At Peak House Practice we believe in treating the whole person: mind, body and spirit...

We are one of a small number of centres in Europe that teaches Zhan Zhuang style, or 'standing pole' Qigong.

We hold Qigong classes throughout the week:
 
Monday: 5.30pm - 7.00pm / 7.30pm - 9.00pm
Thursday: 10.00am-11.30am / 6.00pm-7.30pm / 8.00pm-9.30pm
 and Saturday mornings: 8.30am - 10.00am / 10.30am - 12.00pm

Our classes are led by David James Lees, an ordained Taoist Master and Qigong instructor who is also a qualified Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner and Member of the British Acupuncture Council. David has over 30 years experience teaching Qigong in the UK and China.

Our classes suitable for anyone, regardless of age or physical condition - beginners and newcomers from other disciplines are very welcome.

We also run quarterly Qigong afternoon workshops which provide a fuller teaching and practice for students.

A normal class session includes:

Introductory teaching

Opening guided meditation

Eight Silken Brocade exercises

Zhan Zhuang Qigong stances (Inc. Taoist sounds)

Refreshments, feedback & discussion

Closing quiet meditations

Pronounced 'Chee Gong', 'Qi' roughly translated means air, breath of life or vital essence; 'Gong' means work, self-discipline, achievement or mastery.

Qigong is a discipline whose practice allows us to gain control over the life force that courses throughout our bodies. It is a medical meditation that is practised by millions worldwide in some form. Chinese Taoists were early advocates of Qigong. They taught that Acupuncture, Chinese herbology and Qigong are three parts of a single entity...as closely related as water, steam and ice.

As well as cultivating Qi to aid your own health, through practice Qi energy can be used to heal and help others. A person practising Qigong may appear to be sitting or standing quietly in a peaceful meditation, being aware of their body and the world around them. After a while a deep sense of well-being and peace falls over the body, slowly building up so that you can move through the five Qigong stances (5 minutes in each stance) as inner strength, balance and the cultivation of Qi grows stronger.

There are numerous forms of Qigong practiced throughout the world, we practice a form known as;

Zhan Zhuang (standing pole)

"A small movement is better than a big movement,  No movement is better than a small movement,
Stillness is the mother of all movements. "

This beautiful and powerful form of Qigong which is said to be one of China's greatest treasures. 

For more information on our classes please visit our website: www.peakhousepractice.com