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£15.00
Join me on Zoom for a session of nourishing breath work on the summer solstice 2023. Learn to relax the mind and release physical tension through breath work and balance the heart-mind. In the Chinese calendar this is the time of absolute yang, known as Xiàzhì, and marks the beginning of summer with the longest day and the shortest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The summer solstice is the 10th solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar, beginning on the 21 June and continuing for 15 days. In ancient Chinese culture Xiàzhì is a time for festivities, family gatherings and a time for the farmers to pray to the god of agriculture for a fruitful harvest, and a time to honour their ancestors through worship. Come along to my virtual classroom to celebrate the sun sitting over the Tropic of Cancer where it becomes the “upright pole with no shadows”.
Wednesday 22 June at 6pm UK
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Online Chen Tai Chi Classes
Learn traditional Chen Tai Chi from the comfort of your own home. Instructor Nicola teaches two classes per week, a structured learning form class and a silk reeling and Chen Tai Chi foundations class. Our lessons aim to give momentum to your home practice. Learn how to improve your posture, how to apply the body mechanics and develop the principles. Bring your quality of Tai Chi movements to life. Beginners welcome.
Tai Chi Foundations – Sundays 10.15am to 11.30am
Tai Chi Form – New class uploaded Wednesdays – Video on Demand
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Tai Chi & Qi Gong Online Class
The Hibernating Bear lessons offer a more gentle approach to training Tai Chi and Qigong. The weekly Zoom livestream class include seated and standing movements, guiding you through gentle tension relief, physical relaxation and meditation techniques. Give momentum to self-care, boost your mental health and support your physical body with kindness. Open to everyone, for all abilities, especially those living with chronic health, chronic pain and chronic fatigue, or anybody who would like to nourish the mind and body through relaxing movement and stillness. Beginners welcome to join.
Video on demand – New class uploaded Fridays
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Online Qigong Classes via Zoom.
Learn the eight postures in a circle walking Qi Gong and discover the energies of the eight trigrams in Taoist philosophy. There are many health benefits of circle walking, from helping to balance emotions, connecting the upper and lower body, increase circulation, help create more energy and harmonise the activities of the brain and heart. The YANG live stream subscription is fully immersive and interactive, follow along with in-depth instruction and work with instructor Nicola to develop your Qigong movements via webcam. Don’t worry if you miss a class as the last month is available to watch on catch up. Beginners welcome to join.
Fridays 9.45am – 11.00am
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Online Qigong Classes via Zoom.
Learn the ancient Taoist exercise routine of the Five Animals Qi Gong – Wu Qin Xi. This three month livestream will cover the 10 animal postures, learn to imitate the animals characteristics and movements for health preservation. This Qi Gong routine is dated circa 25-220 A.D., with the source attributed to Hua Tuo, a Classical Chinese Medicine doctor from the Eastern Han Dynasty. The YANG live stream subscription is fully immersive and interactive, follow along with in-depth instruction and work with instructor Nicola to develop your Qigong movements via webcam. Don’t worry if you miss a class as the last month is available to watch on catch up. Beginners welcome to join.
Fridays 9.45am – 11.00am
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Online Qigong Classes via Zoom.
Strengthen and nourish the mind, body and spirit with Earth Qigong for Women and the Eight Energy Circle Walking Qigong routine. Gentle and powerful movements to support female health, aid inner healing, foster a calm state, improve flexibility and release tension. The YANG live stream subscription is fully immersive and interactive, follow along with in-depth instruction and work with instructor Nicola to develop your Qigong movements via webcam. Don’t worry if you miss a class as the last month is available to watch on catch up. Beginners welcome to join.
Next course September to November 2023
Bookings open end of August
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£37.00 – £45.00
1 hour live online private lesson.
Learn Chen style Tai Chi from the comfort of your own home via Zoom with instructor Nicola. Progress through the Chen Tai Chi syllabus at your own pace and develop authentic Tai Chi movements and skills. Learn the signature Chen style body mechanics, principles of movement, silk reeling drills, Zhan Zhuang and the empty hand forms. This online private class is for the type of person who enjoys being engaged in the learning process and active in their training.
