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)
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.
$625 upfront, or three monthly instalments of $250 each ($750)
$165 - individual workshop registration if space available, email Nicole to enquire.
Repeating students who have previously completed Five Element Qigong (Modules 9–13, a multi-day immersion, or a 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.
ABOUT YOUR TEACHER
I’m Nicole Lee – an internationally certified Qigong teacher, trained in both Modern and Classical Qigong styles
My Qigong journey began in 2013. Since then, I have taught literally hundreds of Qigong classes and workshops, and have helped students all over the world become certified Qigong teachers.
I’ve studied Qigong form and philosophy with multiple masters and teachers, consistently for more than a decade. My own personal style has evolved as I have, my core influences are Lee Holden, Master Wang Zhi Peng, Roger Janke, Damo Mitchell and Marissa Newell.
I’m also accredited in meditation, mindfulness, energy healing and craniosacral therapy, and have a Bachelor's Degree in Complementary Medicine.
I’ve repeatedly seen this gentle practice transform lives — physically, mentally and emotionally.
