Courses
All courses/classes and workshops are paced and designed at a gentle level to suit people new to Tai Chi and Qigong as well as those deepening their practice. Please read the Safety Statement at the bottom of this page. Thank you all for your efforts, interest, engagement and enthusiasm.
OPEN DAYS
Open days are held a number of times throughout the year in various venues to offer opportunities to experience these slow meditative movement practices for yourself. In the course of a morning or afternoon, we can learn how they can help to refresh, strengthen and renew our energy. We will explore how we can use these practices to help build a sense of steadiness in the midst of change and challenge, and as a resource to help us move towards processing our experiences with more ease. The flowing movements can be inspiring, beautiful, but also grounding and centering.
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The next Open Session will be posted here.
New Course - Contemplative Awareness & Meditation
1st October 2024
Working with the meditative aspects of Qigong, I plan to open a new ongoing meditation class to nourish the inner places of stillness, contemplation and wisdom. When we quiet the body and mind, great peace, rest and healing can take place.
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We will be guided by teachings from the Mystics of all traditions, seated Qigong, silent Meditation as well as practices to cultivate deeper listening, stillness and presence. By navigating the landscape of stillness, we learn to recognise and stabilise as our true nature. ​
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This class may suit those drawn to Contemplation, the Wisdom teachings, as well as those recovering from injury/illness or who prefer a seated practice.
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Glounthaune - New 5-week Course:
Venue: Glounthaune Community Centre, Glounthaune, Cork. T45K124
Date: Tuesdays from 1st October 2024 (Note: No session on 29th October)
Time: 11.30am - 12.40pm
Cost: €75 for the 5-week Course. Dana/Donation welcome if experiencing any financial difficulty.
Contact me: taichi.qigong.haven@gmail.com
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Booking Essential.
Cancellation Policy - Please notify me at least one week before the beginning of the course, so your place can be offered to someone else.​​
Glounthaune Cork - Thursday 12th September
Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong 12-movement Form.
Qigong for Health & Wellbeing - Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong
Glounthaune Community Centre, Glounthaune, Cork. T45 K124.
A 6-week course commencing Thursday 12th September 2024.
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The Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong set is a sequence of 12 Qigong movements which was developed by Professor Zhang Guang De in the 1970s in the Beijing University of Physical Education. Seeking to gain relief from illness himself, he embarked on a deep study of traditional Chinese medicine, and especially the ancient Daoyin movements. This medical Qigong system that he created awarded him a State honour, and the sequence was incorporated into the national fitness programme in China.
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Daoyin is the original name for Qigong practices, and translates to "leading and guiding the qi". Where intention goes, qi follows. By bringing our sincere intention to our movements, we learn that this also guides the flow of energy in the body.
Yang Sheng is a term that refers to self-cultivation practices that nourish life, and are thought to promote health, well-being and longevity.
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This is a beautiful set with tremendous detail in each movement, designed to support and promote good health throughout the body, mind and spirit.
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As with all courses, we emphasise the core principles of T'ai Chi and Qigong. We take a meditative approach with inner listening to the body and its feedback. We will continue to build on mindful awareness as we practice.
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Glounthaune 6-Week Qigong Course
Venue: Glounthaune Community Centre, Glounthaune, Cork. T45K124
Date: Thursdays, beginning 12th September 2024
Time: 10am.
Cost: €85 for the 6-week Course. Dana/Donation welcome if experiencing any financial difficulty.
Contact me: taichi.qigong.haven@gmail.com
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Booking Essential.
Cancellation Policy - Please notify me at least one week before the beginning of the course, so your place can be offered to someone else.
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Online Qigong - Friday 13th September 2024
Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong 12-movement Form
Qigong for Health & Wellbeing - Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong
A 6-week online course commencing Friday 13th September 2024.
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The Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong set is a sequence of 12 Qigong movements which was developed by Professor Zhang Guang De in the 1970s in the Beijing University of Physical Education. Seeking to gain relief from illness himself, he embarked on a deep study of traditional Chinese medicine, and especially the ancient Daoyin movements. This medical Qigong system that he created awarded him a State honour, and the sequence was incorporated into the national fitness programme in China.
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Daoyin is the original name for Qigong practices, and translates to "leading and guiding the qi". Where intention goes, qi follows. By bringing our sincere intention to our movements, we learn that this also guides the flow of energy in the body.