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£37.00 – £45.00
1 hour live online private lesson.
Learn a powerful women’s medical Qi Gong routine via Zoom. Balance your energy, spirit and emotions through aligning the posture and breathing deeply with focused awareness. Designed to improve female health and wellbeing using the internal healing and strengthening art of Qi Gong and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Learn effective techniques in the comfort of your own home.
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Digital product download.
The Inner Smile meditation is a guided Taoist meditation practice (passive Qigong) to help cleanse and purify the emotional, psychological and physical body. We use a simple smile as a connection to inner healing for health, happiness and longevity. A smile is the gateway to relaxation. By focusing our smiling energy into the internal body we can learn how to:
- Calm, level and balance the emotions
- Regulate positive and negative emotions
- Release tension and soften the internal body
- Cleanse & purify the internal organs
- Aid and cultivate inner Qi flow
Cost: £9.60
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£37.00 – £45.00
1 hour live online private lesson.
The first stage of Taoist meditation practice. The Inner Smile meditation is a guided Taoist meditation practice (passive Qigong) to help cleanse and purify the emotional, psychological and physical body. We use a simple heartfelt smile as a connection to inner healing for health, happiness and longevity. By focusing our smiling energy into the internal body we can learn how to:
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Calm, level and balance the emotions
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Regulate positive and negative emotions
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Release tension and soften the internal body
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Cleanse & purify the internal organs
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Aid and cultivate inner Qi flow
This lesson is for private online tuition where you will learn at your own pace and be guided throughout by meditation instructor Nicola. These lessons are open to everyone looking for Taoist spiritual development.
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Digital product download.
The Microcosmic Orbit meditation is a Taoist internal energy practice to cleanse and purify the internal body using the major meridian channels in the body. By opening energy points along these channels we can clear blockages and remove stagnation allowing free flow of Chi in a circuit around the body. We learn to cultivate, refine and store Chi to aid our health, happiness and longevity. Regular practice will help you towards a greater feeling of grounding, connection and openness in the mind and body.
Cost: £9.60
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£37.00 – £45.00
1 hour live online private lesson.
The Second Stage of Taoist Meditation Practice. The Microcosmic Orbit meditation is a Taoist internal energy practice to cleanse and purify the internal body using the major meridian channels in the body. By becoming aware of energy points along these channels we can clear blockages and remove stagnation to aid our health, happiness and longevity.
Regular practice will help you towards a greater feeling of grounding, connection and openness in the mind and body. This lesson is for private online tuition where you will learn at your own pace and be guided throughout by meditation instructor Nicola. These lessons are open to everyone looking for Taoist spiritual development.
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In this course you will learn how to breathe correctly through 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. The programme contains an Ebook, audio files and videos to help you train your breathing. 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!
Cost: £12.00
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In ancient Eastern cultures breathing is seen as fundamental to life-long health. Oxygen is vital to a healthy mind and body. In this Ebook you will learn how to breathe correctly through a variety of breathing practices that aid relaxation, focus and grounding. With three accompanying audio files to help you train your breathing. 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!
Cost: £6.00
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£37.00 – £45.00
1 hour live online private lesson.
In ancient Eastern cultures breathing is seen as fundamental to life-long health. This has become lost in the modern world, leaning more on pharmaceutical companies to provide us with ‘better health’. Learning to breathe more effectively can have a profound effect on how all of the systems in our body function. Oxygen intake is vital to staying alive. In this meditation session you will learn to breathe correctly and be guided through a variety of breathing practices that aid relaxation, focus and grounding. This lesson is for private online tuition where you will learn at your own pace and be guided throughout by meditation and Qigong instructor Nicola. These lessons are open to everyone looking to improve their health and wellbeing through effective breathing techniques.
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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: £12.00
