Taiji Qigong: The 18 Form Sequence — Adventures in Movement

Adventures in Movement · Online Course

Fourth course of 2026 · Mondays 6-7pm

Taiji Qigong:
The 18 Form Sequence

A six-week guided journey into gentle movement, balance, breath awareness, and flow.

Format Live online · Zoom
When Mondays · 6–7pm UK
Dates 14 Sep–19 Oct 2026
Investment £149
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The story behind this course

How I found this practice

Back in 2016, while teaching in Italy with my friend and colleague Larry Cammarata, I was introduced to a form of Qigong that immediately caught my attention.

It was familiar, yet different.

Over the years I had explored various styles of Qigong, including the Five Elements sequence that you will know from my classes and retreats. What intrigued me about this practice was that it offered something slightly different.

Not better. Not worse. Simply another doorway into awareness through movement.

A few years later, I joined Larry and Linda Cammarata on one of their retreats in northern Portugal. Alongside discovering Porto and the surrounding region for the first time, I had the opportunity to spend more time immersed in the practice and their teaching.

Since then I’ve continued to study, practise, and experiment with what is often called the 18 Form Taiji Qigong sequence. What I particularly enjoy is how it blends the accessibility of Qigong with qualities often associated with Tai Chi — movements that are gentle and easy to learn, yet carry a depth that reveals itself over time.

Rather than thinking about individual exercises, you begin to experience the sequence as one continuous flow. I’d like to share that journey with you.

What you’ll be practising

What is Taiji Qigong?

The 18 Form sequence brings together the accessible, flowing quality of Qigong with movement principles often associated with Tai Chi. Developed as a bridge between the two traditions, it’s a sequence anyone can learn — and one that continues to offer depth the more you practise.

Rather than isolated exercises, the movements link naturally into a continuous flow. Weight shifts fluidly from foot to foot, the upper and lower body move in coordination, and breath becomes a quiet thread running through everything.

Flow

Each movement leads into the next, building a continuous sequence rather than a series of separate exercises.

Balance

Gentle weight-shifting develops stability and proprioception through relaxed, attentive movement.

Coordination

Upper and lower body learn to move together — a conversation between limbs, not a command.

Breath awareness

Breath is not controlled or forced. It finds its place within the movement naturally.

What we’ll cover

Six weeks, one sequence

We’ll build the complete 18 Form gradually, session by session.

I
14 Sep Foundations and posture How to stand, where to begin, and what relaxed readiness actually feels like.
II
21 Sep Weight shifting and balance Moving between weighted and unweighted feet with ease and control.
III
28 Sep Breath and movement awareness Finding the relationship between breath and the rhythm of the form.
IV
5 Oct Building the sequence Linking the first movements into a flowing whole. The form begins to reveal itself.
V
12 Oct Refining flow and coordination Smoothing transitions, softening effort, letting the sequence breathe.
VI
19 Oct Practising the complete sequence The full 18 Form, and how to carry a daily practice forward on your own.
Who this is for

No previous experience needed

Whether you’re picking up a movement practice for the first time or you’ve been moving for years, the 18 Form has room for you.

Complete beginners
Existing Qigong practitioners
Breathwork students
Wellness professionals
Runners and endurance athletes
Anyone building a home practice
What participants often notice

What this practice can offer

Movement practices work differently for different people. These are things participants commonly find — not promises.

Greater body awareness A clearer sense of how you carry yourself, where tension lives, and how movement can feel more easeful.
Improved balance and coordination Gradual, progressive practice that builds stability without strain.
A practical movement meditation The form becomes a way to arrive in the present — not through effort, but through attention.
A simple home practice By the end of six weeks, you’ll have a complete sequence you can practise anywhere, on your own.
More connection between breath and movement Not as a technique, but as something that begins to happen naturally.
From previous courses

What participants have said

“I’m really enjoying the course … I think anyone would benefit as it is gentle, relaxing and meditative.”

★★★★★

Course participant

Your guide

Gray Caws

I’ve been working in movement and breathwork for over a decade, helping people develop a more connected, easeful relationship with how they breathe and move.

As an Oxygen Advantage Master Instructor and Coach — one of a small number worldwide — I work with people across coaching, retreats, and professional training programmes. My Qigong teaching is rooted in long experience with the Five Elements sequence and, more recently, the 18 Form Taiji Qigong. I teach in Porto, where I live and run daily, and online to students across the UK and Europe.

This course has now run three times in 2026, each cohort finding its own rhythm. In September I’ll be starting a fourth group, building the form from the very first movement.

Gray Caws — Adventures in Movement
Oxygen Advantage Master Instructor Qigong Teacher Movement Educator Breathwork Coach Adventures in Movement
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Places are limited to keep the sessions personal and interactive.

Taiji Qigong: The 18 Form Sequence

  • Six live Zoom sessions (Mondays, 6–7pm UK)
  • 14 Sep–19 Oct 2026
  • Access to all session recordings
  • Guidance for a personal home practice
  • Small group — personal and interactive
£149
Total investment
Questions

A few things people ask

No. The course is designed to be accessible from the very beginning. If you already have a movement or breathwork practice, you’ll find the form sits alongside it naturally — but it’s not required.
All sessions are recorded and the recordings are included in your booking. You’ll be able to catch up at your own pace before the following week.
Enough to take a slow step in any direction and extend your arms comfortably. A clear area of roughly 2 × 2 metres is ideal, though many movements require less.
The movements are gentle and can be adapted for many bodies. If you have a specific condition or concern, feel free to get in touch before booking and we can talk it through.
Comfortable, loose-fitting clothing that doesn’t restrict movement. Bare feet or flat-soled shoes work well. No specialist equipment is needed.
Yes. You’ll have access to all six session recordings so you can revisit the material and continue building your practice.

Join me for a six-week exploration of Taiji Qigong

Mondays · 6–7pm UK · Starting 14 Sep 2026

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