Learn Yang-style tai chi and qigong. Mondays, 12:00 – 1:00pm, re-starts on 10 August, after a 20-week run at the Pastures Centre. The class will move to a different venue from 10 August. Watch this space!
This is a joint project of Dao Lu and the African Caribbean Community Health Network (ACCHN), to bring weekly tai chi and qi gong exercises to the African Caribbean residents of the borough. Classes are £7/session drop-in or £25/month. The monthly fee entitles the student to attend as many other weekly community classes of Dao Lu as their schedules allow.
The course is suitable for beginners, and for all ability levels. We hope to introduce the powerful benefits of tai chi to residents in the borough who access physical activity and sport opportunities the least, especially the over 50s and over 60s black men and women. This project received in-kind support from the Council, as part of its new strategy to get more residents physically active – “A Million More Days” as a way of helping address health inequalities in the borough.
Participants will learn basic tai chi movements to improve balance, posture, and awareness of the body. They will be learning a “new language for the body”, in doing so, helping increase their mental focus and improve their cognitive capacity. Participants will also learn a qi gong routine, which helps to cultivate and strengthen energy through breath and movement.