Balgownie TaiChi

17/03/2026

This is a list of the 18 QiGong movements of the Shibashi set 1.

17/03/2026

For those wanting to follow along with Shibashi 1, Jen and I filmed ourselves doing the set of 18 movements outside. We hope you enjoy it.

15/03/2026

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13/03/2026

Our final seniors week class was on today. Again our regular students warmly welcomed those who came to try Tai Chi for the first time, and Jen and I would like to say thanyou to all of you. Our Tai Chi community is so special.
One of the things I like best about this video is it contains a family of three (mum, dad and daughter), and second mum and daughter and another married couple. We love it!

12/03/2026

What a beautiful morning in the Wollongong Botanic Gardens today. Thankyou to everyone who turned up to either try Tai Chi for the first time, or came to enjoy Tai Chi with others in the gardens, Jen and I had a great time.
Big thanks also to Allison from the gardens who allowed us to hold our classes in the gardens during seniors festival.

11/03/2026

We are offering Tai Chi in the Wollongong Botanical Gardens again this Thursday at 10.30am as part of Seniors festival. You can find us on the Turpentine lawn near the Mercury fountain. Parking can be found at the main entrance on Murphys Ave or at the East entrance at the end of Madeleine st (closest parking).
We hope to see you there.
Kara and Jen.

10/03/2026

A view from the stage of our Jen leading the group today to "hold the ball". So lovely to look out at everyone enjoying their Tai Chi.

10/03/2026

Seniors Festival continues and we warmly welcomed many new people to our Tuesday class this morning to try Tai Chi. Thank you so much to our regular students who have been so wonderfully inclusive, you are marvellous. If you joined us this morning we hope you enjoyed it.
Kara and Jen.

09/03/2026

This is the second video made by the The Community College (formerly WEA). Jen and I discuss the benefits of joining a Tai Chi and Qigong class.

06/03/2026

Our final class for the week, and what a week its been! Here is our Jen explaining the finer points of cloud hands to the Friday cohort.
Well done everyone, your Tai Chi looked beautiful.

05/03/2026

WIN tv came today to the Botanic Gardens to film us doing some tai chi. Here is the clip. Enjoy!

05/03/2026

Seniors Festival is on in Wollongong, and tomorrow Five Islands Tai Chi is offering a free Tai Chi taster class for anyone who would like to try Tai Chi. The class will be held at Dancespace Wollongong, 11 Glebe St at 9.30am.
If you would like to come along, please wear comfortable clothing and sneakers, and bring a drink bottle.
Everyone is welcome.