Why This Matters Right Now

Most of us weren’t built to sit for eight hours, scroll for three more, and still feel grounded by the end of the day. Modern life has a way of disrupting the body’s natural flow of energy, and the result tends to show up as stiffness, exhaustion, anxiety, or a low-grade sense of being disconnected from yourself.

You may have already tried stretching, exercise, or simply pushing through it. But if the deeper sense of vitality never quite returns, the issue usually isn’t effort. It’s flow. According to Master Faye Li Yip, these aren’t isolated symptoms. They’re signs that your body’s internal energy pathways, your meridians, need to be restored.

This is where Five Animal Frolics Qigong comes in. Developed nearly 2,000 years ago by the physician Hua Tuo, it isn’t a sequence of pretty movements borrowed from nature. It’s a complete energy medicine system, one that uses movement, breath, and focused intention to work directly with your meridians, the pathways that carry Qi to every organ and tissue in your body.

Who This Free Event Is For

• Anyone who already practices Qigong but has never fully understood why the movements work
• People new to energy work who want a practical, non-mystical entry point into Qigong meridians and Qi cultivation
• Anyone dealing with chronic stiffness, low energy, nervous system overwhelm, or a sense of disconnection from their body
• Those curious about Traditional Chinese Medicine and how it maps onto real physical practice
• Practitioners of Tai Chi, yoga, or somatic movement looking to deepen their understanding of energy anatomy

What You’ll Discover

• Why the legendary physician Hua Tuo designed each of the five animal movements to influence a distinct organ system and energetic pathway
• How your meridians function as your body’s internal energy network, and why supporting them affects your physical, emotional, and energetic wellbeing
• Master Faye’s signature framework of Shape, Breath, and Intention, and how it makes any mindful movement practice more effective
• A first-hand experience of the Gentle Deer practice, a Water Element movement built to open the spine and calm the nervous system
• How to move from simply following instructions to actually understanding the mechanics behind your Qigong practice

About Master Faye Li Yip

Born in China to a family of martial artists and the daughter of renowned Tai Chi authority Professor Li Deyin, Master Faye Li Yip has trained in Tai Chi, Qigong, and Chinese martial arts for more than 40 years. She is a co-author of Wudang Tai Chi Sword and Tai Chi Kungfu Fan, and together with her husband Tary, she co-founded the Deyin Taijiquan Institute and the British Health Qigong Association.

Over 20,000 students across the UK and Europe have studied under her instruction, and her online teaching has reached tens of thousands more. Master Faye has led Tai Chi and Qigong performances for the Queen’s Diamond and Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the 2012 London Olympics countdown, and events for the World Economic Forum and the Presidential Palace of Ireland. She currently serves on the International Health Qigong Federation Executive Committee and is President of the British Health Qigong Association.

What Past Students Have Experienced