T'ai Chi Qigong Haven

T'ai Chi Qigong Haven Anne Marie has a particular affinity with the meditative, healing and spiritual aspects of these gentle movement practices. Wishing you much wellbeing.

Based in Cork, Ireland, Anne Marie teaches weekly classes and workshops, including online classes, in Counties Cork and Waterford. I was first introduced to T’ai Chi and Qigong in 1995 and began a lifelong love for these healing forms of meditative movement. I started training in earnest in 1998, and began teaching in 2002. Since the beginning of my T’ai Chi journey, I have always held a particular affinity with Qigong and the meditative and healing aspects of T’ai Chi and energy work. I also trained as a Herbalist and Naturopath, including the healing modalities of Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine. I like to incorporate these ancient aspects of health in my teachings, including organ and meridian health, 5 Elements as well as traditional T'ai Chi and Qigong forms. I continue to train with Charles Thackaberry, Irish T’ai Chi Chuan Association, Ann McIlraith, T’ai Chi Cork Heartwork, the Irish Health Qigong Association and Mimi Kuo Deemer. I hold much gratitude to these teachers and their teachers, who have managed to generously pass on their wise and compassionate experience in a way that activates those same qualities in others. I currently teach T'ai Chi and Qigong, with a focus on meditation and spirituality. Seminars and Retreats are held throughout Ireland. In-person and online classes are held primarily in Counties Cork and Waterford. Anne Marie

☯️ Tai Chi and Qigong will resume at the Fusion Centre Dungarvan on Monday 26th January 2026 at 11am.☯️ The new 6-week C...
05/01/2026

☯️ Tai Chi and Qigong will resume at the Fusion Centre Dungarvan on Monday 26th January 2026 at 11am.

☯️ The new 6-week Course will examine 5-Element theory from a traditional Chinese medicine perspective, and focus especially on the element of Spring. Movement is a wonderful way of cleansing the body and clearing some winter sluggishness from the system and bringing a sense of renewal and refreshment.

☯️ Due to the meditative and slow nature of the movements, they are also of wonderful value to help balance the nervous system, focus the mind, improve clarity, ease stress and anxiety.

☯️ Booking essential - See full details, suitability and booking link for this upcoming Course from my website:
https://www.taichiqigonghaven.ie/book-online

☯️ Tai Chi and Qigong will resume at the Glounthaune Community Centre, Glounthaune, Cork. T45K124 on Thursday 22nd Janua...
05/01/2026

☯️ Tai Chi and Qigong will resume at the Glounthaune Community Centre, Glounthaune, Cork. T45K124 on Thursday 22nd January 2026.

☯️ New 6-week Courses will examine 5-Element theory from traditional Chinese medicine, and focus especially on the element of Spring. Movement is a wonderful way of cleansing the body and clearing some winter sluggishness from the system and bring a sense of renewal and refreshment.

☯️ Due to the meditative and slow nature of the movements, they are also of wonderful value to help balance the nervous system, focus the mind, improve clarity, ease stress and anxiety.

☯️ Booking essential - See full details, suitability and booking link for this upcoming Course from my website:
https://www.taichiqigonghaven.ie/book-online

☯️ NOTE: I am taking a waiting list if Courses are fully booked. Please DM or email me at taichi.qigong.haven@gmail.com.

15/11/2025

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.
~ Etty Hillesum

~Image by Lars van de Goor Lars van de Goor Photography Art

11/11/2025

As the Earth Gathers Herself

The world softens its colors now,
fields dim to gold and gray,
branches reach inward,
and the wind carries fewer songs.

The Earth begins to turn her gaze within,
drawing light and warmth
back to her hidden roots,
to the pulse that beats beneath frost.

So too, we are called to listen,
to gather the scattered pieces of our days,
to rest in the stillness
where our true voice waits.

Not everything must always bloom.
Some things are meant to sleep,
to dream their next beginning
in the velvet dark.

Let us fold our hearts gently,
like leaves closing in twilight,
and trust that what rests now
is not lost,
only preparing to rise again
when the light returns.

✍️ Rivers in the Ocean

☯️ November Tai Chi and Qigong starts on Thursday 6th November with new 6-week Courses at the Glounthaune Community Cent...
22/10/2025

☯️ November Tai Chi and Qigong starts on Thursday 6th November with new 6-week Courses at the Glounthaune Community Centre, Glounthaune, Cork. T45K124.

☯️ The Qigong Course for November will reflect the transition time of Autumn, and welcome in some restful Winter practices of Meditation and Organ nourishment. Autumn and Winter Qigong teaches us to tune into Nature's prompts at this time - to slow down, to release, to rest, and to connect with a deeper sense of listening and wisdom.

☯️ NOTE: Earlier Class - fully booked.
There is still some availability for the 2nd Class at 10.45am.

☯️ Booking essential - See full details, suitability and booking link for this upcoming Course from my website:
https://www.taichiqigonghaven.ie/classes-and-workshops

☯️ November Tai Chi and Qigong starts on Monday 3rd November with a new 6-week Course at the Fusion Centre, Dungarvan a...
22/10/2025

☯️ November Tai Chi and Qigong starts on Monday 3rd November with a new 6-week Course at the Fusion Centre, Dungarvan at 11am.

☯️ Our Tai Chi and Qigong Courses for November will reflect the transition time of Autumn, and welcome in some restful Winter practices of Meditation and Organ nourishment. Autumn and Winter Qigong teaches us to tune into Nature's prompts at this time - to slow down, to release, to rest, and to connect with a deeper sense of listening and wisdom.

