I teach Yang style, long form, short form as well as 6 Hands Qi Gong/Liu Shou Gong.
Teaching information
Teaching information
I teach Yang style, long form, short form as well as 6 Hands Qi Gong/Liu Shou Gong.

Centered Heart and Mind
by Elisabeth Ratzenböck-Wearden


Centered Heart and Mind
by Elisabeth Ratzenböck-Wearden

Teaching information
My teaching style
My teaching style
I teach the gentle movement form of Yang Style holistically to train the awareness for the physical, energetic, mental and spiritual level.
Physical level
Anatomical knowledge by performing selected warm-up exercises
Energy level
Knowledge of energy anatomy (Meridians, DanTiens/Chakras, Chi, etc.) by means of specific exercises
Mental (mind) level
Calming the “monkey mind” and practising “awareness of the moment” by concentrating on movements and their meanings
Spiritual level
Based on the teaching style of my teacher Gerda Geddes, who brought the inner principles of the allegorical journey to light, I also accompany the Tai Ji student on his/her journey through life by engaging with him in the deeper meaning of the movements.
10 - 49 Basic Principles of Movement
According to Yang Cheng Fu and Bruce Frantzis
Basic principles in interaction with Anatomy of the Body and Energy Anatomy
and Movement of the physical body and movement (flow of Chi) in the Meridians and DanTiens (Chakras).
6 Hands Qi Gong/Liu Shou Gong
The form of 6 Hands Qi Gong/Liu Shou Gong was compiled in 1992 by famous Tai Ji and Qi Gong masters in China. Master Zhang Xiao Ping subsequently brought it to Austria. The form contains six health exercises and is composed of elements of Tai Ji and Qi Gong. The exercises activate the life energy, regulate the Chi flow in the meridians, strengthen the organs and thus relax body and mind.
Yang Style, Long Form and Short Form
This very Long Form of the Yang Style, which I practise and pass on, is a very old version of this form after the masters Choy Hawk Peng and Choy Kam Man as well as master Gerda Geddes.
What is special about this long form is that its choreography can be seen as an allegorical journey through life. This hidden journey was brought to light and interpreted by my main teacher, Gerda Geddes. Almost every movement in this long form has a specific symbolic name that points to its deeper meaning. Thus, with the help of the allegorical journey, Tai Ji can also become a spiritual – yet body-centered – journey.

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6 Hands Qi Gong/Liu Shou Gong
The form of 6 Hands Qi Gong/Liu Shou Gong was compiled in 1992 by famous Tai Ji and Qi Gong masters in China. Master Zhang Xiao Ping subsequently brought it to Austria. The form contains six health exercises and is composed of elements of Tai Ji and Qi Gong. The exercises activate the life energy, regulate the Chi flow in the meridians, strengthen the organs and thus relax body and mind.
Yang Style, Long Form and Short Form
This very Long Form of the Yang Style, which I practise and pass on, is a very old version of this form after the masters Choy Hawk Peng and Choy Kam Man as well as master Gerda Geddes.
What is special about this long form is that its choreography can be seen as an allegorical journey through life. This hidden journey was brought to light and interpreted by my main teacher, Gerda Geddes. Almost every movement in this long form has a specific symbolic name that points to its deeper meaning. Thus, with the help of the allegorical journey, Tai Ji can also become a spiritual – yet body-centered – journey.
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Would you like to ...
... integrate gentle and slowmovements into your everyday life?
Then both Tai Chi and 6 Hands Qi Gong are a perfect way to do so.
... improve your concentration and balance?
Then the choreography of Yang Style, Long Form, could be the right challenge for you.
... improve your general well-being and strengthen body, mind and soul?
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the stagnation of Chi is seen as the cause of indisposition and disease. Both Tai Chi and Qi Gong aim to harmonise body and mind by stimulating Chi (life energy) and restoring its circulation in the meridians.
... also practise mindfulness?
Then the slowly performed movements of Tai Ji will lead you into the here and now, as they calm the “monkey thoughts” of stress in everyday life.