Summer 2021 schedule

To see next term's schedule, view or download our Autumn 2021 flyer 

ONLINE via ZOOM 
Current term ended on 2 July  - next term [tbc for Sept/Oct] 
Join live or via recordings 
Thurs 10:00 [tbc for Sept/Oct] 
St Albans, Tues (day)
8 June - 13 July, continuing  
31 Aug - 28 Sept (11 weeks)  
Homewood Rd URC 
11:15 Beginners 1 (B1) 
12:20 Beginners 2 (B2) 
13:25 Fundamentals  
St Albans, Thurs (night)
10 June - 15 July, continuing 
2 Sept - 30 Sept (11 weeks) 
Alban & Stephen Primary School 
7:00pm Beginners 1 (B1) 
8:05pm Beginners 2 (B2) 
8:05pm Fundamentals 
Welwyn, Fri (day) 
23 July - 1 Oct (11 weeks) 
(to end in same week as StA)
Vineyard Barn 
10:00 Beginners 1* (B1) 
11:05 Fundamentals* 

In-person cost = £100 for 11 week term.  Online suggested payment = £5 per hour.  Click here for details of how to pay 

Beginners Level 

This level introduces our Tai Chi form.
It teaches the basic movements and core principles of Cheng Man Ch'ing's Tai Chi in three "thirds", ie B1, B2 & B3. Each third is taught  in a 10 week term, in bite size chunks each week. 

Fundamentals Level
  

This level builds internal awareness.
It revisits the whole of Beginners level form with a focus on self-observation, and on making changes which allow you to truly embody the principles of Tai Chi in your personal practice of the form.  

Sensing Hands

This level is a practice for real life.
Also described as "Push Hands", this pairs practice teaches us how we can stay relaxed in contact with others. We connect, listen and respond to them, without feeling anxious or threatened.  

Intermediate Level

This level deepens the meditation. 
It makes minor refinements to smooth out the transitions between individual postures. The form then becomes one continuous flow - an exchange of Yin and Yang that is like simply breathing. 

*Provisional class schedule will be confirmed after week 1. Timings allow for changeover between classes. Please ask about concessions (eg OAPs)