QI Gong

I am a fully trained Qi Gong teacher, currently studying under Master Simon Blow, a 29th-generation lineage holder of Da Yan (Wild Goose) Qi Gong. My practice and teaching are deeply rooted in traditional Daoist internal Qi Gong, focusing on cultivating health, balance, and inner calm.

Internal Qi Gong is often described as “meditation in movement,” combining breath, intention, and gentle flowing exercises to open energy channels, strengthen the organs, and harmonize body and mind. In my classes, I guide students through practices that support physical wellbeing, emotional balance, and the cultivation of vital energy (qi).

I have been privileged to run courses specifically designed for carers, charities, and people living with dementia and life-limiting illnesses, creating a supportive and nurturing space for healing and wellbeing.

My approach is gentle, accessible, and inclusive — welcoming students and clients of all ages and experience levels. Whether you’re looking to improve health, reduce stress, or reconnect with your inner self, my sessions offer a nurturing and transformative path to balance and vitality.

The benefits of internal qigong practice are vast. Internal qigong practice is beneficial for all people and can help with physical and emotional ailments that a practitioner may be suffering from. The main practice of internal qi gong is the practice of taking in healthy fresh qi and expelling the waste, toxins, and unhealthy qi that have accumulated in our bodies over time. Alongside this practice is the practice of collecting qi and storing it in the dantian to strengthen the body and revitalize the energy and the spirit. After extensive practice and enough qi has been cultivated in the dantian of a practitioner they can then learn to use it to strengthen the five organs (recognized in Traditional Chinese Medicine) and also to use the mind an intention to circulate qi to open the body’s energy channels and meridians. The result being that a practitioner’s body and mind then gradually returns to the calm, soft, supple state of a child.

The practice of qigong is a method that people of all body types, ages, and goals can partake in. The practice of qigong can help strengthen a practitioner's external and internal bodies, vital energies, and spirit. By awakening the potential of our bodies, strengthening our immunity and inner-communication, and understanding each pathways of circulation, we work towards having a clean and calm body, mind, and spirit.

“I’m currently running classes in Herefordshire and Hay-on-Wye. Feel free to email me for more info, or follow along on Instagram @awenaretreat for the latest updates.”