MONDAY EVENINGS | WITNEY, OXFORDSHIRE
Weekly T’ai Chi Chu’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 2026 starts Monday 5 January 2025. Thursday class starts 8 January 2026. I also run workshops - some for complete beginners and some workshops are designed for experienced students only.
NEW CLASS for 2026 - T’ai Chi Postures & Presence
A mix of T’ai Chi and Qigong. We will concentrate on mindful movement, flexibility, mobility and wellbeing. Setting you up for a year of calmness and a new healthy start for 2026 by connecting movement, with mind & breath.
How does this differ from the Beginners T’ai Chi classes?
Exercise-based, we won’t cover the T’ai Chi Form in its sequence; but we will lay good foundations for learning T’ai Chi postures and principles.
When?
Starting Monday 5 January 2026
Where?
The Kings School, Witney
Timings?
5.50pm - 6.40pm, Mondays
Please see Classes tab for schedule of dates.
To reserve your space use the links in the Bookings tab. Scroll for NEW T’ai Chi Postures & Presence class.
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 Monday & 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?
The next new Beginners’ course starts on 5 January 2026.
Please head to the Bookings tab to secure your place in the NEW T’ai Chi Postures & Presence class. (Mondays, The Kings School Witney starting 5 January 2026.)
Have questions? Please use the CONTACT button. You will need to provide your name, email and mobile contacts.
T’ai Chi workshop - 31 January 2026
The “Reclaim Your Calm” workshop soothes the nervous system and connects mind and body through gentle somatic movements and mindfulness. As you drop into the body, you’ll build presence and become the empty vessel - free from the noise that weighs you down.
We’ll create space for calmness and clarity - and explore insights from the Positive Intelligence® program which strengthen mental fitness, and the mindsets that underpin wellbeing.
You’ll learn how to:
Cultivate calm consistently
Use exercises to soothe your nervous system and reset your trajectory
Build awareness around the internal experience (mindfulness)
Let go of your default settings which are no longer helpful
Apply self-command practices for conscious, intentional choices
Stay connected - even when life throws a curveball
Students will leave with a customised Roadmap for a year of balance and flow.
Head to the Bookings tab and select to attend in person or on Zoom.
Sunrise sessions & corporate wellbeing programs
T’ai Chi exercise DVD, filmed at Wittenham Clump, Oxfordshire. T’ai Chi DVD includes warm-up; meditation; demonstration of Parts I, II & III, and “mini teaches” of complex movements. Order yours in the Bookings tab.
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