I love sharing my Qigong practice out in nature, where we can plug directly into to the support and rootedness of mother earth.
About
- Start with a gentle warm up to wake up the body and get our Qi flowing
- Move through standing qigong forms to connect with the trees, the earth and nature all around us. Leaving you calm centred and ready to take on the world.
If you’re new to qigong, you’re very welcome! This is an open level class and you’ll be guided through everything.
Time and Location
These will be pop-up Qigong sessions on Wednesday’s 1-2pm near Radyr and Friday’s 12.30-1.30pm in Bute Park.
Wednesday 1-2pm
Proposed dates: June 24th, July 1st, 15th & 22nd, August 12th, 19th and 26th.
We will meet at the Radyr and Morgantown football pitch behind Pugh’s garden centre. I recommend parking in Pughs car park and then walking down the lane to the football area. There are some big trees for shade and a lovely view of Castel Coch and beyond.
Friday 12.30-13.30pm
Proposed dates: June 26th, July 24th, August 21st & 28th
We will meet at the Secret Garden Cafe in Bute park and then find a spot under one of the many magnificent trees in the park to practice together. These sessions will be weather dependent so do join the whats app group for updates. Click the link and ill send you the details with updates.
Both these sessions are weather dependent so do join the whats app group for updates. Click the link and ill send you the details with updates.
Sessions are open to all and payment is donation based with a suggested donation of £7-10
What to Bring
- Something to sit on if the ground is damp
- Comfortable clothes you can move freely in
- Flat comfortable shoes with minimum support are good or of course you can get fully grounded and go with bare feet
See you in the trees
In Blackwater Woods – By Mary Oliver
Look, the trees
are turning
their own bodies
into pillars
of light,
are giving off the rich
fragrance of cinnamon
and fulfillment,
the long tapers
of cattails
are bursting and floating away over
the blue shoulders
of the ponds,
and every pond,
no matter what its
name is, is
nameless now.
Every year
everything
I have ever learned
in my lifetime
leads back to this: the fires
and the black river of loss
whose other side
is salvation,
whose meaning
none of us will ever know.
To live in this world
you must be able
to do three things:
to love what is mortal;
to hold it
against your bones knowing
your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go,
to let it go.”
Sunhouse 