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 particula

r 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

05/04/2026

What if the air had weight? 🌬️

“If you begin to treat the air around you as having weight and substance, you will develop the resiliency of a small child, and your chi will be very powerful.” - Cheng Man Ching

Move with intention. Feel resistance. Build true internal strength.

✨ Next time you practice, imagine the air is water, flow through it.

💬 Have you tried this before? Tell me what it felt like!

04/04/2026

🌍☯️ What if one day… the whole world slowed down together?

On April 25, 2026, people across the globe will move, breathe, and connect in harmony for World Tai Chi and Qigong Day.

As the world turns, one wave of calm energy circles the earth, reminding us that balance, health, and peace are always within reach.

Whether you’re a beginner or a lifelong practitioner, this is your moment to be part of something bigger.

🌀 Move with intention. Breathe with awareness. Join the global flow.

👇 Will you be participating this year? Let me know where you’ll be practicing!

For more info, visit: https://www.worldtaichiday.org/ABOUTwtcqd.html #

☯️ Tai Chi and Qigong - Fusion Centre Dungarvan - Tuesday 21st April 2026 at 11am.☯️ This new 6-week Course will examine...
31/03/2026

☯️ Tai Chi and Qigong - Fusion Centre Dungarvan - Tuesday 21st April 2026 at 11am.

☯️ This new 6-week Course will examine 5-Element theory from a traditional Chinese medicine perspective. The Earth Element is associated with balance, steadiness and support. We will focus on practices that help nourish our embodied connection to Earth, together with a sense of ease, trust and stability. Our movements will especially benefit the Earth element organs of the Spleen, Pancreas and Stomach as well as our overall sense of wellbeing.

☯️ 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

30/03/2026
28/03/2026

May you recognize in your life the presence,
power, and light of your soul.

May you realize that you are never alone,
that your soul in its brightness and belonging
connects you intimately with the rhythm of
the universe.

May you have respect for your individuality
and difference.

May you realize that the shape of your soul is unique,
that you have a special destiny here,
that behind the façade of your life,
there is something beautiful and eternal happening.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

Excerpt from the blessing, 'For Solitude,' from his books:
Benedictus (Europe) / To Bless the Space Between Us (US)
Ordering Info: https://johnodonohue.com/store

County Kerry, Ireland
Photo: © Ann Cahill

12/03/2026

☯️

03/03/2026

Food for thought…

Develop a peaceful warrior’s mindset…

The proper mindset can successfully take you to where you want to go… to who you want to become…

What does this mean?

To become a peaceful warrior is not to prepare for war but to cultivate a way of being that responds without aggression…

The Dao teaches that the proper mindset can take you where you want to go, to who you want to become, but it does so by asking you to travel light…

Let go of forced striving…

Sit in the quiet center and listen…

The world moves by patterns… learn them and move with them… This is wu wei… effortless action that arises when intention rests in harmony with the present moment…

A peaceful warrior trains like water…

Water yields to rock yet carves valleys… it flows around obstacles and returns to stillness…

Strength is not in hardness but in persistence and flexibility…

When you meet resistance, do not meet force with force… Bend, change course, find the path of least harm…

In stillness your mind gathers clarity… In clarity your choices are precise… In precision your actions are effective…

Cultivate Ziran, naturalness, by aligning desire with reality…

Ambition is not denied… it is re-rooted in simplicity… Seek to achieve, but let achievement arise as the fruit of right practice rather than as the sole measure of worth…

Letting go of ego does not mean apathy.., it allows love, courage, and discipline to move without clinging…

The peaceful warrior loves deeply because attachment is tempered by wisdom…

Balance yin and yang within…

Temper action with receptivity, courage with humility, resolve with tenderness…

Practice breathing, sitting, mindful activity, and honest work…

Through small, repeated gestures… kindness to others, restraint in speech, service without expectation… character is formed…

The proper mindset can take you where you want to go, because it shapes the habits that become your path…

Embrace emptiness as space for possibility…

An open heart holds adversity without breaking…

A focused mind sees cause and effect and chooses well…

When conflict arises, speak only when necessary, act only when necessary, and always from clarity rather than fear…

The peaceful warrior understands that victory is measured by the flourishing of life, not by conquest…

In time, your outer achievements will reflect your inner shape…

You become who you practice being… humble, steadfast, tender, and clear…

Walk lightly… Practice steady presence…

Let the Dao be your teacher, and the proper mindset will carry you not just to destinations, but into the becoming you seek…

Trust the way… move with intention…

Are you a peaceful warrior?

Would you like to be?

All the Best!

H Perry Curtis, Master at Pampamisayoc Qi Gong

☯️ New Tai Chi and Qigong Courses commence next week at the Glounthaune Community Centre, Glounthaune, Cork T45K124,  on...
27/02/2026

☯️ New Tai Chi and Qigong Courses commence next week at the Glounthaune Community Centre, Glounthaune, Cork T45K124, on Thursday 5th March 2026.

☯️ The new 5-week Qigong Courses will examine 5-Element theory from a traditional Chinese medicine perspective, and focus especially on the Fire Element. Our movements will especially benefit the Fire element organs of the Heart, Pericardium, Small Intestine and Triple Burner, and bring some much needed sunshine into our bodies.

☯️ The Tai Chi Course is advanced, and only suitable for those with previous experience of the Yang-style Short Form.

☯️ Due to the meditative and slow nature of Qigong and Tai Chi, the movements 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 continue at the Fusion Centre Dungarvan from Monday 9th March 2026 at 11am.☯️ The new 4-week Cours...
27/02/2026

☯️ Tai Chi and Qigong continue at the Fusion Centre Dungarvan from Monday 9th March 2026 at 11am.

☯️ The new 4-week Course will examine 5-Element theory from a traditional Chinese medicine perspective, and focus especially on the Fire Element. Our movements will especially benefit the Fire element organs of the Heart, Pericardium, Small Intestine and Triple Burner, and bring some much needed sunshine into our bodies.

☯️ 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 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.

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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.