Classes
Some classes are currently virtual (see timetable below).
Our virtual classes use Zoom. Please download the “ZOOM Cloud Meetings” app from the App Store or Google Play, or zoom.us/download for laptops.
Start the app, and use the meeting number:
918 735 2527
(contact us if you need the password)
Read more on setting up and participating in Zoom meetings here.
Timetable
This table of classes will be updated as soon as we hear of changes.
| Day | Name | Start | End | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Tai Chi Fans / Forms (alternates weekly) All levels | 6pm | 7pm | VIRTUAL |
| Joe's Stretches (donation) | 7.30pm | 8.30pm | VIRTUAL | |
| Wednesday | Women's Tai Chi | 10am | 11.15am | Pimp Hall Nature Reserve (weather dependent) Click to open Google map |
| Tai Chi for Beginners Level 1 (beginners - 1st form and Qi Gong) | 5.30pm | 6.30pm | VIRTUAL | |
| Thursday | Tai Chi in Higham Hill Level 4 (advanced - e.g. 56 step form) | 5.30pm (virtual) 5.45pm (physical | 6.30pm 6.45pm | Alternating weeks: VIRTUAL or PHYSICAL at Higham Hill Recreation Ground Hecham Close E17 5QT (off Higham Hill Road) (weather permitting) |
| Tai Chi for Health | 5.30pm (if in person) 6.30pm (if on Zoom) | 6.30pm 7.30pm | Langthorne Park Meet at the Theatre area Click to open Google map VIRTUAL if wet |
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| Friday | Women's Tai Chi Corner | 10am | 11.30am | Lloyd Park (weather dependent) |
| Joe's Fitness (donation) | 5pm | 6pm | VIRTUAL | |
| Saturday | Yoga with Harshvardhan | 09.15am | 10.45am | VIRTUAL |
| Sunday | Sunday Tai Chi Corner All levels | 10am | 11am | Lloyd Park (weather dependent) |
Virtual Café
| Thursday | 19th August | 11am | Study group - how the five elements relate to Tai Chi and Qi Gong. |
| Sunday | 25th July | 5pm | Tiktok, gatekeeper culture, fashion... from a young person's perspective + Q/A |
Specials!
| Sundays | Board Games with Marilyn | 7pm - 8.30pm | VIRTUAL |
Monthly Tai Chi Forms Workshops
| No forms workshops booked at the moment |
Donation classes
Donations are entirely optional and anonymous – feel free to join in if you can’t afford to donate easily. Please donate using online banking (see Join Dao Lu) with references as below:
- Joe’s Fitness: suggested donation £5 per week (either or both classes) with reference JOES FITNESS so we can pass donations onto him. Feedback form for Joe’s Fitness
- Traditional Yoga with Harshvardhan: 8 week course, 90 minutes per session. From 24th July to 25th September 2021. Back to Yoga basics with an Indian master – lots of fundamental stretches and meditation with a focus on knees, back and shoulders.
- £5 donation for Dao Lu students/associates; or £35 advance for whole 8-week course
- £7 donation for non-Dao Lu people; or £50 advance for whole 8-week course
- For those who have financial difficulties, any smaller amount or FREE
- Reference TRADYOGA so we can pass donations onto Harshvardhan
- See Traditional Yoga with Harshvardhan
Virtual class requirements
- You must be well enough to take part in your home
- Participation is at your own risk
- You must have a quiet area suitable for Tai Chi training – enough space around, suitable (non-slip) flooring and a solid chair for balance if required
- Please be aware that classes may be recorded
Physical class requirements for Covid-19
Our physical classes are in line with government guidance. Organised sport and exercise is exempt from the “rule of 6”. Please see our page on Current Goverment Guidance.
- Social distancing (2m) at all times
- Carry your own hand-sanitiser – clean hands on arrival and departure
- Use your own equipment such as fan (do not share)
- Let the instructor know your access needs and/or health issues (particularly new students and/or regular students who had a change in circumstances)
- If unwell, do not attend physical classes
- If feeling unwell during a class, please let the instructor know and leave for home immediately to rest / self-isolate
- Bring water, sun hat and cream if hot, and stay in shady spot
- Train within the allocated area
- A register of attendee’s names will be taken at each session. Dao Lu has other contact information
- If wet, classes will be virtual
