Welcome to Longwater Tai Chi

What is Tai Chi?

Unlike aerobics and most forms of modern Western exercise, Tai Chi steadily teaches you how it is possible to achieve vibrant health and assist healing through correct body alignments and low-impact movements. It is based most importantly on moderation, known as the 70% Rule. The internal health aspects of Qigong (subtle energy 'Qi' work, pronounced chee gong) practised alone or within Tai Chi can help relieve physical, emotional and mental tension and stress and pave the way to self-healing, reducing your dependence on the overburdened health service. We believe that the way we teach Tai Chi is safe for people of all ages and levels of fitness.

Longwater Tai Chi holds regular classes and workshops in Wilton, Salisbury and Downton in Wiltshire, Fordingbridge in Hampshire and Verwood, St Ives and St Leonard's in Dorset. We also teach private lessons and small groups at our studio in Downton plus some specialist groups, corporate sessions and groups in new areas, by arrangement.

The different ways in which we teach our curriculum are designed to suit your interest and commitment, from taster sessions, weekly drop-in classes; weekend, day, half day or mini workshops, to regular short form, long form, qigong and meditation courses for those who want a more challenging or long-term commitment.

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New classes starting Sept 2017

From September 2017 we will be restructuring some key daytime and evening classes in Wilton, Salisbury and Downton and creating regular workshops to start teaching Tai Chi for health in different formats, to include beginners.

If your main interest is to learn Tai Chi for health and wellbeing, why not try our new Wu style Tai Chi classes and workshops? If you are the active type and prefer a more robust approach to learning Tai Chi then our Yang style sessions may be what you are looking for. Click here for more details.

We will be letting students try any of the new weekly classes at discounted rates for 1 session before deciding whether it suits them. Please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you like more information.

My personal trainer has me doing tai chi

Howard Jacobson,The Guardian, 8th July 2017

"I make neither boast nor apology, but I have started to explore that form of martial mysticism the Chinese call tai chi. It’s the slow, trance-like movements that appeal to me, even when I’m being a soaring crane or sharpening my tiger claws on the living room carpet. To be frank, all I’m really doing is learning how to breathe, my personal trainer having told me that I have never breathed properly in the whole of my life"...

For the full article, click here.

A general resource for how Tai Chi can benefit health. 

http://www.taichihealth.info/

Join us for Five Seasons Qigong

Learn how to integrate qigong practices into your normal busy life whilst staying in harmony with the seasons. Let the naturally changing energies of nature nourish and guide your mind, body and spirit. For the first time this year, we will be teaching a series of 'immersion' weekend workshops that span the year and its seasons. Discover and embody ancient practices that were created to naturally resonate with the energies of the Earth through its annual cycle.

During each of the 5 Seasons of the year, we aim to bring you the best practices to support your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing for that seasonal phase. If you attend all the workshops, you will have learnt 5 beneficial sets of practices to help you integrate your lifestyle with the core energies of nature.

September 2017 - Late Summer to Centre & Integrate
November 2017 - Autumn Gathering
January 2018 - Winter Storing
April 2018 - Spring Growth and Extension

June 2018 - Summer's Joyful Opening

Please visit our curriculum or events page for more details.