Daoyin & Seasonal Movement

A small movement, a change of season. Daoyin opens a window onto the relationship between posture, breath and attention in Chinese cultural life.

Daoyin encompasses movement traditions associated with Chinese ideas about the body and the natural world. Traditional Chinese medicine Daoyin and a form organised around the twenty-four solar terms are listed in China’s national intangible heritage directory. A visitor introduction can focus on the cultural ideas and a short, suitable sequence; it is not medical qigong or a treatment programme.

A closer encounter

• Explore how the changing seasons appear in the language and imagery of movement traditions.
• Learn a short sequence with an appropriate instructor, with the format discussed in advance.
• Connect the practice with the wider history of Chinese medicine and everyday seasonal living.

Daoyin is practised beyond Beijing. Tell us your route and preferred pace; the instructor, setting and appropriate form of participation are confirmed in your proposal.

Tell us what interests you. We’ll shape the experience around your journey and confirm the arrangements in your personal proposal.