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Beginners Qigong Day Retreat
Sat February 21 10-4.30
I am delighted to be offering this introductory day where we’ll dive into the world of Qi and explore how to harness Qi for health, wellbeing, and healing.
Qigong practice naturally calms and clears the mind, paving the way for creativity, focus, and a relaxed inner space where you can experience more peace, joy, and vitality.
The Yuan Qigong Methods systematically improve the amount, the quality and the flow of Qi throughout your body, while gently opening the heart and connecting you with your innate inner wisdom.
My intention is that you’ll finish the day feeling relaxed and inspired, energised and clear, with some simple new tools to integrate into your daily life. It is truly amazing what a difference regular practice can make and this offers a first step.
What you will learn:
The first two methods of the Yuan Qigong system:
- Tian Yuan – Gathering Qi (life force energy)
- Di Yuan – Storing Qi
You’ll also learn two key supporting practices:
- Pulling Qi
- Dantian Breathing
🌻 Investment: $130 / $110 unwaged
Date: Sat 21 February 2026
Time: 10.0am – 4.30pm
Location: The Birdsnest, Marahau
Register here:https://forms.gle/fa5p9kiWscJyPUaV8
if you have any questions
Nourish the Organs Day Retreat
Sunday 8 March: 9.30-4.30
Do you have any ongoing challenges with your energy, stress levels or overall health? Would you like to feel more grounded, calm and emotionally steady and centred?
I’m offering a YUAN QIGONG DAY RETREAT teaching the organ method: XIA YUAN - a deeply nourishing practice that supports the health and vitality of the internal organs to increase energy and wellbeing and calm.
Xia Yuan includes organ-specific movements, healing sounds and vibrations, colour visualisation, and simple hand postures to nourish the Yin organs (Liver, Heart, Spleen/Pancreas, Lungs, Kidneys, and San Jiao) and in turn support their paired Yang organs (Gallbladder, Small Intestine, Stomach, Colon, and Bladder).
As the organs become more balanced and harmonised, many people notice they feel healthier, more emotionally centred, more open-hearted, less stressed or reactive, and more connected to a sense of wellbeing and inner strength.
Xia Yuan is safe and easy to learn. If you are already practicing Yuan Qigong this can take your practice to a new level.
🌻 Investment: $130 / $110 unwaged Date: 8 March 2026 Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm Location: The Birdsnest, Marahau Register here: https://forms.gle/Q65Tnr1UfGoJtMfb6
If you’d like to participate but are an absolute beginner, or if you have any questions, please contact Rachel:
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Do you need an energy boost, or have a health issue you’d like support with?
Are you looking for more clarity in your life — and a deeper sense of meaning and purpose?
Yuan Gong can help you feel more inspired, uplifted, and motivated. This practice is designed to energise and heal the body, clear and focus the mind, and reconnect you with a calm, relaxed inner state. It also supports a deeper connection with your Pure Heart and True Self — fostering greater happiness, wellbeing, and personal growth.
If you have any questions, feel welcome to contact me:
What is Yuan Qigong?
Yuan Qigong is a contemporary Qigong system created by Yuan Tze in 2013 and now practised all over the world. It is a deeply nourishing practice with the potential to uplift, heal, and support every aspect of life. With regular practice, many people experience improved health, happiness, wellbeing, and a clear pathway of personal growth.
Yuan Qigong combines gentle physical movements and postures, breathing techniques, and a positive use of consciousness to cultivate vitality and inner balance. The methods systematically improve the quantity, quality, and flow of Qi (life force energy) throughout the body and mind, while also gently opening the heart and reconnecting you with your innate inner wisdom.
As Qi becomes stronger and healthier, the body naturally begins transforming what is unhealthy into healthy. Many people notice they feel more energised, flexible, and resilient, and are often surprised by how quickly positive changes can occur. Yuan Qigong also naturally calms and clears the mind, creating a relaxed inner space where creativity, focus, peace, and joy can arise more easily.
