World Tai Chi and Qigong Day 2019

World Tai Chi and Qigong Day is nearly here.

Celebrate this free event in Liverpool:

Saturday, April 27th at 10am
St John’s Centre, Steble St, L8 6QH.

Doors open 9.30am for a prompt 10am start.

The event will include free workshops, refreshments and a chance to meet with other
tai chi enthusiasts and teachers.

Everyone is welcome. :)

Online payment now available

You can now pay for classes online here via PayPal. You don't need to have a PayPal account to use PayPal - just choose your class from the dropdown menu, click on the "Pay Now" button and enter your credit/debit card details.

• You can pay monthly for your regular class. And don't forget - if you are paying monthly and there is a week when you can't make it to your usual class you can always catch up at a different one without paying extra.
• If you want to go to more than one class a week then the monthly pass is a good deal - £30 for as many classes as you like.
• If you don't like carrying small change and you know you are not going to be able to make it to every class this month, you can even pay for your next single class online.
• Or of course you can carry on paying in cash on the day as normal.

Gift of wellbeing

Give the gift of wellbeing this Mother's Day and buy her a place on a qigong course - Wednesday mornings in Leigh or Thursday evenings in Hindley. Both courses are great value at £50 for the 10 week course.

Just like tai chi, qigong is a great exercise for health and relaxation. It is suitable for all levels of health and ability and can be adapted to the individual. The courses are designed for beginners and no previous knowledge is required.

The daytime class is on Wednesdays, 10am-11am, at Leigh South (TocH) Community Centre, 32 Hope Carr Road, Leigh WN7 3ET, and runs from Wednesday 3 April to Wednesday 5 June.

The evening class is on Thursdays, 6pm-7pm. at Hurst Dance Studios, 51 Market St, Hindley, Wigan WN2 3AE, and runs from Thursday 4 April to 6 June.

For the Wednesday morning classes in Leigh:

And for the Thursday evening class in Hindley:

Boots found at TocH

These soft furry boots were found by Alan after the class at Leigh South Community Centre on Tuesday. Anyone know whose they are?

Happy Lunar New Year!

Xīn nián kuài lè!

Qigong for beginners - upcoming courses

Just like tai chi, qigong is a great exercise for health and relaxation. It is suitable for all levels of health and ability and can be adapted to the individual.

Coming up at the beginning of April are two 10 week courses on Yi Jin Jing muscle and tendon strengthening exercises, one daytime, one evening.

The courses are designed for beginners and no previous knowledge is required. Just like tai chi, though, more advanced students can benefit from going over the basics of each move.

Both courses are great value at £50 for the 10 week course. And if you book by 1 March you get £10 off!

The daytime class is on Wednesdays, 10am-11am, at Leigh South (TocH) Community Centre, 32 Hope Carr Road, Leigh WN7 3ET, and runs from Wednesday 3 April to Wednesday 5 June.

The evening class is on Thursdays, 6pm-7pm. at Hurst Dance Studios, 51 Market St, Hindley, Wigan WN2 3AE, and runs from Thursday 4 April to 6 June.

Click below to get your early booking discount now or email for more information.

For the Wednesday morning classes in Leigh:

And for the Thursday evening classes on Hindley:

Schedule change - classes start 14 January

Classes were scheduled to start again tomorrow, 7 January. However, although I had a fabulous holiday, on the last day I started going down with cruise cough. I am already beginning to feel a bit better, but to avoid passing it on to you all I am going to take an extra week off and do lots of tai chi and qigong at home.

Classes will now start again the week commencing 14 January. I look forward to seeing you all then. :)