Tai Chi and Qigong Classes | In-person and Online
Special Events and Workshops
(All skill levels welcome!)

If you are looking for a fun and simple way to improve your flexibility and balance, reduce stress, increase your energy level, and tone and strengthen your muscles, you will love Just Breathe Tai Chi and Qigong classes and workshops!
In our classes, you will learn basic Tai Chi and Qigong movements that you can practice any day, any time, everywhere! All experience levels are welcome and can benefit from Tai Chi and Qigong.
Discover the health benefits and relaxation offered by the ancient arts of Tai Chi and Qigong!
About Tai Chi
Tai Chi is known as moving meditation—using a series of gentle movements and deepened breathing that creates harmony between the mind and body.
In this class, you will learn basic Tai Chi movements that you can practice any day, any time, everywhere! All experience levels are welcome and can benefit from Tai Chi.
Classes are taught with an emphasis on relaxation and increasing balance and flexibility. Modifications are available for physical considerations. The goal is to relax, have fun, and increase and maintain health. We do this by focusing on breathing and the gentle movements of Tai Chi.
Why Practice Tai Chi?
- Increases balance, stamina, and strength.
- Improves overall health and flexibility.
- Decreases stress and symptoms of aging.
- Promotes physical, emotional, and mental relaxation.
- Great for joint surgery prep and rehab
- Practice it anywhere—no special clothing or equipment needed.
Tai Chi and Qigong have been widely recommended by places like the Mayo Clinic and Harvard Medical School to prevent and reverse health conditions related to aging! Tai Chi is a great practice for fall prevention, arthritis, and Parkinson’s and healing from joint surgeries. The practice is also great for high blood pressure, poor sleep, back and neck pain, and chronic stress.
Teaching Style
Classes are taught with an emphasis on relaxation and increasing balance and flexibility. Modifications are available for physical considerations. The goal is to relax, have fun, and increase and maintain health. We do this by using focusing on breathing and the gentle movements of the form. A tool for improving physical and mental health, Taijiquan is also a martial art. Each movement has practical applications.
Payment Options
1. Snail-Mail a Personal Check
You will receive full information once you register.
2. Online: Zelle (electronic)
You will receive full information once you register.

Tai Chi is Highly Recommended
Tai Chi (Taijiquan) has been widely recommended by places like the Mayo Clinic and Harvard Medical School to prevent and reverse health conditions related to aging! A great practice for fall prevention, arthritis, and Parkinson’s. Also for high blood pressure, poor sleep, back and neck pain, and chronic stress. All experience levels welcome.
"Conventional medical science on the Chinese art of Taijiquan now shows what Tai Chi masters have known for centuries: regular practice leads to more vigor and flexibility, better balance and mobility, and a sense of well-being. Cutting-edge research from Harvard Medical School also supports the long-standing claims that Tai Chi also has a beneficial impact on the health of the heart, bones, nerves and muscles, immune system, and the mind." The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi: 12 Weeks to a Healthy Body, Strong Heart, and Sharp Mind (Harvard Health Publications). Tai Chi for Arthritis is also recommended by the Arthritis Foundation. Read the full article
Class List
Please see my Entire Class List for all live In-person and online Tai Chi (Taiji) and Qigong (Chi Kung) classes. Located in Northern VA, offered in—or convenient to—Chantilly Virginia, Centreville Virginia, Burke Virginia, Fairfax Virginia, Reston VA, Herndon VA, Springfield VA, South Riding VA, Dulles VA, and Sterling VA! Also, check out all of our online on-demand Tai Chi lessons and online on-demand Qigong lessons.
Frequently Asked Tai Chi and Qigong Questions
What if I want to join a class but the session has already started?
New sessions begin January, May, and September. If you wish to join the class mid-session, you absolutely may.
You will need to keep in mind that the class is linear, and you will have missed the intricate step-by-step details of the movements we have learned thus far—but you will get those during the next session.
Please send me a message using the Questions and Comments Form noting the class you would like to attend and you will be sent additional information.
How Do I Pay?
Payments are easy: online using Zelle, or snail-mail a personal check. See full details upon registration.
Where do I find class descriptions and registration?
After you have familiarized yourself with the Class Details, Please use the Registration Form to register for the class(es) you have chosen. If you need class locations, session dates, times etc. please visit the Classes/Events page.
Are classes recorded for future viewing?
Our live Tai Chi classes online and live Qigong online classes will be recorded. Each class will be available for unlimited viewing on a weekly basis. Links and passwords will be sent once registration is complete.
In-person classes are not recorded. However, all live session students (in-person and online) receive a discount for the on-demand subscription classes. These classes are compilations of previously recorded classes teaching the same movements you are learning.
How are you building community online during Covid-19?
Our live Tai Chi classes online and live Qigong online classes are using Zoom to successfully create community and a dynamic class environment. Once you complete your registration for live online classes, you will be sent a link with Zoom instructions for optimum experience.
What is video-on-demand?
Tai Chi and Qigong Video-on-demand online classes are compilations of previously recorded live online classes.
Watch each lesson as many times as you like. You won’t need to download any software, have a webcam, or figure out any complicated technology. Just create a user profile and start watching on your own schedule, in total privacy, and at your own pace. See the On-Demand page for full details and class listing.
All live session students (in-person and online) receive a discount for the on-demand subscription classes.
Do you have a newsletter for new class announcements?
Yes! Sign up For the Newsletter Don’t worry, we hate spam as much as you do. We will only send you occasional updates when new class sessions, special events or exciting news gets posted.
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I am happy to answer questions. Please use the Contact Form and I will get back with you as soon as I am able.