Courses allow you to feel the benefits of consistent practice. Within a course, we typically revisit the same forms at each session, refining our technique and taking us deeper into the practice to receive more of its benefits. In between sessions, I provide follow-along videos of the main forms that you can practice with. At the end of the course, you will have the skills to incorporate the forms into your own practice, should you wish to do so.
Upcoming live courses:
WINTER QIGONG (6-week course, online via Zoom)
Learn Qigong practices that nourish and strengthen our deepest energies (kidneys and adrenals, central flow, bones and bone marrow). We will replenish our reserves, preparing our energy for spring’s unfurling and growth.
Specific Qigong practices you will learn in this course:
Bone-Marrow Cleanse: cleansing one of the deepest tissues of our body (the bone marrow)
Washing with the Energy of the Sun: nourishing the whole body with the energy of the returning sun
Bear Forms: learning from Bear how to conserve energy while simultaneously building strength
The format of the course will allow you to feel the benefits of consistent practice. We will revisit the same practices each week, refining our technique and deepening our understanding. We will meet together for 1-hour live sessions on zoom once a week, and the recordings of all our sessions will be available to you for 1 month past the end of the course. I will also provide follow-along videos of the main practices with indefinite access and written material including optional practice suggestions for in-between our live meetings. At the end of the course, you will have the skills to incorporate the practices into your life.
This course is appropriate for all levels: from complete beginners to advanced practitioners. All practices are accessible from standing, seated, or even lying down positions (with modification).
Live meetings (online via zoom):
Sundays 16:00 -17:00 UTC (January 11th – February 15th, 2026)
Investment:
Early-bird (register by 11.12.2025): 120 EUR (140 USD, 17.600 ISK)
Full price (from 12.12.2025): 150 EUR (175 USD, 22.000 ISK)
To register for the course, please email
Self-paced courses:
STANDING LIKE A TREE (FOUNDATIONS OF QIGONG STANDING MEDITATION)
Audio course that lays the foundations for the practice of Wuji Zhan Zhuang (Qigong standing meditation in the basic posture of “Wuji”). The course is organized into 7 weekly segments, each focusing on an element of the practice ranging from posture, energy or breath. I offer an enquiry-based exploration of the focus topic and a five-minute guided practice of Wuji Zhan Zhuang. I encourage daily practice of Wuji Zhan Zhuang throughout the week, thus guiding you to simultaneously develop a greater awareness of your body and energy as well as consistent daily practice of Qigong standing meditation. The course is appropriate for both beginners and experienced practitioners. While the name “standing meditation” may imply a limitation to standing, the practice and the course are accessible from a seated position as well.
The benefits of Wuji Zhan Zhuang include improved posture, relaxed alertness, greater physical/mental/emotional resilience, finding internal strength and energy, and feeling more balanced and less reactive in your life. Through Wuji Zhan Zhuang, we can access our original energy, unlocking the vast potential that lies within each one of us.
Past live courses:
FOUNDATIONS OF QIGONG PRACTICE
Fall 2025
What is Qigong?
How do we work with Qi (energy)?
What role do the body, the mind and the breath play in Qigong practice?
We explored the above questions in this foundational course about Qigong, an energy cultivation practice originating from ancient China. Each week, we focused on one aspect or principle of practice. We first explored this aspect in our body, learning to develop greater skill with our energy. Then, we applied our discoveries as we moved through a full, balanced Qigong practice set. Returning to the same set each week and layering our learnings gradually deepened our practice to receive more of its benefits.
QIGONG TOWARDS BALANCED LIFE
Fall 2024 and 2025
We focused on Qigong practices that work with the three main states of energy (Wuji, Taiji, and Wuxing). We explored the felt sense of these energies in our bodies as well as how they can support us in our Qigong practice and daily life.
Specific Qigong practices taught in this course:
Wuji Moving Set: clearing habitual patterns from your body and heart-mind, resetting your energy to its original state
Alternate Nostril Breathing: establishing a healthy balance between opposites (yin and yang)
Five Waves: harmonizing energy flow through the natural, rhythmic cycles of our days and lives
WINTER QIGONG
Winter 2023 and 2024
Qigong for the winter season, especially nourishing for the kidneys and adrenals. We replenished our reserves, storing the energy of the returning sun for spring’s growth.
Specific Qigong practices taught in this course:
Bone-Marrow Cleanse: cleansing one of the deepest tissues of our body (the bone marrow)
Washing the Body with the Energy of the Sun: nourishing the whole body with the energy of the returning sun and harmonizing with the awakening yang energy of the season
Bear Forms from Five Animal Frolics: learning from Bear how to conserve energy while simultaneously building strength
LIGHT WITHIN DARKNESS: PRINCIPLES OF QIGONG PRACTICE
Winter 2023
Qigong journey towards balance in body, mind, and heart. We actively relaxed into the descending darkness and sensed the ever-present light within.
Each week we focused on one principle of Qigong practice and explored how it feels in our body with both meditative and active Qigong. The heart of our active practice was a sequence from Five Animal Frolics. Embodying white tiger, bear, deer, crane and monkey, we explored some of the foundational principles of Qigong practice.
Below are some of the kind words students have shared about practicing with me. Thank you for giving me permission to print your words here.
“During the lessons in this course [Standing Like a Tree (Foundations of Qigong Standing Meditation)] I have been able to visualize myself and felt the energy moving and flowing through my body. Marketa you are a wonderful teacher who made each lesson easy to understand. “Standing Like a Tree” has become part of my Qigong practice. I will be coming back to this course again as there is so much offered. Thank you Marketa 🙏🏼💙” – Donna (Hamilton, Ohio)