About Me
Long White Cloud Qigong Teacher
I'm Sian Eden, a Qigong instructor based in Chipping Norton, UK, and founder of Cotswold Qigong. I am happiest when I am outdoors in nature- whether it be snow, or sunshine, the mountains, hills, or by the sea.
I have been so inspired by how Qigong has brought me back into balance and good health, that I trained to become an instructor with Master John Munro of Long White Cloud Qigong, New Zealand in the Wah Family style of Qigong.
My mantra is aligned with a part of Chinese medicine called Yang sheng, meaning “nurture life”. There is a wonderful Chinese proverb that sums up Yang Sheng – ‘A drop of prevention is worth a bucket load of cure.’
My mission is to share the benefits of this wonderful self-care practice to empower more people to master their health and feel better.
Juggling bringing up my children with a demanding career that involves a lot of long haul travel, I find that my own personal qigong practice gives me resilience, balance and calm in body and mind. It prevents me from running on empty and gives me a way to recharge from the inside out. Qigong has transformed my energy levels making them sustainable and strong. It has banished excess heat and inflammation in my body, which can otherwise manefest as dis-ease as we move through cycles in our body and life. Qigong is easy to fit in, it's fun and enjoyable, and it truly delivers. I feel physically and emotionally better than I have ever felt because I understand what my body needs from the inside out.
Qigong not only hugely improves our physical fitness and mood, but it is also an incredible healer in recovery from injury and illness. I have first-hand experience of this after a serious skiing accident left my right knee in pieces. Instead of invasive reconstructive surgery, I chose to work with my body bringing it back into balance, rebuilding strength and returning vitality.
I offer one-to-one lessons with clients in person or via Zoom, just email me
I teach regular classes in person at Soho Farmhouse in www.sohofarmhouse.com Daylesford www.bamfordclub.com at Cloud Nine in Chipping Norton https://gosupple.co.uk/cloud-nine-studio and at Salford Village Hall. I offer a weekly ZOOM class for those further afield. I teach at wellbeing retreats in the Costwolds and Provence. I also teach qigong on a voluntary basis to support a number of charities including most recently the incredible www.wefreewomen.com
'The Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’
QUALIFICATIONS 600hr+ Qigong Instructor
1. Small Universe Qigong
A more yin, meditative ‘water’ practice, restorative, deeply revitalising and replenishing. Includes Waking the Qi, Twelve Rivers, Between Heaven and Earth and Enter the Qi Flow.
2. Inner Fire Iron Shirt Qigong- The Warriors Path
A dynamic, more ‘yang’ fire-based practice, incredible for building strength, toning and sculpting. Includes Inner Fire Breathwork, Wild Animal Play and Iron Shirt Qigong.
3. Elemental Alchemy Qigong- the Sages Path
Elemental Alchemy Qigong works with practices that bring balance and harmony to each of the primary states of energy recognized within Chinese Philosophy. I teach Wuji (無極) or primordial practices, progressing to Taiji(太極) or yin yang practices, before continuing on the work with Wuxing (五行) – the five elements or five phases which give rise to the 10,000 things (a figurative way to describe all the many things we experience in life).Understanding and working with each of these three stages of our energy gives us powerful tools for bringing harmony to our lives.
4. Certified Qigong Walking Instructor.
Practice, practice… anytime, anywhere…
