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.
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RETREATS & OPEN DAYS
Retreats & 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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Coastal Weekend Qigong Retreat - Wexford
10th-12th April 2026
**Fully Booked - I have created a short cancellation list. Late spaces can become available on retreats. Please email me at taichi.qigong.haven@gmail.com to join the list**
Venue: Ballyvaloo Retreat Centre, Blackwater, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. Y21 X392.
Date: Friday 10th - Sunday 12th April 2026
Time: 4pm arrival. Retreat concludes after lunch on 12th April.
Cost: €450 fully inclusive. €150 non-refundable deposit payable to secure your place.
Includes 2 nights accommodation in your own private en-suite bedroom, all meals, all Qigong, Tai Chi and Meditation sessions.
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Glounthaune Cork - Qigong - Thursday 6th November 2025
Daoyin for the Heart & Seasonal Qigong
Glounthaune Community Centre, Glounthaune, Cork. T45 K124
​A 6-week course commencing Thursday 6th November 2025.
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​For this Autumn/Winter season, we will practice some seasonal Qigong movements and meditations that nourish the body at this time of year. Autumn and Winter Qigong teaches us to tune into Nature's prompts at this time - to slow down, to release, to rest, and to connect with a deeper sense of listening and wisdom.
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This course will also include an exploration of a medical Qigong sequence which specifically targets the health of the Heart. Qigong seeks to nourish the smooth flow of energy in the body. This Form particularly helps to nourish and calm the Heart, cultivate Shen/Spirit and brings more balance to the entire body and nervous system. We will revisit each movement in great detail, including helpful acupressure and meditative aspects of the Form. This opens us up to a more embodied experience of the energy work.
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We will explore the meaning of the Heart from a Chinese Medicine perspective, including 5 element theory. We will especially examine the role of the Kidneys (Water element) in helping to balance the Heart (Fire element).
This is a beautiful set of 8 movements which we will learn and practice over the 6 weeks.
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It is a very strengthening sequence of movements designed to benefit health and overall wellbeing. Each movement targets a specific meridian or energy pathway, helping to remove stagnation, improve circulation and felt sense of strength. Due to the meditative and slow nature of the movements, they are also of wonderful value to help focus the mind, improve clarity and ease stress and anxiety.
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Glounthaune 6-Week Qigong Course
Venue: Glounthaune Community Centre, Glounthaune, Cork. T45K124
Date: Thursdays, beginning 6th November 2025
Time: Group1: 9.30am ***Fully Booked***
Group2: 10.45am ***Fully Booked***
Cost: €85 for the 6-week Course. Dana/Donation welcome if experiencing any financial difficulty.
Contact me: taichi.qigong.haven@gmail.com
Suitability: Gentle exercise which will generally suit most people. Suitable for those new to Qigong and Tai Chi, as well as those wishing to deepen their own practice. Please follow the advice of your doctor/Consultant/mental health professional if you currently have any medical or mental health condition/illness. These movements can also be practiced seated.
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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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Dungarvan Qigong - Daoyin for the Heart - Monday 3rd Nov 2025
A 6-Week Course commencing 3rd November 2025.
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For this Autumn/Winter season, we will practice some seasonal Qigong movements and meditations that nourish the body at this time of year. Autumn and Winter Qigong teaches us to tune into Nature's prompts at this time - to slow down, to release, to rest, and to connect with a deeper sense of listening and wisdom.
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This course will also include an exploration of a medical Qigong sequence which specifically targets the health of the Heart. Qigong seeks to nourish the smooth flow of energy in the body. This Form particularly helps to nourish and calm the Heart, cultivate Shen/Spirit and brings more balance to the entire body and nervous system. We will revisit each movement in great detail, including helpful acupressure and meditative aspects of the Form. This opens us up to a more embodied experience of the energy work.
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We will explore the meaning of the Heart from a Chinese Medicine perspective, including 5 element theory. We will especially examine the role of the Kidneys (Water element) in helping to balance the Heart (Fire element).
This is a beautiful set of 8 movements which we will learn and practice over the 6 weeks.
It is a very strengthening sequence of movements designed to benefit health and overall wellbeing. Each movement targets a specific meridian or energy pathway, helping to remove stagnation, improve circulation and felt sense of strength. Due to the meditative and slow nature of the movements, they are also of wonderful value to help focus the mind, improve clarity and ease stress and anxiety.
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Note: The Course venue is upstairs at the Fusion Centre.