☯️ We will explore a medical Qigong sequence for the Heart. This sequence of slow gentle meditative movements not only benefits the heart, but our overall wellbeing and nervous system. A beautiful set for self-care.

☯️ Booking essential - See full details and booking link for this upcoming Course from my website:
https://www.taichiqigonghaven.ie/classes-and-workshops

Thanks to Jordan and Waterford Sports Partnership for creating such great offerings for Positive Aging.
20/10/2025

Thanks to Jordan and Waterford Sports Partnership for creating such great offerings for Positive Aging.

15/10/2025

Make everything in you an ear, each atom of your being, and you will hear at every moment what the Source is whispering to you, just to you and for you, without any need for my words or anyone else’s.

You are—we all are—the beloved of the Beloved, and in every moment, in every event of your life, the Beloved is whispering to you exactly what you need to hear and know. Who can ever explain this miracle? It simply is.

Listen and you will discover it every passing moment. Listen, and your whole life will become a conversation in thought and act between you and Him, directly, wordlessly, now and always. It was to enjoy this conversation that you and I were created...

Rumi

15/10/2025

EMPTINESS AS SPACE AND FREEDOM

The Chinese word for "emptiness" is xu, 虛. It's a key Daoist concept. For example, chapter 5 of the Daodejing has this line in reference to bellows: “Empty yet unbending, moving, and more goes out.”

Emptiness as a philosophical concept puzzles many people. Emptiness mentioned in relationship to old age may well invoke some of the other dictionary definitions of xu: "diffident or timid; false; modest; weak (of health); in vain." Some might look at the sum of their lives, feel that they didn't realize their dreams, and feel that their life was "emptiness." Others might look at their eventual demise as "emptiness."

But I'd like to look at emptiness differently today: as space, freedom, openness, and boundlessness. By the time we reach old age, our accomplishments, strength, and wisdom define us. Excellent though they may well be, all that defines us also restrains us.

That's why it's good to meditate daily and enter emptiness. First, to enter emptiness is to be tranquil and calm, because all conflicts and contradictions are stilled. Second, great peace is in that emptiness. And third, that boundlessness means that new aspects of ourselves can be discovered.

So let's not be afraid or even mystified by emptiness. It's good, and practicing emptiness can lead to great joy.

02/10/2025
04/09/2025

At the heart of things is a secret law of balance and when our approach is respectful, sensitive and worthy, gifts of healing, challenge and creativity open to us. A gracious approach is the key that unlocks the treasure of encounter. The way we are present to each other is frequently superficial. In many areas of our lives the rich potential of friendship and love remains out of our reach because we push towards 'connection.' When we deaden our own depths, we cannot strike a resonance in those we meet or in the work we do.

A reverence of approach awakens depth and enables us to be truly present where we are. When we approach with reverence great things decide to approach us. Our real life comes to the surface and its light awakens the concealed beauty of things. When we walk on the earth with reverence, beauty will decide to trust us. The rushed heart and the arrogant mind lack the gentleness and patience to enter that embrace. Beauty is mysterious, a slow presence who waits for the ready, expectant heart.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

Excerpt from his books, Beauty: The Invisible Embrace (US) / Divine Beauty (Europe)
Ordering Info: https://johnodonohue.com/store

County Clare, Ireland
Photo: © Ann Cahill

☯️ Autumn Tai Chi and Qigong starts next Monday 8th September with a new 6-week Course at the Fusion Centre, Dungarvan a...
01/09/2025

☯️ Autumn Tai Chi and Qigong starts next Monday 8th September with a new 6-week Course at the Fusion Centre, Dungarvan at 12.30pm.
☯️ We will explore a medical Qigong sequence for the Heart. This sequence of slow gentle meditative movements not only benefits the heart, but our overall wellbeing and nervous system. A beautiful set for self-care.
☯️ Booking essential - See full details and booking link for this upcoming Course from my website:
https://www.taichiqigonghaven.ie/classes-and-workshops

☯️ Autumn Tai Chi and Qigong starts on Monday 8th September with a new 6-week Course at the Fusion Centre, Dungarvan at 12.30pm.

☯️ We will explore a medical Qigong sequence for the Heart. This sequence of slow gentle meditative movements not only benefits the heart, but our overall wellbeing and nervous system. A beautiful set for self-care.

☯️ Booking essential - See full details and booking link for this upcoming Course from my website:
https://www.taichiqigonghaven.ie/classes-and-workshops

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Anne Marie Maguire T’ai Chi & Qigong Teacher

I was first introduced to T’ai Chi in 1995 and began a lifelong love of this healing form of meditative movement. Over the years I trained as a T’ai Chi and Qigong instructor and began teaching in 2002. Since the beginning of my T’ai Chi journey, I have always held a particular affinity with Qigong and the meditative and healing aspects of T’ai Chi and energy work.

I also trained as a Herbalist and Naturopath, including the healing modalities of Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

I continue to train with Charles Thackaberry, Irish T’ai Chi Chuan Association, Ann McIlraith, T’ai Chi Cork Heartwork, and with the Irish Health Qigong Association. I hold much gratitude to these teachers and their teachers, who have managed to generously pass on their wise and compassionate experience in a way that activates those same qualities in others.

Seminars and Retreats are held throughout Ireland. Ongoing classes are held in Fermoy and Youghal, Co. Cork, and Lismore, Co. Waterford.