Hello Friends ,

Commencing MARCH 2025 

Wu Wei Tai Chi and Meditation has moved their live classes to Kyneton!

 The BLUE ACCORDION - 7 High St Kyneton VIC  3444

Please contact Sifu ANDY GREEN 0416149738 

to enroll in our Qi Gong Classes Commencing MARCH 2025 

 on Wednesdays evenings  7 pm 

1 hour live Classes are $15/$10 per person 

Zoom is also available so you can practise from the comfort of your own home ! 

For Zoom and one on one sessions  please register with  Sifu Andy 0416149738

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS - To keep our events safe, here are our health requirements for

 attendance: Do not attend if you are feeling sick or have closely been around someone who is

 sick.Thankyou 

NEW! 

Wu Wei Tai Chi School is offering SOUNDHEALING with 

Kavisha Mazzella of Shenpen Soundhealing 

please call Kavisha on 0412893355 to make your appointment 

to reset your nervous system and help with chronic pain . 

                                    Sifu Andy Green with Soundhealer Kavisha Mazzella 

                               Sifu Andy Green at  Woodford Folk FESTIVAL in Queensland ' 23 -24 

Thanks to all those who participated in the fantastic workhops in the Bazaar . 

 It's so great to share the spirit of Tai Chi together . 

WU WEI Tai Chi School in Melbourne 

Qi Gong Classes are available on ZOOM on Wednesday evenings 7pm Melbourne Time 

To register please contact Sifu Andy on his email andygreen555(at)yahoo.com.au

Fee  $18/$20

In Person Classes -Thursday 7.30pm at Saint Marks Community Church 100 Hodgkinson St Clifton Hill 

                                  Andy Green 0416149738

 

21/3/21

Hello Friends,

Wu Wei School has now moved to Yanchep ,West Australia 

We practise on Friday and Sunday Mornings  9 am -10am 

at Old Nursery Park  at 7 Yanchep beach Road Yanchep 

All welcome no matter your experience.

You can contact Sifu Andy  Green on our Facebook group Wu Wei School

You can email Andy on : andygreen555(at)yahoo.com.au

mobile ph: +61 (0)416149738

and you can also find us currently on Facebook 

WuWei School 

Wu Wei School Of Internal Martial Arts is OPEN

Tai Chi and Qi Gong class on Sat Morning 9 am -10:30 am with Andy Green

At 15 Wheeler St Castlemaine

For enquiries

please  call  Andy on 0416 149 738

Thankyou

Dear friends of Wu Wei,

unfortunately I have  had to close the school while I am working full time .With the extra travel, it's too difficult to also teach classes. I would encourage all those interested to go to a very experienced teacher , healer and friend of mine Gerard Menzel. He is  based in Carisbrook  and also teaches in the Castlemaine area.Thankyou to you all for coming to classes. I wish you well in your ever deepening understanding of the watercouse way ! I will let you know when the school reopens . Please visit my taichi brother's blogspot below.Thanks again . Best wishes Sifu Andy Green

Gerard Menzel of Wild Lotus Arts

0407734479   gmenzel@hotmail.com

http://wildlotus-arts.blogspot.com.au/

"The highest form of goodness is like water.
Water knows how to benefit all things without striving with them
It stays in places loathed by all men.
Therefore it comes near the Tao.
In choosing your dwelling, know how to keep to the ground.
In cultivating your mind, know how to dive in the hidden deeps.
In dealing with others, know how to be gentle and kind.
In speaking, know how to keep your words.
In governing know how to maintain order.
In transacting business, know how to be efficient.
in making a move, know how to choose the right moment.
If you do not strive with others, you will be free from blame..."

 from Tao Te Ching -Shambala pocket classic translated by John C.H.Wu

August 9th 2016

Dear Friends,

Spring is just round the corner and with it comes change.

Just letting you know that Wu Wei Tai chi school is  closing and going underground

 for a while as I will be working fulltime with Wellways in Ballarat

 in my mental health and counselling work

so I will be practising informally and when ever time permits.

Keep practising. Be happy and may the Chi be with you!

 Sifu Andy Green

Hello friends, WINTER is here...the big tree is losing its leaves

and the buddha garden dojo has closed for the winter

WU WEI Tai Chi School will open again for classes in the Spring

Til then , be happy...

 and see you when the sun returns and the frost melts

yours in the Tao,

  Sifu Andy Green

Here are some lovely Winter Haikus from the well loved Japanese poet

 Matsuo Basho who lived from 1644 – 1694 

Winter Solitude

by Matsuo Basho

Winter solitude –

in a world of one colour

the sound of wind.

Winter Garden

by Matsuo Basho

Winter garden,

the moon thinned to a thread,

insects singing.

