Set One Course

A lineage Qigong from Sifu Wing Cheung taught by his senior instructors Catherine Burnett and Annie Cryar

Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi Set One

25th & 26th July 10:00 – 17:00 

Inner Space, Maude Gray Court34 St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4PF

Tuition £225

or £150 for students repeating this Set One workshop and QTT graduates & undergraduates

Optional Assessment: £75

Payment & Booking: To secure your place, please transfer the tuition fee (and assessment fee if you already know you want to take it), referencing your name and “Set1P” to:

Teach Yoga Naturally, Norwich

Catherine Westwood

Account number: 07840875

Sort code: 60-83-71

Or you can send a cheque made payable to “Catherine Westwood” to:

The Shiatsu Centre, 20a Lower Goat Lane, Norwich, NR2

Please email catherineburnett12@gmail.com when you have made the payment so we can book you straight onto the course and send you Sifu Cheung’s 50% discount code for his manuals and videos, should you wish to purchase them.

 Facilities:  Inner Space is nestled away in the quiet Maude Gray Court just off St Benedicts street, very close to local shops and great cafes in the city. There is a fully fitted kitchen at the venue with a kettle, fridge, and microwave, if you wish to bring a packed lunch. Tea, coffee, herb tea, water and biscuits will be provided by us.

A 15-20 min walk from the train station or 10-15 min walk from the bus station, taxis available from both stations. Parking is not permitted within the courtyard but there’s plenty of room to lock your bicycle. Nevertheless, there are several car parks in the city a short walk away or the cheaper option to use the various park and rides around Norwich. Sunday street parking is free but limited and available only in certain areas.

There are plenty of mats, blankets and props at Inner Space, but if you wish to bring your favourite mat please do.

Optional Assessments: Sifu Wing Cheung is the lineage holder for this style of Shibashi and if you wish to receive an instructor’s certificate from his Tai Chi Qigong & Feng Shui Institute, as his Senior Instructors we are authorised to pass your assessments. When you pass, we will inform Sifu Cheung and arrange for your certificates to be sent from Toronto.

We will close the workshop about 16:00 on Sunday, and then the assessments will take place, which are approx.15 minutes per person. You will be asked to demonstrate Shibashi set 1, as taught by Sifu Cheung, but only 2 repetitions (2 breaths) of each movement. The emphasis is on your ability to demonstrate the Qigong Mode and Tai Chi Posture Requirements, as well as the movements and transitions. There will also be a short written test to complete, which will be emailed to you after the workshop.

You don’t have to take the assessment on the day and can send us a video after you have had some practice time. There is an additional cost of £75 for your assessment and certificate. Please bring this with you or transfer on the day of your assessment.

 

Accommodation (optional): Plenty of BnB, Airbnb and hotels in the city.

 

Air BnB:

https://www.airbnb.co.uk/s/Norwich/homes?refinement_paths%5B%5D=%2Fhomes&date_picker_type=calendar&checkin=2026-07-24&checkout=2026-07-26&adults=2&search_type=search_query

 

Georgian Town House:

https://www.thegeorgiantownhousenorwich.com/

 

A Boutique, Luxury Retreat in the Heart of Norwich:

https://www.38stgiles.co.uk/

 

Hotels/BnB Norwich:

https://www.hotels.uk.com/uk/norfolk/hotels-in-norwich

 

6th & 7th March 2027 Pett Village, Near Hastings

For booking and payment details please click here - Joining Information Set 1 2026

Tuition

£225 

£150 for  students repeating this Set One workshop and graduates/undergrads of our Comprehensive Qigong Teacher Training.  

Optional Assessment

£75 (includes assessment, production and shipping of your certificate from Tai Chi Qigong & Feng Shui Institute)

Venue

Pett Village Hall, Nr Rye & Hastings, TN354HD

Times

Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm

Sunday 9.30am-4:00pm (*optional assessments 4:00pm-6:00pm)

In Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi Level 1 you will learn:

  • all 3 major types of Qigong, including moving, standing and sitting Qigong. The first set of Shibashi, the Wuji & Taiji Stances and the basic Internal Alchemy technique will be taught respectively for each type.
  • the theory of Qi and the health benefits of Qigong from both Eastern and Western perspectives;
  • the details surrounding each Qigong movement;
  • abdominal and reverse breathing techniques;
  • about the physiological changes when one enters Qigong mode;
  • about the feelings to be expected after practicing qigong and the meaning behind each of these feelings and
  • about the common mistakes students make when practicing Shibashi.

By the end of the course, you will know how to:

  • check if others are relaxed by assessing their physical and mental state;
  • maximise the benefits of Shibashi by adding extra elements to certain movements;
  • incorporate some simple yet powerful stances into Shibashi;
  • modify movements when teaching seniors and those with special needs;

You will benefit most form this workshop if you are able to learn and practice from Sifu Cheung's home-study videos : Level 1 Qigong Mode & Tai Chi Posture Requirements and Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi Set 1 These are not compulsory and we will cover all the contents in the workshop, but they are very helpful if you intend to teach this Qigong.

Optional Individual Assessment

Those who intend to teach Shibashi in the lineage of Sifu Wing Cheung should enrol in the assessment which takes place at the end of the workshop.  The purpose of the assessment is to ensure that you fully understand all the concepts and techniques covered. Assessments will be held either on the Sunday afternoon of the workshop or by subsequent submission of a video. The Assessment has 3 Parts:

A) Recall and demonstrate all 18 movements of the first set of Shibashi

B) Demonstrate the Level One Qigong Mode and Posture techniques learned during the course 

C) A short written test emailed to you after the workshop

A Level I Instructor certificate will be issued by the Tai Chi and Qigong & Feng Shui Institute to those who successfully pass the assessment.  For an annual fee they offer graduates their own personal web-page published under their certified instructors section, see here.

Prerequisites:

None, as many students come for the benefit of their own practice. However if you plan to do the assessment, we recommend you familiarise yourself with Set 1 Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi in the style of Sifu Wing Cheung. "

Students who register for this course will receive a coupon from the Tai Chi Qigong & Feng Shui Institute to purchase the Set 1 Shibashi Home Study Course and Qigong Mode & Tai Chi Posture Requirements Program at 50% discount.

Even though the theme of this training course focuses on Shibashi, the knowledge obtained from and skills developed during this workshop could be applied to many different styles of Qigong. Those that do not intend to teach but would like to make Qigong a part of their lives will also find this course very helpful.

Sifu Cheung has devoted his life to spreading the benefits of Qigong and has trained hundreds of Tai Chi Qigong instructors worldwide. After training with him for the past 14 years,  Annie Cryar and Catherine Burnett are teaching Sifu Cheung’s courses as senior instructors of his Tai Chi Qigong and Feng Shui Institute. There are now several versions of this hugely popular Qigong, but Sifu Wing Cheung  has an impeccable lineage. He was originally a student of Master Wu Jian Hua, a colleague of Professor Lin-Hou-Sheng, the co-creator of Shibashi Qigong at the Shanghai Qigong Research Institute

Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi is one of the most popular styles of Qigong around the world because it is effective and easy to learn. The demand for tai chi qigong instructors is increasing as more people become aware of the benefits of qigong.

These courses are designed to help you improve your own practice and encourage you to share the many benefits of Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi with family, friends and those in need in your communities.  More information about our comprehensive Qigong Teacher Training course.

 

For further information contact :

Catherine Burnett: +44 1424815128, mobile : +44 7909516578, catherineburnett12@gmail.com

or Annie: +44 7722868397

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