Tai Chi Qigong Active - Downton

You won't know how nice it is until you try it!

Join us for Energising Tai Chi Qigong!

Join us for 50-55 minutes of low-impact, energising exercise in this popular Tai Chi Qigong class. Moves are performed standing, (chairs are available if you need to sit for a while), there is no floor/mat work. Suitable for all age groups and suitable for Active Beginners.

This Tai Chi Qigong class will work with the enjoyable, flowing 'Shibashi Set 1' moves PLUS some aspects and moves from other Tai Chi Qigong Sets. With their roots in Tai Chi, these calming, enjoyable exercises are pleasant to perform and much simpler than the deep study of our traditional Tai Chi curriculum, while offering many of the benefits. The flowing movements are generally done to relaxing music and are repeated with instructions, so you don't have to remember a lot of detail and sequence. There are also occasions when we may stand (or sit) still for a while, to work on quietening the mind to explore the more subtle meditative and perceptive aspects of Tai Chi Qigong.

This form of exercise can help improve balance, flexibility, breathing, memory and general well-being, through releasing stress and tension.

Cost £10
Class led by Jane Launchbury, Senior Instructor Tai Chi Union of Great Britain.

To be sure of a place, please book your class/es online, in advance.  We allow people to select only the classes they know that they can attend, to avoid charging everyone for a whole term and also to allow people to try a single class. This also enables us to manage our class numbers. Payment can be made immediately by Paypal; or by  choosing “offline payment” you can pay by BACS or at the class. If you book a class, you need to pay for it. We cannot offer refunds for non-attendance; nor can we re-schedule classes for you. You are welcome to attend as a 'drop-in' but we cannot guarantee you a place if the class is fully booked.

New Beginner or Change of Circumstances? Please fill in a PAR-Q Form and bring it with you, or email to us, (we have paper copies at class if needed):

https://www.longwatertaichi.co.uk/longwater-par-q-form

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"Thank you for teaching us Tai Chi.
We all come out feeling much happier, brighter and more supple!"
- C from Downton

"It's good humoured, it's physical, it's OK for oldies - and it's mind-stretching." 
- R from Coombe Bissett

About the Exercises

This class is based on 'Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi', which means 18 movements. With their roots in Tai Chi, these calming and enjoyable movements are very much simpler to follow than the traditional forms but still offer many of the benefits. The flowing movements are usually done to relaxing music, are simple to copy and are repeated with the instructor, so you don't have to remember a lot of instructions and sequence. The movements can help improve balance, flexibility, memory and general well-being through releasing stress and tension.