welcome to the orakle qi gong community, friend!
qi gong is an ancient Chinese energy movement practice. it is available and accessible to all abilities and bodies.
we gather each Sunday at Bethnal Green nature reserve, nestled under a canopy of trees, and medicinal plants.
We will explore foundational movements, theories and concepts of qi gong. Cultivating the soft strength and playful movements that are at the core of qi gong's health benefits, for longevity and a balanced life. Moving somatically, bones guides students into a poetic relationship to their bodies and the space and world/nature around them.
Through connecting to this ancient practice, we can embody tools to help us move through the winding journey of life.
With continued practice, you may find yourself to feel a sense of deep embodiment, easeful movement, and balanced emotions.
Spring term is Sunday 20th April - Sunday 15th June
(minus 11th May as bones is teaching a workshop which you will hear about soon!)
classes are pay-wot-u-can and some free spots are available each session
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bones tan jones is an artist, composer and vocalist, and has been facilitating accessible and radical martial arts community spaces since 2016. They also run Orakle Apothecary, a space to explore the wisdom of herbs and earth based crafts. bones has been facilitating and teaching radical martial arts and herbal spaces for QTIBIPOC communities since 2016, as Shadows Fight Club. Inspired by ancient myths and poetry, their art, music and energy movement practices have converged, allowing them the craft of cultivating a space of creative expansive movement, deep learning, and joyful experimentation throughout their classes.
bones trained with and mentors on Jean Hall & James Rafael's 240hrYT Daoist Flow Yoga teacher training and Mimi Kuo-Deemer's 40hr 5 Element Qi Gong Teacher CPU as well as undertaking Mimi's year long teacher mentorship in 2021. bones has been training with Shifu Yanzi in Shaolin Gong Fu and Shifu Long in Wu Style Taiji and weaponry since 2018. bones is also currently under tutelage and training with the Anglesey Druid Order.