WORKSHOP - TAIJIQUAN
taijiquan - cloud hands & the five directions form
| Gdansk | 30 – 31 August 2025 |
Within the Path of Dao teaching method, the Cloud Hands represent the continuation of Qi Gong into the advanced practice of Taijiquan. Cloud Hands forms are the first forms learned in Taijiquan and build the foundation for every other Taiji form taught in our system.
Workshop Description
Based on the Qi Gong principles of circulating Qi, blood and fluids through the body, we will learn one of the basic movements of Taijiquan: „Hands moving like Clouds“.
We will delve deeper into the meaning of this movement, exploring its different Qi qualities (Yin and Yang / rising and sinking / expanding and retracting / opening and closing).
In general, the „Cloud Hands exercise” harmonizes the interaction of the right and left hemispheres of the brain, increases our coordination abilities, gently treats the back, opens the hip and has a calming effect on the nervous system.
In the beginning Cloudhands will be practiced in a parallel stance. We will then move on to other stances and finally, gradually add steps. Introducing steps into our Cloudhands routine brings more power from the lower periphery (legs) to the upper periphery (arms). This potentiates the results, making the exercise more effective and complete.
Finally, we will integrate the Cloudhands into a movement sequence „The 5-Directions Form“: a harmonious and simple, self-contained as well as infinite pattern, which leads us through the 5 geographic directions. These correspond to the 5 elements (water, fire, metal, tree, earth) of the Daoist approach and the 5 steps (advance, retreat, turn right, look left, central balance) of Taijiquan classics.
„The 5-Directions Form“ is the basic form of our Taiji practice. It stands all by itself, complete. It can be exercised for many years, allowing us to progress and learn, enabling us to change externally and internally.
LOCATION:
Gdańsk, ul. Łąkowa 35/38 (Ciałko Studio)
ORGANISATIONAL FEE:
650 zł – Early Bird (until 08.08)
- 700 zł – Late Bird (until 15.08)
- 800 zł – Regular Price (from 16.08)
* This event is organised by the Warsaw Mokotow Religious Community. Please see the registration form for details.
For questions, write to us: infopl@path-of-dao-qigong.ch
Good Qi,
Team Path Of Dao
