Hongkongers are adopting various practices like animal flow and film therapy to manage stress in their fast-paced city. Ngai Tsz-wai, a 40-year-old Hong Kong resident and film practitioner, uses animal flow, which involves quadrupedal movement, to improve strength, flexibility, and coordination while fostering a connection between body and mind. His interest in wellness started ten years ago when he tried yoga at the suggestion of an instructor during a video production for a local studio.
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Hongkongers are adopting various forms of mental and physical wellness practices to cope with the city's fast-paced lifestyle. One such practice is animal flow, which involves moving on all fours. A 40-year-old Hong Kong film practitioner, Ngai Tsz-wai, has embraced this method, stating it helps train strength, flexibility, and coordination while rebuilding the connection between body and mind. Ngai’s journey into wellness began about a decade ago when he started trying yoga classes at the suggestion of an instructor while producing a video for a local studio. These practices aim to help residents rebuild resilience in a challenging environment.
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How Hongkongers are reclaiming their calm
From animal flow to film therapy and journaling, residents are embracing movement, mindfulness and micro‑pauses to rebuild resilience in a fast-paced city
For Hong Kong film practitioner Ngai Tsz-wai, peace of mind begins on all fours.
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The 40-year-old practises animal flow, a quadrupedal, ground-based movement system that blends elements of yoga, dance, gymnastics and martial arts.
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“Moving on all fours helps me train strength, flexibility and coordination while rebuilding the connection between body and mind,” Ngai told the South China Morning Post.
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“Just as water needs to flow, our body and mind need movement to create new possibilities … which is helpful for my creative work.”
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Ngai’s journey into wellness began a decade ago while producing a video for a local yoga studio, where an instructor encouraged him to try a class.
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