First Winter Rain

by Matsuo Basho

First winter rain –

even the monkey

seems to want a raincoat.

When the Winter Chrysanthemums Go

by Matsuo Basho

When the winter chrysanthemums go,

there’s nothing to write about

but radishes.

The unexamined life is not worth living

"The unexamined life is not worth living.”

—Socrates, during his trial for heresy in Athens, 399 BC

 

Socrates was in trouble. He had been encouraging the youth to enquire and ask questions, thus challenging the political and religious status quo. He was not teaching people what to think, but for teaching them how to think. The price for his philosophical endeavours was the choice between exile or a fatal dose of hemlock. He defended himself at his trial but to no avail, in the end accepting the hemlock.

Socrates symbolises the great spirit of enquiry, a search for authenticity as well as a resolute defiance in the face of state-sanctioned bullying and forces that kept people shackled in unquestioned limiting beliefs. In Ancient Greece, as with most states and political milieus since that time, the agenda was the teaching of 'what to think' and ‘what to believe’, the tenets of which, if accepted, led to a form of collective sleep.

So what is the meaning of an examined life? If it is the examining of a life subject to intellectual enquiry and analysis, we would be reducing ourselves to just the thinking function of mind, and in doing this our examining would only be partial. As important as our ability to think is – and the knowing of how to think as Socrates championed – even more important is the knowing of who we are, and in this knowing, understanding how we are limited by the mind.

 ©  Andy Green 2015

Classes - 2016

 Sifu Andy Green demonstrates the Beijing 24 Yang style above

Please note CLASSES are closed for the Winter but will reopen in the spring

CALL Andy - 0416 149 738
EMAIL:andygreen555(at)yahoo.com.au

Chi Exercises for Illness Prevention

CHI BATHING... by Kavisha

 This is an exercise taught to me by Andy .

When you are feeling under par or not well, try Qi (chi) bathing. Chi means energy. Where ever you are, (you can be sitting or lying down ): conciously let the universal Qi into the top of your head from the sky and the bottom of your feet from the earth  and let it circulate round the body.You can also heighten this sensation by curling the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth while the Qi circulates. Imagine this positive energy that is available freely from the universe to be pouring into you and healing you and bathing you. 

If you have a painful area bring your conciousness deeply into that spot.It also works with emotional pain.Think of your problem then feel where  it is in your ody.you may notice a tightening in the throat or your heart area or stomach...You can send a shot of consciousness to this area and deeply let yourself feel the pain without commenting mentally and notice what happens when you bring conciousness to that place. How to do it ?  Breathe deeply and bring your attention and  loving healing intention to that place in the body.Thich Na Hanh ,the buddhist monk says you can say to your body part that is playing up  "I love you and Thankyou! "then  you may notice the feeling there....again without comment..just notice what happens when you bring conciousness to the situation.

I found this cute picture below that seems to explain it all just  purr-fectly!:))) Lie back and enjoy! 

Give yourself a little self care and love!Learn from the cats we know and love!

You can also do this practise whether you're on a bus, or  standing in a queue waiting...or even at a boring meeting in the office ! No one will ever know!:) ALSO...

I have added a link to a You tube of the

 Qi Gong practise for Immune Boosting .i found recently here it is ...enjoy!Its very good if you want to ward off any sickness or even better as an everyday practise.

  Immune boosting qi gong... 

You can also do the powerful and effective practice of  Immune boosting qi gong... 

Happy Christmas and New Year 2016!

"Sitting quietly doing nothing

Spring comes and the grass grows by itself "....Basho

 Happy New Year everyone!

CLASSES RESUME JAN 8TH 2016

For CLASSES in Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Bagua and Mindfullness meditation 

 please contact Andy Green ; andygreen555(a)yahoo.com.au

ph Mobile 0416149738

A little about Lao Tzu founder of Daoism

                        “A good traveller has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu was  a philosopher and poet said to live in the 6th century BC in China . He was the founder of Daoism . Tai Chi is said to be the pure expression of Daoism in physical form . He is also known as Laozi and Purple Mist.

There are many stories about him .One of them says that Lao Tzu grew weary of the moral decay of life in Chengzou and noted the kingdom's decline. He was tired of being a court administrator so he left heading west on an ox to live as a hermit in the unsettled frontier at the age of 160.
At the western gate of the city, he was recognized by Yinxi the guard .

 The sentry begged the old master to record his wisdom for the good of the country before he would be permitted to pass. Lao Tzu told him that it would be impossible to write what he knew but Yinxi insisted. So Lao Tzu surrendered to the guard and wrote down his wisdom and was set free.What he wrote was said to be the Tao Te Ching. It is said that the sentry was so touched by the work that he abandoned his post becoming a disciple. He left with Lao Tzu, never to be seen again....

