Eight-day Tai Chi and Qigong Holiday in Madeira
Easter 2024

Highlights

  • Tai Chi & Qigong by the sea and in nature
  • Experience Madeira’s ocean of flowers
  • Enjoy tranquillity, strength as well as consciousness
  • Guided by Europe's first Tai Chi grandmaster Frieder Anders in his unique breathing type tai chi style
  • For beginners and advanced Levels
  • Weather permitting, you will practise outdoors

When

From 1 to 8 April 2024

Where

Hotel Galosol, Caniço de Baixo, Madeira Island (Portugal)
(Accomodation at Hotel Galosol is not obligatory, accommodation can be freely chosen)

Guided

In German and English

Duration of the course programme

6-day course programmes with 1 Qigong course & 3 Tai Chi courses
(Arrival, catering and accommodation are not included in the course fees and must be booked by the course participants themselves.).

Level

Courses are offered for beginners and advanced participants

Come to rest after the Easter holidays, focus on yourself and enjoy your Tai Chi retreat by the sea on the flower island of Madeira, just four hours away by plane.

Madeira spoils visitors all year round with mild temperatures between 20 and 25 degrees. The interior of the Island is home to lush vegetation and is perfect for hiking. The beautiful volcanic Island is perfect for nature lovers and anyone who wants to take a relaxing break. April is the ideal time to visit to experience the blossoming splendour of the rich flora.

Your daily Qigong and Tai Chi practice in our courses brings you into deep contact with your breathing, your inner roots and your inner strength. You relax in flowing movements and find peace.

Grandmaster Frieder Anders introduces you to his breathing  technique Tai Chi in the  class sessions. He shows you how to find the path to inner strength through your breathing and shares the secrets of the traditional Yang family style with you.

In spring mperatures, the courses take place on the beautiful terrace of our course hotel. This allows you to feel the wind and savour the salty sea air during your practice. If this is not possible, we use the light-flooded Desertas Room with a view of the ocean

Programme from 1 to 8 April 2024

Monday, 1 April 2024 - private arrival
Tuesday  2 to Sunday 7 April 2024 - Course offers
Monday 8 April 2024 – private departure

Friday afternoon is free of courses and is at your disposal for discovering the beautiful green island. Hike along the unique levadas, through a dense eucalyptus forest or along banana plantations. Visit the botanical garden, go on a boat tour or taste the famous Madeira wine.

Minimum number of participants

8 persons

Maximum number of participants

15 persons

Course 1
Breathing Type Qigong

Experience

None

Before breakfast, we welcome the day in nature with breathing type Qigong. The course is open to all participants (beginners and advanced).

Course duration

Tuesday to Sunday, 07.00 - 08.00 a.m

Course fee

95 Euro for all 6 days

Please note

Course 1 can only be booked together with at least one of the other courses (course 2, 3 or 4).

 

Course 2
Introduction to Breathing Type Tai Chi and Breathing Type Qigong

Experience

None

This course is ideal for Tai Chi beginners who want to get to know this unique type of Tai Chi and Qigong and for all those who already practise one or both disciplines.

Breathing type Qigong and the first basic forms of Tai Chi will be taught. You will discover the breathing method that suits you best and learn the first steps in your breathing type. Coordination with the Tai Chi movements opens the way to the use of your inner strength, which you can experience for the first time.

Course duration

Tuesday to Sunday, 09.00 - 10.15  a.m. And 16.00 – 17.00 p.m. (no classes on Friday afternoons)

Course fee

Early bird price until 15.01.2024: 315 euros all 6 days,
after that 395 euros for all 6 days.

 

Course 3
›True Breath‹ – Access to Inner Strength

Previous knowledge

For participants who have been learning Tai Chi for some time

Do you already practise Tai Chi and would like to get to know the Tai Chi breathing type? Try out how it fits into your Tai Chi style? Then course 3 is the right one for you!

The course is also the right choice for participants who are already experienced in another Tai Chi style and would like to discover Breathing Type Tai Chi.

Course duration

Tuesday to Sunday, 10.15-11.30 a.m. And 17.00-18.00 p.m. (no classes on Friday afternoons)

Course fee

Early bird price until 15.01.2024: 315 euros all 6 days,
after that 395 euros for all 6 days.

 

Course 4
The Advanced Levels of the Yang Family Style

Previous knowledge

Our offer for ›experienced practitioners‹ who have been practising the Yang style with the long form for some time.

The Yang family style is characterised by a systematic structure of the advanced levels. The core theme is the spiral movements of the body, which root it and ensure the free flow of Qi and ultimately transform the breath into 'true breath'. New discoveries guaranteed!

Course duration

Tuesday to Sunday, 11.30 a.m. - 12.45 and 18.00 - 19.00 (no classes on Friday afternoons)

Course fee

Early bird price until 15.01.2024: 315 euros all 6 days,
after that 395 euros for all 6 days

 

Course 2, course 3 and course 4 as a package

Course fee

Early bird price until 15.01.2024: 870 euros for all 3 courses all 6 days,
after that 990 euros for all 3 courses and 6 days.

 

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