Taiji & Qigong Classes in Birmingham & Online

Slow down. Breathe deeply. Reconnect body and mind.

Gentle but powerful practices for calmness, balance, vitality and inner steadiness — taught in a welcoming and authentic way for complete beginners and experienced students alike.

Cloud Gate offers authentic Taiji and Qigong classes in Birmingham and online, welcoming complete beginners as well as experienced practitioners seeking a deeper and more grounded approach to practice.

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New to Taiji and Qigong?

Many people come to Taiji and Qigong feeling stressed, tense, exhausted or disconnected from themselves.

Through gentle movement, standing meditation and mindful practice, students often rediscover calmness, strength, grounding and clarity that carries into everyday life.

Start exploring Taiji and Qigong.

Posture

Alignment

Balance

Flow

What to expect in a class

Exploring the art

Cloud Gate aims to make training Taiji and Qigong accessible and interesting while maintaining an authentic approach to practice. The focus is on teaching Taiji and Qigong as clearly and as accurately as possible, allowing full access to their benefits.

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"Being able to do Qigong with such an experienced teacher, flexibly and online, makes it so helpful and accessible. Everything is always explained really well and all the classes and workshops are incredibly good value."

Julia

Experience

Jon is a recognised and qualified teacher in the methods and traditions of Master Sam Tam.

Qigong

He teaches various Qigong methods from Master Sam Tams system and other sources including

The full Soaring Crane Qigong system
5 Animal Qigong - The Bear routine
Hun Yuan Qigong
Emei Qigong routines
Yi Jin Jing
Ba Duan Jin - The Eight Strands of Brocade
Five Element Qigong

Taiji Form

Jons Taiji focus is with the form as taught by Master Sam Tam though he also teaches and practices other approaches such as the Master Huang short form and refined form methods including Master Huangs loosening exercises.

Standing Meditations

Step by step progression through various approaches as taught by Master Sam Tam.

Partner work including

Push hands - Single hand and double hand sensing and feeling drills
Yielding exercises
Short two person forms

"I’m very new to this and have only been to 5 sessions so far. However I wanted to try practising as a de-stress after work and it certainly does that. The practice helps calm my mind and focus internally giving me strength and clarity and Jon is the most wonderful, calm and experienced tutor. "

Ben