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1 hour live online private lesson
ÂŁ37 – ÂŁ48 per hour
Learn to manage your health baseline with gentle and dynamic Tai Chi and Qi Gong movements. Hibernating Bear Tai Chi is for those living with chronic illness, degenerative health, during injury recovery, living with a different baseline from the norm, senior citizens and the elderly. These lessons are tailored individually to your physical ability, to help improve your quality of life. Classes are held on MSTeams, Zoom, in a studio in Ryde, or outdoors across the Isle of Wight. Read about instructor Nicola’s own personal journey with chronic health.
“Every movement I make in my practice has purpose, focus, principles and alignment. I meet each day no matter how challenging with hope and perseverance. My aim is to show people that there are other routes to improved health and wellbeing, rather than reliance on allopathic medicine and our crumbling health service. Healthy, frequent and accurate Tai Chi/Qigong movements are a key part of my life and I hope that I can inspire others with my passion and dedication.” Nicola.

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£45.00
Private tuition via personalised video learning.
Learn Tai Chi, Qi Gong or Taoist meditation from wherever you live in the world. This distance learning format is for students who live in a time zone that is outside of our UK schedule. You will learn remotely via personalised videos uploaded to the Tai Chi cloud. You will be the type of person who enjoys working from a range of resources, is engaged in the learning process, is self led in your practice and happy videoing your progression. If you enjoy a challenge and like being active in your training, this is for you.
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£370.00
10 Week Live Online Private Tuition
Learn movement and stillness practices to help manage the symptoms of chronic pain. The Hibernating Bear Tai Chi syllabus has been specifically designed by instructor Nicola for those living with a different health baseline from the norm. This 10 week ‘private tuition’ course covers a variety of techniques that give insight into natural ways to aid the physical and psychological impact of living with chronic pain.
Instructor Nicola has distilled her professional Tai Chi, Qigong and meditation experience along with her research and personal experience living with chronic and acute pain to create this unique course. The course content will be guided by you, your baseline, your pacing and your needs. Take a gentle yet powerful step towards personal health and wellbeing.

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Video on Demand / Downloadable Video Course.
Welcome to the ‘Eight Pieces of Brocade Qigong for Beginners’ video course. A foundation level routine that is a great introduction to Qigong as a movement system. Learn the movement choreography, structural alignment and applied relaxation. Develop your Qigong movements at your own pace and from the comfort of your home.
Cost: ÂŁ45

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Video on Demand / Downloadable Video Masterclass.
Welcome to the ‘Five Animals Chair Qigong for Beginners’ video masterclass. A foundation routine introducing Qigong as a movement practice through the postures of the five animals: Tiger, Deer, Bear, Monkey, and Bird. This class is adapted for seated practice to accommodate individuals with reduced mobility.
Cost: ÂŁ15

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Nourish through Breath Ebook & Video Lesson.
Learn a variety of breathing practices that aid health, relaxation, focus and grounding. In ancient Eastern cultures breathing is seen as fundamental to life-long health. Oxygen is vital to a healthy mind and body. Learn how to bring more oxygen into all body systems, how to switch on your natural relaxation response and how to improve toxin removal from your body. It’s all in the breath!
Ebook Cost: ÂŁ6.00 – Video Lesson Cost: ÂŁ10.00

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Downloadable PDF file.
Instructor Nicola has been a regular Tai Chi and Qigong blogger since 2010. This E-Book is a collection of her Tai Chi, Qigong and meditation musings, covering the learning process, expectations, principles and movements. Purchase of this book helps support this website and is an opportunity to read all of the articles in a formatted way without advertisements.
Cost: ÂŁ12.00

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FREE ZOOM LIVE STREAM CLASS
Join us on the last Saturday in April to celebrate World Tai Chi and Qigong Day! This class is open to everyone and is being hosted by instructor Nicola at Earth Balance Tai Chi from the UK. Take an hour out of your day to discover Chen Tai Chi and health Qi Gong exercises. Learn to calm the mind whilst strengthening the body. For new beginners and seasoned students, our virtual school is open to all. Let’s celebrate together. Bookings are open via this page to reserve your place. See you in class!
Saturday 29 April 2023 from 10am – 11am

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Qigong & Meditation Live on Zoom
Join me virtually on Zoom for Qigong, nourishing breath work and Taoist meditation near the winter solstice 2024. Learn relaxing movement and stillness techniques to foster a calm state and release physical tension. Dip into the world of internal cultivation practices for health, happiness and longevity.
Friday 20 December 2024 @Â 10am
BOOKINGS CLOSED
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£15.00
Live Zoom Class
Renew – Grow – Blossom
Welcome the arrival of spring with an energising and awakening Qigong masterclass live on Zoom. We are gathering one day after the equinox on Friday, 21 March, at 10am GMT to explore Soma Dao Qigong, with a focus on nourishing the liver and strengthening the wood element. Through graceful movements, intentional breathing, and Taoist practice, to align with the vitality of spring. Shed tension, enhance your mobility, and restore balance as we embrace this season of growth and renewal.
Friday 21 March at 10am-11.30am GMT
ÂŁ15 per Zoom login
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Live Zoom Class
Join me in my virtual studio on the autumn equinox to celebrate this wonderful relaxed time of mellowing, contracting and softening. Follow along with Soma Dao Qigong movements and breath work techniques that help strengthen the lungs / metal element in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Take time out to help loosen physical tension and mobilise the body whilst changing gears down into a centred and balanced state of being. This class is for anyone looking for a healthy dose of self care!