 PURPLE MIST HEADS WEST

Old Lao Tzu was tired
 of men and thier worldly ways
" Goodbye , goodbye to king and court
I must be on my way"

 The Purple Mist heads west my friends
the Purple Mist heads west
out to the gates of Tibet my friends
The Purple Mist heads west

On his ox he travelled
through forests and through towns
Through this world of sorrows
flat plains and mountain clouds

At the western pass he met a guard
who begged him not to go
"If I was to let you go ,
you must write down what you know"

"What I know cannot be said
It's like catching water with your fist.
But I will write it down tonight .
 For you I will take the risk!

The Purple Mist heads west my friends
The Purple Mist heads west
Out to the gates of Tibet my friends
The Purple Mist heads west

© Kavisha Mazzella/Peermusic 2015


To follow the Tao or Way of all things and realize their true nature
is to embody humility, spontaneity, and generosity!

Tai chi at Woodford Folk Festival

                                                                                                                    

 In the new year of 2014-15 , Andy taught Tai Chi and Qi Gong as part of the Health and Wellbeing Programme at the Woodford Folk Festival,in  Queensland Australia  .The daily morning classes were very popular being  attended by over 100 participants and were held in the Dancehall Venue. Many people tried out tai chi for the first time and the classes were attended by all ages.The response was very positive and people went away uplifted.It was a challenge to teach a hundred people after the intimacy of our little school but Andy was given a radio mike by the ever present production team  and went full steam ahead and enjoyed it very much.

Abit about Woodford...
Arguably the largest festival in the southern hemisphere, this is an amazing gathering of artists, craftspeople, foodmakers, teachers, technical crew who are all lovers of Folk Music, Arts, film and health .  A festival of  ideas, imagination and discussion, celebrating the many cultures that make up Australia including a large indigenous cohort of artists and healers . It celebrates the common good.

Taking place every year in Woodford Queensland between December 26th -Jan 1st in the lovely Glass house Mountains area northwest of Brisbane this permanant festival site is a former Dairy Farm that has been  lovingly re- planted , re-created and turned into a creative magical village with almost total green self sufficiency lead by volunteers and administered by the Queensland Folk Federation. This festival has grown since the 90's and folk came from all over the world to camp in the Peoples Republic of Woodfordia  to celebrate this unique Australian new years festival.

 For more information about the Health and Well being Programme
 see www.woodfordfolkfestival.com

Wu Wei School Of Internal Martial Arts & Meditation in Central Victoria.

                            
                      Andy Green at the Lao Tzu Temple on Mt Wudang China 2013
                                

Welcome to our site!
The director of Wu Wei School of  Internal Martial Arts and Meditation, Andy Green is happy to be continuing ongoing classes in Castlemaine and invites you to discover the art of Chinese Internal Martial Arts and Meditation.

Wu Wei means effortless effort . It is  a key principle in the Taoist philosophy."Internal " refers to the energy cultivation that is central to the subtle arts of Tai Chi , Bagua and XingYi from ancient China.

The classes will involve both active and passive Qigong practices - (wonderful for physical and mental health ) Beijing 24 and the famous "Mother Fist", the original Sang Feng 13 Form which is named after the founder of Tai Chi ,Chang Sang Feng who created it in the 14th century CE.

Yang style practices will also be taught as well as Bagua forms .The internal martial arts give one a great sense of body confidence, fluidity, grace and internal power .The classes are ongoing, friendly,  relaxed and held in an atmosphere of respect and non-rivalry.You can join in at any time .
Beginners are welcome.

What is Wu Wei?

"Spring comes and the grass grows by itself... sitting silently... doing nothing." Basho

  Wu wei (Chinese: 無爲; a variant and derivatives: traditional Chinese: 無為; simplified Chinese:无为; pinyin: wú wéi; Japanese: 無為; Korean: 무위; Vietnamese: Vô vi; English, lit. non-doing) is an important concept in Taoism that literally means non-action or non-doing. In the Tao te Ching, Laozi explains that beings (or phenomena) that are wholly in harmony with the Taobehave in a completely natural, uncontrived way. As the planets revolve around the sun, they "do" this revolving, but without "doing" it. As trees grow, they simply grow without trying to grow. Thus knowing how and when to act is not knowledge in the sense that one would think, "now I should do this," but rather just doing it, doing the natural thing. The goal of spiritual practice for the human being is, according to Laozi, the attainment of this natural way of behaving.

            Related translation from the Tao Tê Ching by Priya Hemenway, Chapter II:

                                 The Sage is occupied with the unspoken

                                   and acts without effort.

                                  Teaching without verbosity,

                                  producing without possessing,

                                 creating without regard to result,

                                 claiming nothing,

                                 the Sage has nothing to lose.