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Dungarvan - Fusion Centre
Venue: The Fusion Centre, Cois Tra, Ringnasilloge, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. (Upstairs)
Date: Mondays, from 3rd Nov 2025
Time: 11am -12.10pm
Cost: €85 for the 6-week Course.
Dana/Donation welcome if experiencing any financial difficulty.
Contact me: taichi.qigong.haven@gmail.com.
Suitability: Gentle exercise which will generally suit most people. Suitable for those new to Qigong and Tai Chi, as well as those wishing to deepen their own practice. Please follow the advice of your doctor/Consultant/mental health professional if you currently have any medical or mental health condition/illness. These movements can also be practiced seated.
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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 - Thursday 6th Nov 2025
Tai Chi Continuation Course
Suitable for those who have previous experience of the Yang Style Tai Chi Short Form.
Glounthaune Community Centre
6-Week Course commencing Thursday 6th November 2025.
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We began 2025 with a return to the basic principles of Tai Chi, and the opening sequence of the Short Form. In this course, we will continue with this beautiful sequence, and explore Tai Chi further along with its underlying energy work.
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This Course offers the invitation to deepen into Qigong and Tai Chi practice. We will be supported by quotes and wisdom from Daoist philosophy.
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This weekly class will work on the Tai Chi Short Form, as well as deepening the Qigong somatic experience in each movement. Each week we will explore and add on new postures, thereby developing and expanding our movements into the longer Tai Chi sequence.
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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 Qigong and embodiment principles and incorporate these experientially into our movements.
Glounthaune - Tai Chi - 6 Week Course
Venue: Glounthaune Community Centre, Glounthaune, Cork. T45K124
Date: Thursdays, beginning 6th Nov 2025
Time: 12noon
Cost: €85 for the 6-week Course. Dana/Donation welcome if experiencing any financial difficulty.
Contact me: taichi.qigong.haven@gmail.com
Suitability: This is an ongoing continuation class, suitable only for those with previous experience of the Yang Style Short Form.
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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.
Online Qigong - Friday 7th Nov 2025
Daoyin for the Heart
Daoyin for the Heart Qigong
A 6-week online course commencing Friday 7th November 2025.
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For this Autumn/Winter season, we will practice some seasonal Qigong movements and meditations that nourish the body at this time of year. Autumn and Winter Qigong teaches us to tune into Nature's prompts at this time - to slow down, to release, to rest, and to connect with a deeper sense of listening and wisdom.
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This course will also include an exploration of a medical Qigong sequence which specifically targets the health of the Heart. Qigong seeks to nourish the smooth flow of energy in the body. This Form particularly helps to nourish and calm the Heart, cultivate Shen/Spirit and brings more balance to the entire body and nervous system. We will revisit each movement in great detail, including helpful acupressure and meditative aspects of the Form. This opens us up to a more embodied experience of the energy work.
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We will explore the meaning of the Heart from a Chinese Medicine perspective, including 5 element theory. We will especially examine the role of the Kidneys (Water element) in helping to balance the Heart (Fire element).
This is a beautiful set of 8 movements which we will learn and practice over the 6 weeks.
It is a very strengthening sequence of movements designed to benefit health and overall wellbeing. Each movement targets a specific meridian or energy pathway, helping to remove stagnation, improve circulation and felt sense of strength. Due to the meditative and slow nature of the movements, they are also of wonderful value to help focus the mind, improve clarity and ease stress and anxiety.
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Online 6-Week Qigong Course:
Venue: Online via Zoom.
A copy of the live recording will be available to registered participants after each session.
Dates: Fridays, beginning 7th Nov 2025.
Time: 9.30am-10.40am
Cost: €85 for the 6-week Course.
(Dana/Donation welcome if experiencing any financial difficulty. Please contact me at taichi.qigong.haven@gmail.com)
Suitability: Gentle exercise which will generally suit most people. Suitable for those new to Qigong and Tai Chi, as well as those wishing to deepen their own practice. Please follow the advice of your doctor/Consultant/mental health professional if you currently have any medical or mental health condition/illness. These movements can also be practiced seated.​
​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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Safety Statement: Before you begin these practices at home, in class or by following the videos, please note that Tai Chi, Qigong, Meditation, Chair Yoga and Yoga Nidra are gentle practices of wellbeing and exercise, and will generally suit most people. Nonetheless, always move gently and well within your capabilities. Please inform your instructor, but also follow the advice from your doctor/Consultant/mental health professional if you currently have any medical or mental health condition/illness. These movements can also be practiced seated.
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Dana/Donation: Dana/Donation welcome if experiencing any financial difficulty.
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