Internal Arts

Nei Gong

What Is Nei Gong?

Nei Gong is the art of developing and transforming the body from the inside out. Most people live with patterns of tension, imbalance and compensation that gradually limit their health and vitality. Nei Gong provides practical methods for changing these patterns.

Through standing practices, movement training, breathwork and awareness exercises, students learn how to create greater integration throughout the body and mind.

Over time this can lead to:

Improved posture

Reduced tension

Better movement

Greater energy

Increased resilience

Deeper self-awareness

The goal is not to simply perform exercises. it is to transform yourself from the inside out. The internal arts of Xing Yi Chuan, Ba Gua Zhang and Tai Chi Chuan all require the foundation that Nei Gong brings to fully explore the depth of these extraordinary arts.

Qigong

Qi Gong is a product of correct Nei Gong practice. It  allows us to work with and cultivate increasingly more subtle networks of connection in the body. The integration of Nei Gong principles with the Qi Gong sets allows us to access the full potential contained within these ancient systems of movement.

We work with a number of classic Qi Gong forms, these are The Eight Pieces of Silk (Ba Duan Jin), The Five Primal Animals (Wu Qin Xi) and Bone Marrow Washing (Xi Sui Jing).

 

 

 

Xing Yi Chuan

Training Intent Through Movement

Xing Yi is a powerful training method that teaches us how intention shapes movement. The simple and direct forms provide an opportunity to develop coordination, integration and focus while learning to move from the whole body rather than isolated parts.

Although traditionally classified as a martial art, the deeper value of Xing Yi lies in the way it develops presence, clarity and embodied power. Students often discover that the principles learned through practice extend far beyond training and into everyday life.

Classical Xing Yi appears to have few ‘forms’ to learn. These include the Five Fists (Wu Xing) and the later Twelve Animals forms (Shi Er Xing). Underpinning these forms are specialised Xing Yi Nei Gong practices that integrate structural, functional and energetic pathways in to the ‘whole body power’ that is at the heart of Xing Yi Chuan.

 

 

 

Bagua Zhang

Developing Adaptability And Awareness

Life rarely moves in straight lines. Bagua training teaches us how to remain balanced while continuously adapting to change. Through circular walking practices and spiralling movement patterns, students develop mobility, coordination and a greater sense of connection throughout the body. The practice can be both physically challenging and deeply meditative.

Many students find that Bagua helps them become more comfortable with uncertainty while developing greater ease and responsiveness in everyday life.

In the practice of Bagua we work with specialised static Nei Gong exercises. We also explore circle walking, the ‘Mother Palms’ (circle walking holding static arm postures) and the palm changes. This work cultivates the ability to hold the body’s connections during movement, and maintain stillness within constant change.

 

Working with these methods allows a natural and unforced journey in to life and yourself. The aim of this type of cultivation is not to force change, it is to unravel, release and allow what is, and always has been.