                    The above excerpt is taken from Wikipedia .To explore more go HERE

A Song inspired by Zheng Seng Feng

Dusk on Mount Wudang, China

                                                      Steeped in the six harmonies,
                                                      old taoist master Zheng Seng Feng
                                                      deeply cultivating Qi
                                                      wandered Mount Wudang

                                                      He came upon a crane and snake
                                                      they circled, striking,darting, swift
                                                      he saw their artful combat make
                                                      inspiring in him , a cosmic shift

                                                      Strong like a mountain
                                                      flow like a river...
                                                      light as a feather...
                                                      let this be your tether..
                            
                                                     He saw Wu Wei in martial form
                                                     the Mother Fist was handed down
                                                     the essence of Tai Chi was born
                                                     embraced by Taoists as their crown

                                                     Movement and breath ...with grace align
                                                     make inner power and health
                                                     into the emptiness sublime
                                                     the Seng Feng form is now our wealth

                                                     Strong like a mountain
                                                     flow like a river...
                                                     light as a feather...
                                                     Let this be your tether...
 
                                                     ©A.Green - Mount Wudang, China  July 2013


                                      
                                                      

At the "Temple of Perpetual Peace" Mt.Wudang

Director Andy Green

"The highest form of goodness is like water.
Water knows how to benefit all things without striving with them
It stays in places loathed by all men.
Therefore it comes near the Tao.
In choosing your dwelling, know how to keep to the ground.
In cultivating your mind, know how to dive in the hidden deeps.
In dealing with others, know how to be gentle and kind.
In speaking, know how to keep your words.
In governing know how to maintain order.
In transacting business, know how to be efficient.
in making a move, know how to choose the right moment.
If you do not strive with others, you will be free from blame..."

 from Tao Te Ching -Shambala pocket classic translated by John C.H.Wu

What we do in the class...

FORMS AVAILABLE

QI GONG
 5 element Qi Gong, 8 silk Brocade ,Immune Boosting Qi Gong,3 Golden Treasures Qi Gong,5 Animals Qi Gong,1008 Fist Qi Gong, Bagua Qi Gong,bagua Harmony palms Qi Gong.100 Circle Bagua Qi Gong.

YANG STYLE TAI CHI

Beijing 24, Long Yang Frame 108,

WUDANG TAI CHI
Wudang Tai Chi Zheng Sang Feng 13 - Mother Fist,

3 Treasures Wudang Tai Chi, Wu Xing Chuan

 WEAPONS - Yang Style fan 18 and 36,Yang Style Sword and Sabre (wooden), Bagua deer hooks

BAGUA FORMS - Cheng Style, Badadjiang 8 fighting Palms, Bagua 9 Palace Gong, Bagua Swimming Dragon,

Other forms: Xing Yi (five element fists, Xing Yi composite form fists + animals) Fast Tai Chi (Dong family form)

The classes  are one and a half hours long. They contain some warm up stretches, calming and energizing Qi Gong (energy) exercises as well as the short Yang style Beijing 24 form and Bagua.We will also be learning the Zheng Sang Feng Tai Chi 13 which is the mother form of all Tai Chi and originates in the sacred Taoist Mountain Mt.Wudang in Wudangshan South West China.

The classes are friendly , fun ,yet also challenging!
Bringing confidence to your body and peace to your mind,
 beginners are welcome and can join at any time.

ON going Classes - you can join any time. 
No certificates or competitions.
Watercourse way.

Private lessons are available by appointment 

                                                           Contact Andy 0416 149 738

Qi Gong with a tree

                      Kavisha with an ancient Ginko Biloba tree in Mount Wudang China


The  Ancient Taoists  held great reverence for trees and did many of their energetic practices with trees. Modern Daoists still do them today. The original Bagua circle walking meditation was inspired by the Daoist practices of circle walking  in meditation around a tree. The Daoists, through their observations realised the healing properties of trees and that trees were natural wells of " Qi" (energy or life force)  They created exercises to cultivate their own energy by quieting their minds  and tuned in thus being in harmony with the tree. 

This Sacred Ginko tree is 320 years old.The Red Ribbons hanging from it are wishes or prayers that are tied around a rock then tossed into the tree branches. It is said that when the ribbon frays and the cloth breaks apart, your prayer will get answered. This tree is said to be 320 years old and lives just outside the Temple of Perpetual Peace in the Wudang Mountains.

To practice Qi Gong with a tree, one simple way is you can hug the tree or lean against it. Breathe slowly, tuning into the energy of the tree. You will eventually feel the energy circulating between yourself and the tree and feel your energy replenished. This is good especially when you have jet lag or need to feel grounded. But in any case it's still enjoyable, regardless!

© Kavisha