In a group
Practising together, in small groups.
Wu Taiji in a small fixed group, self-defence for your group and one morning a month when you take time for yourself and find your way back into your strength together with others.
Starts in October · one place left
A closed ten-week course, on Tuesdays in Parque Quinta Magnólia in Funchal, surrounded by greenery. In a small, fixed group you learn Wu Taiji, a style of Tai Chi, step by step, flowing movements that make you calm, upright and strong.
Because the group stays the same from start to finish, I can accompany everyone well, and you grow together over the ten weeks. No previous experience needed.
On request · 4, 6, 8 or 10 weeks
Are you a circle of friends, a club, a school or a team and want to learn together how to stand up for yourselves and stay safe? I offer closed courses of four, six, eight or ten weeks, tailored to your group.
You learn to sense difficult situations early, to carry yourselves with confidence and to show a clear boundary with body and voice. For emergencies we practise simple, effective techniques that still work under stress. Every enquiry includes a free initial consultation.
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One Saturday morning a month
A retreat is a turning point, what carries you afterwards is regularity. Once a month we meet on a Saturday morning for about four hours, in a small group of no more than twelve participants.
We begin with feeling and arriving in the body. With small nature rituals we reconnect with ourselves and with what carries us, with the earth beneath our feet, with water, light and breath. This connection is the ground for everything else.
In partner exercises you feel where in everyday life you give in and give up space, often without noticing. Then you practise holding your ground: firm footing, clear voice, distinct boundary. At the end we anchor what you experienced so you can take it into your everyday life.
Every two to three months we meet completely outdoors in nature.
The structure stays familiar, so you can join at any time. The focus in the middle changes every month and follows the phases of Rooted Strength: grounding and presence, voice and boundaries, physical self-defence, anchoring.
Landing in the body, feeling the ground, a nature ritual opens the circle.
Feeling in partner exercises where you give in and where you stand.
Holding your ground, being heard and showing a clear boundary.
Gathering what you experienced and taking it into everyday life.
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