Qigong works holistically across the whole system—including the muscles, bones, nerves, endocrine and lymph systems, the brain, and the mind—supporting long-term wellbeing from the inside out. With consistent practice, real results follow, and many people report profound improvements in their health, vitality, and quality of life.
How can Yuan Qigong help you?
Low Energy or Fatique? an increase in energy is often one of the first things people notice when they start doing Qigong.
Aches + Pains, Stiffness? it will help unblock Qi channels to allow for smooth and flexible movement throughout spine, joints, tendons and muscles.
Are you stressed or anxious? Yuan Gong will help you get out of the "mind stream" and away from incessant mental chatter to a deeper calmer more centred space, from which you can think more clearly, be more creative and develop your own potential.
Are you often Emotional? Yuan Gong can help balance your emotions eg, helping you find harmony and balance within yourself.
Overwhelmed, can't concentrate? Yuan Gong brings clear and healthy Qi to the brain and helps calm the mind so you can think more clearly and be more effective at home or at work
Want to have a long and healthy life? Because Yuan Gong floods your body and mind with healthy Vital Qi, it has an anti-ageing effect. Prevention is definitely better than cure. To become healthier and more resilient, to improve a health condition or just for the 'feel good factor', I recommend giving Yuan Gong a try for 3 months and feel the difference.
watch Yuan Gong videos
The Methods
Tian Yuan + Di Yuan
Recharge and Relax the body (MP3/DVD 22 min + 15mins)
These two gentle and flowing methods help you gather and integrate energy from nature into your own body for better health
Ren Yuan
Stretch, Strengthen and Unify the body, Mind and Qi (MP3/DVD 45 min)
This 18 part method works on pushiing Qi/Energy through the meridian system of the body. It works on every part of the body inclufing the muscles, bones, nerves, the organ systems and the mind.
Xia Yuan
Revitalise, Strengthen and Heal the Vital Organs (DVD/MP3 40 min)
This method incorporates sounds, colour and a positive mind along with specific exercises designed to heal and revitalise the internal organs.
Qi Reactions
When you practicing Qigong regularly, it is possible that you might experience old aches and pains, or detox symptoms as the Qi gets to work and starts transforming what isn't healthy into healthy.
My Qualifications:
Certified Yuan Qigong and Ren Xue Teacher 2018
Certified Zhineng Qigong Instructor 2011
My Personal Story
In 2010, my own life and health started to change at an accelerated rate when my path crossed with that of Yuan Tze - founder of the Yuan Gong system.
It was not long before this that I discovered I had a large ovarian cyst on an abdominal scan and I was told that if it got any bigger i would need surgery to remove it. Not only that, I was also suffering with adrenal fatigue which I was struggling to overcome.
I thought that this was a great opportunity to see if Qigong really worked and decided to commit to a 30 minute daily practice until my next scan date - 2 months later. I practiced every day with the strong intention of shrinking the cyst. To my delight, the follow-up scan revealed the cyst had completely disappeared. Not only that, but I experienced a lot more energy along with a wonderful sense of wellbeing and mental clarity. The effects were so marked that I realised that this was something really special and decided to begin studying with Yuan Tze and become a Qigong Teacher. I have been studying with him ever since.
Yuan Tze is the founder of Ren Xue which offers a wonderful path towards continuous life development. The mission of Ren Xue is to uplift yourself and uplift others. It has two sub-systems:
1. Yuan Gong: a nine method Qigong and self development system
2. Yuan Ming: Yuan Ming is healing paradigm for life as a whole - Totality Healing. It is a natural, safe and effective discipline for helping others by identifying and dealing with the root causes of their problems. Based on wisdom and developed by Ren Xue’s founder, Yuan Tze, it brings together elements of both traditional and modern culture to heal all levels of life.
I am extremely grateful for the ongoing positive changes I have experienced and enjoy sharing what I have learnt with others.