1-Day Retreat: Discover Balance and Harmony with 5-Element Qigong, 20 Sept 2025

1-Day Retreat: Discover Balance and Harmony with 5-Element Qigong, 20 Sept 2025

Wouldn’t it be amazing if there was a way to re-balance yourself when you feel ‘out of kilter’. Absolutely!  Through the ancient, revitalising art of 5-Element Qigong you can learn how restore and rejuvenate your body, mind and soul.

Whether you’re new to qigong (pronounced chee-gong) or looking to deepen your existing practice, this 1-day retreat is a chance to reconnect with what truly sustains you — inside and out. Read More

Free tai chi for Matariki, Fri 20 June 2025, Manurewa

Free tai chi for Matariki, Fri 20 June 2025, Manurewa

All ages and abilities welcome for FREE tai chi and qigong at Kauri Point Reserve in Wattle Downs, Manurewa, on the official Matariki holiday of 20 June 2025, at 11 – 11.45am.

We will flow through the calming and harmonising Tai Chi for Strength and Balance followed by the beautiful Māori Qigong called “Hikitia te Hā” (uplifting breathing), which will be spoken in both Te Reo and English. Read More

Tai chi and qigong: Your secret winter warmers

Tai chi and qigong: Your secret winter warmers

Feeling all shivery in the mornings? What about when curled up under two duvets at night, dreaming of flying north or to the Pacific Islands to follow the sun?

As the days grow shorter and the chill sets in, many of us start hunting for ways to stay warm without simply cranking up the heater or huddling under several blankets all winter.

Tai chi and qigong might not be the first things that come to mind when you think of keeping warm — but they should be. Read More

Use it or lose it

Use it or lose it

Is loss of muscle and strength inevitable as we age? Do we just ‘go gentle into that good night’?

Absolutely not! Discover how older adults are giving ageing a taste of their muscles. To quote one of them, “If you don’t move, you’ll become immovable!” Read More

Retreat: Healing Qigong and the Zen of Kintsugi, Sat 3 May 2025

Retreat: Healing Qigong and the Zen of Kintsugi, Sat 3 May 2025

This 1-day retreat is truly unique as I have never before offered this amazing combination of ancient Chinese and Japanese practices. Join me on Saturday 3 May for a day of self-care. I will guide you on how to nurture your health with healing qigong, and let go of stress by embracing wabi sabi and the golden magic of kintsugi.

Participants: Adults aged 18+. Beginners will be very welcome. Read More

Tai chi in Tokyo: A feast for body and soul, 2026/2027

Tai chi in Tokyo: A feast for body and soul, 2026/2027

Join me in Tokyo in late 2026 or early 2027 for five fabulous food filled days with tranquil tai chi to satisfy your soul.

If you are tempted to taste the divine and delectable food of Japan and also to explore how tai chi and qigong intertwine with profound Zen philosophies, then this trip is for you.

Tai chi beginners through to seasoned practitioners will all be very welcome. Limited to just SIX people so don’t hesitate—reach out today to secure your place on this unique tour. Read More

Inspire your creativity with nature and the art of tai chi, 22 Sept 2024

Inspire your creativity with nature and the art of tai chi, 22 Sept 2024

Do you wish you could simply let go and be free to try something creative – just for fun, just for you, even if just for a day?  Abracadabra … your wish is granted.

Join me at the picturesque Ōtorohanga Museum for a transformative 1-day workshop where the ancient arts of tai chi and qigong blend seamlessly with making earth art in te taiao (the natural world/the environment) and with other mindfulness-based art practices. Read More