TUESDAY & THURSDAY EVENINGS | WITNEY, OXFORDSHIRE
Weekly T’ai Chi Ch’uan Yang Long Form Classes
MARY-ELLEN, OXFORDSHIRE“Helen’s welcoming teaching style provides an ideal environment in which to learn the movements and philosophy of T’ai Chi.”
Welcome to the T’ai Chi Room
T’ai Chi & Qigong - weekly classes & workshops in Witney, Oxfordshire.
I run ten-week courses for Beginners, Rising Beginners & Intermediates. Spring term 2027 starts Tuesday 5 January 2027. Thursday class starts 7 January 2027. I also run workshops - some for complete beginners and some workshops are designed for experienced students only.
Just starting out? - Weekly T’ai Chi Postures & Presence Class
A popular place to start; it’s a foundational course, many students have gone on to join the T’ai Chi Beginners having practised some of the movements in the Postures & Presence class. It is a mix of T’ai Chi, Qigong and meditation. We concentrate on mindful movement, flexibility, mobility and wellbeing. We do this by connecting movement, with mind & breath.
How does this differ from the Beginners T’ai Chi classes?
Exercise-based, we don’t cover the T’ai Chi Form in its sequence; but we lay good foundations for learning about the T’ai Chi postures and principles.
Spring Term- Where and when?
5.50pm - 6.40pm, Tuesdays - The Corn Exchange, Witney
You are welcome to go ahead and book your place in the Spring Term class. Link here -
How is T’ai Chi so good for you?
T’ai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art. It is a gentle form of exercise, which is performed in a series of slow, graceful, mindful movements. It is sometimes referred to as a moving meditation.
T’ai Chi practice has long been reputed to improve fitness & posture; strengthen and tone the body, whilst relaxing and clearing the mind from everyday stresses.
At the end of classes, students are left feeling calm, yet alert & rejuvenated; they have had a chance to fully relax and “let go.” T’ai Chi is an altogether uplifting experience for mind, body & spirit.
Helen teaches the T’ai Chi Chu’uan Yang Long Form (Helen’s instructor was a student of the late Gerda Geddes). In fact, with a little help from her friends,* Helen’s lineage can now be traced back to Master Chen Chag-Xing who lived in China in the 1700s.
*Thanks & acknowledgments go to Ian Mac, who introduced himself to Helen as the co-ordinator of a group of ex-students of the late Gerda Geddes.
What does the T’ai Chi Room offer?
T’ai Chi classes
T’ai Chi courses run as weekly classes on Tuesday & Thursday evenings in Witney, Oxfordshire. Classes are open to complete beginners. Students join the Intermediates class when they have progressed through Parts I, II & III of the T’ai Chi Form.
New to T’ai Chi?
If you are new to T’ai Chi, please get in touch using the CONTACT button.
Your options are to join the Beginners Class for the beginning of Part II, or to start with the foundational T’ai Chi Postures & Presence class.
Please provide your name, email and mobile contacts and we can discuss what works best for you.
T’ai Chi Booster Workshop - Part I, The T’ai Chi Form 16 January 2027
For students who have already started learning Part I of the T’ai Chi Chu’uan Yang Long form with me, this is a Booster session, to increase confidence.
This date and venue is now confirmed.
Head to the Bookings tab and reserve your space now.
If you are looking to start T’ai Chi from scratch, please get in touch using the CONTACT button.
Sunrise sessions & corporate wellbeing programs
T’ai Chi exercise demonstration, filmed at Wittenham Clump, Oxfordshire. NOW available in a digital format. Watch on the go, from your mobile or tablet. This T’ai Chi film includes warm-up; meditation; demonstration of Parts I, II & III, and “mini teaches” of complex movements.
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Corporate wellness programs are on the rise. Employers are starting to make the connection between corporate performance and the wellbeing of their employees. Helen works with nominated wellbeing champions to organise Sunrise sessions for Away Days and workplace T’ai Chi courses (e.g. as Lunch & Learn) for businesses local to Witney/ Chipping Norton.
Sunrise sessions help teams to get themselves into a creative mindset. Known as a ‘moving meditation,’ T’ai Chi promotes increased awareness and an opening up of the senses. Bringing this mindfulness practice to teams in preparation of their Away Day means that they can set their intentions at Sunrise for a day of productive, inclusive collaboration.
Lunch & Learn sessions run as a short 8-week course and give employees the chance to recalibrate and rejuvenate. Participants return to their desks for an afternoon of focus and increased productivity - whilst knowing that they have shrugged off any negativity, resistance, avoidance or stuckness which may have crept into the day.
Spoiler alert!! We don’t have to press harder or ‘push through’ to become more productive. T’ai Chi offers a mental break from the slog, and brings new perspectives for flow ;)
See what students have said about T’ai Chi sessions with me.
“Holding a lunchtime Tai Chi class for our staff has been great. We had a high uptake and everyone that attended really enjoyed it. It is something we will definitely consider running again as part of our staff wellbeing programme.”
– Alex, Chipping Norton
Image credit: Michael Raab at Pixabay
“Really valuable and enjoyable booster session, which helped me gain confidence and feel a growing connection to the T'ai Chi forms. ”
– Charlotte, Oxfordshire
Image credit: CDD20 on Pixabay