IN-PERSON- REGULATE YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM: QIGONG, TEA CEREMONY & MEDITATION

Schedule

Sat May 02 2026 at 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Life Centre Notting Hill | London, EN

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Learn practices that you can use in your daily life to regulate your nervous system and increase your emotional resilience and well-being.
About this Event

At this special event you will learn practices that you can use in your daily life to regulate your nervous system and increase your emotional resilience and well-being.


In modern life the sympathetic nervous system which is more Yang in nature can often be over activated with there being less of the grounding Yin energy of relaxation. At this event gentle, mindful qigong practices will be taught which can help you to move from the fight or flight mode of the sympathetic nervous system into the rest and digest mode of the parasympathetic nervous system.


According to traditional Chinese medicine negative emotions are a result of tension and blocked energy and qigong practices that are designed to allow the energy to flow more freely through the energy channels in the body can help to improve our emotional well-being. Qigong can also strengthen our energetic body so that our emotions arise within a larger emotional container which can help to improve our emotional resilience.


‘Peace, happiness and joy is possible during the time I drink my tea.’ Thich Nhat Hanh

Tea has long been associated with meditation and there will be the chance to reflect and set intentions at the calming, meditative matcha green tea ceremony. Chamomile tea will also be available.


Benefits of Attending this Event:

  • Learn practices to calm your nervous system and ground your energy
  • Discover practices designed to enhance your physical, emotional and mental well-being
  • Learn ways to live in harmony with nature
  • Discover a practice to stimulate the vagus nerve
  • Have an opportunity to reflect and relax at the tea ceremony
  • Learn about subtle energy and how it relates to awakening more deeply to your true nature
  • Enjoy meditative time with like-minded people

Please note that the movements are gentle and it isn’t necessary to be physically flexible to attend. This event is suitable for you whether you are new to qigong and meditation or you have more experience with them.

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Testimonials:

I began Qigong with Tracy Friend during the pandemic and I am still attending her classes 3 years on. It benefits me so much in so many ways - it helps me with physical strength and flexibility, it is so very calming and I feel it has profoundly changed my nervous system which was always in a fight or flight mode previously. I've really deepened my meditation practice through it too and built a better body awareness. I can now really tune in to chakra points and I feel the Qi (energy flow) in my body. I highly recommend anyone new to Qigong to give it a try, it is gentle, enjoyable, can be modified to ability level, and yet it's deeply powerful and healing. I cannot thank Tracy enough for her guidance and teaching.”

“I love the tenor of what Tracy does. Sincere. Heart-felt. Authentic.”

“Highly recommend, it is clear that Tracy practices what she teaches.”

“The workshops help to keep me inspired and I feel like they give me ‘an energetic tune-up’.”

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The event will commence at 4pm and finish at 5.30pm.

The event is taking place in London at the Life Centre Notting Hill which is a relaxing sanctuary for well-being. It is a 4 minute walk from Notting Hill Gate underground station. Notting Hill Gate is served by the Central, District and Circle Lines. Notting Hill Gate underground station is 2 minutes from High Street Kensington on the Circle Line and 7 minutes from Oxford Circus on the Central Line.

Please note that it is necessary to be aged 18 years or older to attend this event.


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Where is it happening?

The Life Centre Notting Hill, 15 Edge St, London, United Kingdom

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GBP 30.00

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