulder. I was stiff, in pain and struggled with anxiety.
It was at this point that I stumbled across Pilates and the start of me progressively learning to work with my body and mind. Improving the way I use it, move it, train it, understand it and relate to it means I now feel more comfortable in my own skin, more relaxed and able to fully enjoy life. Since my initial teacher training with Body Control Pilates® (BCP) I have gained additional qualifications as a Matwork Master Teacher and Back care specialist. I am a supervising teacher for BCP helping train new teachers.
I regularly practise Qigong and Tai Chi with my partner Sam – I’m enthusiastic about sharing, with clarity, the profound benefits of real Qigong practice. Alongside teaching, I am a passionate horse rider, hill walker and regularly practice meditation. I have an MSc. in Applied Equine Science, specialising in rider fitness and performance.
The key skills you can learn with Antonia are body development & body skill, matwork, Qigong and meditation. See Antonia’s local schedule at: Antonia Stringer