Yang Sheng is a term that refers to self-cultivation practices that nourish life, and are thought to promote health, well-being and longevity.
This is a beautiful set with tremendous detail in each movement, designed to support and promote good health throughout the body, mind and spirit.
As with all courses, we emphasise the core principles of T'ai Chi and Qigong. We take a meditative approach with inner listening to the body and its feedback. We will continue to build on mindful awareness as we practice.
Venue: Online via Zoom.
A copy of the live recording will be available to registered participants after each session.
Dates: Fridays, beginning 13th September 2024.
Time: 9.30am-10.45am
Cost: €85 for the 6-week Course.
(Dana/Donation welcome if experiencing any financial difficulty. Please contact me at taichi.qigong.haven@gmail.com)
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​Booking Essential.
Cancellation Policy - Please notify me at least one week before the beginning of the course, so your place can be offered to someone else.
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Glounthaune Cork - Tai Chi Continuation
Tai Chi Short Form Continuation & Qigong
Glounthaune Community Centre
6-Week Course commencing Thursday 12th September 2024.
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This Form Class is open to those who have already completed some introductory courses with me in Qigong/Tai Chi, or those who have previous experience of Tai Chi.
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This weekly class will work on both Qigong Forms and the Tai Chi Short Form.
Each week we will explore and add on new postures, thereby developing and expanding our movements into the longer Tai Chi sequence. We will also explore the historical and cultural meaning of the Dao and the influence of Daoist Principles on Tai Chi.
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The class will feature partner work, and learning the energetic and martial applications of movements. It is designed to bring forward all the Qigong and embodiment principles we have learned from the introductory/previous Tai Chi and Qigong courses, and incorporate these experientially into our movements. It should offer a rich exploration for those who wish to develop or deepen into their Qigong and Tai Chi practice.
Glounthaune 6-Week Tai Chi Continuation Course
Venue: Glounthaune Community Centre, Glounthaune, Cork. T45K124
Date: Thursdays, beginning 12th September 2024
Time: 11.15am.
Cost: €85 for the 6-week Course. Dana/Donation welcome if experiencing any financial difficulty.
Contact me: taichi.qigong.haven@gmail.com
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Booking Essential.
Cancellation Policy - Please notify me at least one week before the beginning of the course, so your place can be offered to someone else.
Youghal - Qigong - 12th September 2024
Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong 12-movement Form
Qigong for Health & Wellbeing - Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong
Church of the Holy Family Hall, Youghal, P36EC65
​*** This 6-week Course is organised by YARA - Youghal Active Retirement Association.***
Limited spaces are available for non-YARA members.
Please email: info@youghalactive.ie for more details and to book a place.
https://www.youghalactive.ie/
Tel: 087 2061934
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The Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong set is a sequence of 12 Qigong movements which was developed by Professor Zhang Guang De in the 1970s in the Beijing University of Physical Education. Seeking to gain relief from illness himself, he embarked on a deep study of traditional Chinese medicine, and especially the ancient Daoyin movements. This medical Qigong system that he created awarded him a State honour, and the sequence was incorporated into the national fitness programme in China.
​
Daoyin is the original name for Qigong practices, and translates to "leading and guiding the qi". Where intention goes, qi follows. By bringing our sincere intention to our movements, we learn that this also guides the flow of energy in the body.
Yang Sheng is a term that refers to self-cultivation practices that nourish life, and are thought to promote health, well-being and longevity.
​
This is a beautiful set with tremendous detail in each movement, designed to support and promote good health throughout the body, mind and spirit.
​
As with all courses, we emphasise the core principles of T'ai Chi and Qigong. We take a meditative approach with inner listening to the body and its feedback. We will continue to build on mindful awareness as we practice.
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​​Booking Essential with YARA.
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​Youghal 6-Week Course:
Venue: Church of the Holy Family Hall, Youghal. P36EC65
Dates: Thursdays from 12th September 2024
Time: 4pm
Cost: Contact YARA
Safety Statement: Before you begin these practices at home, in class or by following the videos, please note that T'ai Chi and Qigong are gentle forms of exercise and will generally suit most people. Nonetheless, always move gently and well within your capabilities. Please inform and get advice from your doctor of your intention to train in these practices if you currently have any medical condition/illness. These movements can also be practiced seated.
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Dana/Donation: Dana/Donation welcome if experiencing any financial difficulty.
Please donate here:
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