Classes
Online classes:
Tuesdays 11am Qigong
Wednesdays 11am Somatics
Wednesdays 7pm Tai chi (long form)
Thursdays 11am Tai chi (short form)
All classes are free and last 40 minutes. All classes are open to everyone.
How to Join: Email and I will give you the ID codes and passwords for the classes.
Outdoor classes:
Sundays 11am Tai chi Westbourne Gardens, Liskeard
Wednesdays 2pm Tai chi Upton Cross playing field
£5 per session. Please book by email - - as numbers are limited due to social distancing. If weather is bad please phone to check the class is on - 07729 907056
Bring water to drink.
Beginners welcome
What to Expect
Qigong: Simple, gentle, slow, flowin movements, co-ordinating with the breath. We practise Five Animals Qigong, Five Daoist Exercises, Dragon Plays with a Pearl, Da Wu or Great Dance and a stretching exercise called "Shen Jin Ba Gu".
Somatics: Subtle, controlled, slow movements that connect your centre to your periphery and help y ou to release muscular tension. Most of the movements are done lying on the floor so you need a mat.
Tai chi: Slow, flowing sequences that are martial in origin. We practise Chen styled Tai chi, the oldest style of Tai chi, and are studying the Laojia form. We do silk reeling exercises as a warm up and work on one or two patterns per session.
Usual weekly timetable - currently suspended
Mondays at St Keyne Village hall
10-11am Tai chi
Mondays at Dobwalls Memorial Hall
12.30 - 1.30pm Qigong
Tuesdays at Lux Park Leisure Centre, Liskeard
1-2pm Tai chi and fan form
Wednesdays at Liskerrett Centre, Varley Lane, Liskeard
10-11am Qigong
Wednesdays at Liskerrett Centre, Liskeard
11.30am-12.30pm Somatics
Wednesdays at Upton Cross Village Hall, PL14 5AN
2-3pm Tai chi
Wednesdays at Millpool Centre, Looe,
7.30-9pm Tai chi
More Details About the Classes.
All classes are open to beginners but some of the classes are more vigorous than others.
There are classes in Tai chi, Qigong and Somatics. In general the Qigong classes are more gentle than the Tai chi classes as they can be adapted for sitting. And the day time classes are more gentle than the evening ones. Somatics is very gentle but you need to be able to lie on the floor.
Mondays 10-11am St Keyne Village Hall
Tai chi, chen style silk reeling exercises, Laojia form - short form (first 15 patterns)
We also practise shen jin ba gu stretching exercise.
Medium gentle
Mondays 12.30 - 1.30pm Dobwalls Memorial Hall
Qigong - Five Animals, Ba Duan Jin, Da Wu
Chen style silk reeling
Shen Jin Ba Gu, stretching exercise
Gentle
Tuesdays 1-2pm Lux Park Leisure Centre, Liskeard
Tai chi, chen style silk reeling exercises, Laojia form - short and long form.
Optional extra - fan form after class for about 15 minutes.
Medium vigorous
Wednesdays 10-11am Liskerrett Centre, Liskeard
Qigong - Five Aniimals, Ba Duan Jin, Da Wu
Chen style silk reeling
Shen Jin Ba Gu.
Gentle
Wednesdays 11.30 - 12.30 Liskerrett Centre, Liskeard
Somatics Following Thomas Hanna's original movement series, (for example "The Myth of Aging", "Delicate Backs"
Gentle
Wednesdays 2-3pm Upton Cross Village Hall
Tai chi, chen style silk reeling exercises, Laojia form - short form (first 15 patterns)
Medium
Wednesdays 7.30-9pm Looe Millpool Centre
Tai chi, chen style silk reeling exercises, Laojia form - short and long form.
Vigorous
Thursdays 12 noon - 1pm once a month, Lostwithiel Community Centre
upcoming dates : April 23rd, May 28th, June 18th, July 23rd.
Tai chi, chen style silk reeling, Laojia form. Medium, gentle.