Qi Gong for Wellbeing
Small group Qi Gong class
Learn traditional standing Qi Gong in a small, supportive group.
The class is based on Yeung San Chi Kung Set I (养生气功), which can be translated as “Qi Gong for wellbeing”. It is an eight-posture standing Qi Gong practice from my traditional Yang-style Tai Chi lineage. With no complicated choreography to remember, the practice gives you space to explore posture, relaxation, grounding, attention and a deeper awareness of your body.
No previous experience of Qi Gong or Tai Chi is required.
Next beginner group
Starting 1 November 2026, Sundays 10:00 to 11:00 am
Greenwich, SE10
Four-class beginner pack: £80
Maximum 5 students
Registration opens 15 October 2026
You are very welcome to enquire without committing to join. If the current group is not suitable, you can also register your interest in a future beginner group.
Starting with four classes
Qi Gong develops through repeated practice, so new students begin with a four-class pack rather than attending as a one-off drop-in.
These first classes give us time to establish the foundations of the standing practice — posture and alignment, relaxation, grounding, attention and the basic principles that support the practice.
They also give you enough time to experience Qi Gong properly before deciding whether you would like to continue.
After your first four classes, you are welcome to continue practising with the group.
A simple practice with considerable depth
Yeung San Chi Kung Set I consists of eight standing postures.
Because there is no long sequence of movements to remember, you can spend more time looking inward: where you hold tension, how your weight is distributed, how your body organises itself, and how attention and intention affect your experience.
Standing practice can appear simple, but it develops through repetition. As the practice becomes more familiar, the same postures can be explored with increasing subtlety and depth.
The intensity can be adapted, making the class accessible to complete beginners as well as people who already have experience of Tai Chi, Qi Gong or other embodied practices.
What we practise
The postures are at the centre of the class, but they are not the whole practice. We also practise a short series of simple moving body-relaxation exercises. These are commonly used alongside Tai Chi training and offer an additional way to explore loosening, relaxation and body awareness through movement.
The postures become tools through which we can explore some of the foundational principles of Qi Gong and their purpose in supporting wellbeing.
Alongside learning the postures, we will gradually work with several areas of practice:
Grounding: exploring sinking and rooting, and developing a steadier physical sense of connection with the ground.
Focus and stillness: working with attention and intention, learning to settle into the posture and develop greater internal quiet.
Body listening: developing sensitivity to posture, balance, tension and changes within the body.
Relaxation: learning to recognise unnecessary tension and gradually developing a greater ability to release it without losing structure.
These different aspects support one another. Over time, the practice can deepen your awareness of your body, help you understand the role tension plays in how you stand and move, and develop practical ways of working with both physical tension and a busy mind.
Rooted in traditional Tai Chi
The Yeung San Chi Kung Set taught in this class was created by my Tai Chi master, Master John Ding. It forms part of the foundational training within the traditional Yang-style Tai Chi lineage in which I practise and teach.
Read more about my practice and lineage
Within this tradition, the standing postures are more than physical positions to hold. They provide a structure for exploring and developing internal qualities through practice. The static postures become alive as practice deepens.
This is also why relaxation is treated as a practice rather than simply a state we try to achieve. Over time, we learn to notice unnecessary tension more clearly, soften without losing structure, and use no more effort than is needed.
Read more: Relaxation Is a Practice
You do not need previous experience of Tai Chi or Qi Gong, or a particular understanding of what Qi means for you. Traditional ideas are introduced through practice, with space to explore them through your own experience.
Enquire about the Qi Gong class
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