Dear Sue,

Happy St David’s Day - Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus

This is a special day when the patron saint of Wales is celebrated. St Davids' life story is worth reflecting on. Although his fame spread far and wide with pilgrims trekking the far distance to West Wales from all over Europa as well as his homeland, he reportedly maintained a very humble and simple life - walking his talk. Simplicity can be difficult to maintain when celebrity ensues. 

The emblem of St David is the daffodil, the herald of spring. As the days get longer the rain and hail have been coming down sideways in this corner of Wales. With this my wish for warmth and sunshine become stronger.

So now for details of my not-so-simple life! For the first time in several years the opportunity to go on holiday arose. I hope you can all rejoice at my good fortune of the stars aligning so a week to flee with a dear friend to a warmer, sunnier place to bask in can happen.

My sunshine break is taking place the second week in March. The regular Qigong sessions are thus:

Qigong Tuesdays at 6pm: 

• 5th March, 
• No class on 12th March, 
• 19th March 
• 26th March

Qigong Thursdays at 11am: 

• 7th March, 
• No class on 14th March, 
• 21st March 
• 28th March.

Torfaen Qigong - as normal, no break

• 7th March
• 14th March
• 21st March - then two weeks break for easter. Summer term starts on 11th April.

Thursday Fortnightly Mindfulness practice:

• Next on Thursday 21st March

These past few years have been dotted with reduced mobility and ankle replacement surgery (yes, it has been brilliant, mobility restored) with planned holidays having to be cancelled. These things happen.

It is my wish that you too have the chance for a change that refreshes and replenishes - even a few hours outside in nature can feed the spirit.

I look forward to seeing you this coming Tuesday 5th March at 6pm or Thursday 7th March at 11am for Qigong practice together.

Warm wishes

Sue

Weekly Qigong

Tuesdays 6pm GMT and Thursdays at 11am GMT

At Mill House Farm or on Zoom: the recurring Zoom links are below

Suitable for all ages and abilities.

No classes on Tuesday 6pm 12th March and Thursday 11am 14th March 

Qigong’s gentle and healing moving postures can be practised standing or seated.

£8 per session, £40 for five classes.

Further details and ways to pay

Torfaen Qigong

Thursdays 2pm – 3.30pm

St Hilda’s Church Hall, Kemys St, Griffithstown. Pontypool, NP4 5DJ

Easter Break, no classes on Thursday March 28th and Thursday April 4th

Summer Term start Thursday 11th April

The Torfaen Qigong-ers are a fun-filled and supportive group of great people. Whatever your age or ability, you will be given a friendly welcome.

£7 per class.

Further details

A Day of Qigong & Meditation

Saturday 27th April

Pre-breakfast session 7.30am - 8.30am, then 10am – 4pm

Qigong is an ancient and simple and varied form of healing, meditation and physical exercise. One of the foundations of Chinese Medicine, its recorded roots go back several thousand years.

'Qi' refers to our life-force energy and 'gong' means awareness or practice. 

On this full day of Qigong & Mediation Practice we will be exploring another branch of Qigong - further details will be coming here soon.

'Saturday I did a wonderful Qi Gong based breath workshop with Sue Weston, my lovely teacher of this movement system who runs her classes on Zoom from Monmouth, and a retreat which I first went to on Holy Island about 15 years ago. Although I know our breath starts in our belly, a whole day of practicing was inspirational in every sense.' N D, Lamu, Kenya

EARLY BIRD saving: Book before 20th April: £45,

Then: £55



Thursday Fortnightly Mindfulness Practice

All welcome to this free session: 6pm - 7pm GMT

• Thursday 21st March
• Thursday 4th April

Our fortnightly Mindfulness Practice offers time together to refresh and deepen our peaceful practice. This hour together is for all to share a period of calm, replenishment and reflection. We will be rotating the lead in these sessions this coming year. Let me know if you wish to be a mindfulness guide.

These sessions are free, and donations (suggested £5+) offered are sent to a local charity, the Abergavenny Food Bank. Food poverty is prevalent everywhere and our donations help alleviate some of this sometimes invisible suffering. This past year together we donated £850 to this very worthwhile charity.

Qigong & Meditation Retreat Week,

Holy Isle, Scotland

Wednesday 31st July - Wednesday 7th August

‘Sue has a rare gift of helping people transform their lives very powerfully and with great grace and dignity.’

Course registration: currently plenty of dorm accommodation, wait list for singles and twins.

Room reservation page is now open on the Holy Isle web page. Dormitory accommodation available, wait list for single and twin room accommodation



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