Beginners Qi Gong Course
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Qi Gong Beginners Video Course

Qi Gong Beginners Video Course Begin Your Movement Journey For those new to Qigong as a movement practice, follow along with my six week Qi Gong beginners video course. The lessons take you through the learning process of traditional Qigong practice. Using the Soma Dao Qigong syllabus to develop alignment principles, applied principles, breath work,…

Mental Health Awareness Week Shanklin 2025
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Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental Health Awareness Week “​This years focus for Mental health awareness week is COMMUNITY so we thought why not bring people together to raise awareness, find coping techniques and mindful activities in a safe space.” Join me for a somatic movement session, as part of the many fabulous practitioners sharing their arts across Mental Health…

Summer Solstice Qigong Online
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Summer Solstice Zoom Qigong

Summer Solstice Zoom Qigong Join instructor Nicola for summer solstice Zoom Qigong on Saturday 21 June 2025.  Celebrate the height of yang / summer through slow and mindful movements and breathwork. The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year, and provides an ideal opportunity to engage in movement practices to foster balance and…

Stages in the Learning Process
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Stages in the Learning Process

Stages in the Learning Process Your handy guide as a new beginner Tai Chi and Qigong student. When starting out, it’s important to not become overwhelmed with the learning process. Read through this handy guide that explains the stages in the learning process, to support your home practice. Level 1 as noted below, takes a…

Somatic Movement

Mindful Movement

Mindful Movement ​Somatic Qigong is a mindful movement practice exploring embodied awareness, state shifting and reunion with your authentic self. Through slow, focused movements, breath work, and mindfulness. Unlike traditional exercises that focus purely on choreography and external movements, somatic movements and breath work creates a mindful space to come into a natural state of…

Is Qigong a Somatic Practice
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Is Qigong Somatic Movement Practice

Is Qigong a Somatic Movement Practice? You may have heard of the somatics within the study of human movement and bodywork, however did you know that Qigong is one of the origins of somatic movement practice? At circa 5,000 years old Qigong was originally called Dao Yin pre circa 1960’s, and is a health preservation…

Tai Chi for Menopause
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Tai Chi Qigong for Menopause

Tai Chi Qigong for Menopause As a Tai Chi and Qigong instructor who is going through menopause, I wanted to share my experience of using these ancient movement practices to support my symptoms. In 2024, aged 48 years old, I started experiencing hot flushes at night along with night sweats, which progressed after a couple…

Winter Solstice Qigong 2024
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Yule Qigong & Meditation

Yule Qigong & Meditation Masterclass Live on Zoom Friday 20 December 2024 at 10am UK Join me for a nurturing virtual workshop designed to ease physical tension and revitalise your energy as we enter into winter. Experience the soothing flow of Soma Dao Qigong, calming seated stillness, and nourishing breathwork—all from the comfort of your…

Autumn Equinox Qigong 2024
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Zoom Qigong Autumn Equinox

Zoom Qigong Autumn Equinox Soma Dao Qigong Masterclass On the autumn equinox, join me virtually to embrace the calm and introspective energy of the season. We’ll delve into Soma Dao Qigong, blending movement and breathwork rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine’s metal elementfor the lungs. This online masterclass will include Qigong movements and Taoist breath work…