Workshop Series - Five Element Qigong
Join this in-person workshop series for a year of movement, breath and seasonal practice.
An opportunity to pause, reset, and return to yourself in alignment with the movements of our great Mother. This series is made up of five individual one-day Qigong workshops, each exploring the frequency and qualities of a season and its elemental energy — letting nature guide the way.
Each day is about feeling, sensing, and exploring: the grounding stability of Earth, the clarity of Metal, the depth of Water, the growth of Wood, and the aliveness of Fire.
Workshops will weave together Qigong movement (form), oriental health philosophy, elemental qualities, frequency attunement and stillness — integrating practices of Qigong, Shen Gong, Yang Sheng Fa and Nei Dan.
WORKSHOP SERIES DETAILS:
Five 1-day workshops in 2026:
Sunday February 8th, 2026 (Earth) - COMPLETE
Sunday April 26th, 2026 (Metal)
Sunday July 26th, 2026 (Water)
Sunday September 27th, 2026 (Wood)
Sunday November 22nd, 2026 (Fire)
9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Kilcunda - Bass Coast Victoria (Full details provided upon registration)
Includes online access at the NLQ Online Studio to Modules 9 - 13 and group discussion forum.
$500 upfront, or three monthly instalments of $200 each ($600) - pro-rata rate for 4/5 workshops.
$165 - individual workshop registration
Repeating students who have previously completed Five Element Qigong (via Modules 9–13, a multi-day immersion, or a Dao Mentorship) are eligible for 50% off tuition.
No Refund Policy: If you're unable to attend, refunds or transfers are not available. However, you may gift your registration to a friend.
UNDERSTANDING THE FIVE ELEMENTS
Earth, Metal, Water, Wood & Fire
The Four Elements — Earth, Air, Water, Fire — describe experience. They capture the basic qualities we encounter in the world and in ourselves: solidity, fluidity, expansion, contraction, heat, and movement. They help us observe the way energy expresses itself in nature and in our bodies.
The Five Elements — Earth, Metal, Water, Wood, and Fire — go a step further. They don’t describe static states or things; they describe processes, transformation, and the movement of Qi. Early Daoist thinkers noticed that reality doesn’t remain fixed — energy rises and falls, growth turns to decline, heat condenses into cold, expansion inevitably returns inward. From these observations, they identified five recurring movements that reflect how Qi behaves across time, seasons, and life itself.
Through this lens, the Five Elements became a way to describe:
Seasonal cycles and environmental rhythms
Emotional patterns and tendencies
Relationships between organs and internal systems
Stages of internal alchemy and energetic transformation
Cause-and-effect dynamics within the body
In our workshops, we explore the Five Elements as living processes you can feel in your own system. Through Conditioning & Regulating Qigong, structured forms strengthen and nourish the organs and meridians associated with each element, helping restore balance from within. Flow Qi forms allow fluid, expressive movement, bringing the qualities of each element into the body and supporting the circulation of Qi.
Beyond movement, we’ll explore the philosophy and symbolism of each element — how they mirror the shifting landscapes of our inner and outer worlds, and how understanding them can guide your health, emotions, and practice. Through this integration of observation, theory, and embodied experience, you’ll gain practical tools to recognise imbalances, refine your awareness and move in harmony with the cyclical forces that shape life.
A simple way to see it: Four Elements describe experience. Five Elements explain transformation. Aether is the infinite stillness that makes both possible.
Next Workshop: Metal Element
Metal Element Qigong invites us to pause, refine and return to what is essential. Aligned with the season of Autumn, this one-day workshop explores clarity, letting go, and the capacity to hold what truly matters in chaotic times.
Through Qigong forms, stillness, frequency attunement, and complementary practices, we work with the Lung and Large Intestine systems to support breath, immunity, emotional discernment and inner coherence. Embodied sensing, elemental form, and Daoist philosophy are woven throughout, offering practical tools to integrate this wisdom into a living practice.
ABOUT YOUR TEACHER
I’m Nicole Lee – an internationally certified Qigong teacher, trained in both Modern and Classical Qigong styles
I’ve studied Qigong for over 12 years with multiple teachers and systems.
My teaching reflects lived, embodied practice rather than formal lineage transmission, using forms as vehicles for cultivating awareness, internal connection, and energetic principles.
I’ve repeatedly seen this gentle practice transform lives — physically, mentally and emotionally.
