Cercle de Qigong

Jiu Jiu Qigong — flowing movement and breath, traditionally regarded as both preventative and restorative, and a foundational practice for martial arts training. More on Jiu Jiu.

Da Bei Qigong — the meditative Buddhist practice of Great Compassion, taught seated or standing and guided by breath and intention. Shifu Liu is a second-generation practitioner of this lineage and the first to spread the teachings in the West. More on Da Bei.

Both are taught as they are taught in London, adapted to a weekly class open to every level.

Natalie Slater has practised Taiji, Qigong and meditation for more than twenty-five years. She is a disciple of Shifu Liu and holds Qigong certifications from London and from China — Jiu Jiu Huan Yuan Gong, “Return to Primordial Qi”, transmitted by the Wang family. She continues to train in the Chen lineage: in July 2026 she took part in Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang’s silk-reeling seminar in London, where the Grandmaster corrected her structure directly.

She qualified as a craniosacral therapist at the London College of Cranio-Sacral Therapy in 2004 and moved to the Drôme in 2015. That hands-on background shapes how she teaches — slowly, attentively, and adapted to what each person brings on the day.

Her classes are open to all levels. No previous experience is needed, and no particular fitness or flexibility: the practice builds gradually, through regular attendance and attention.