***New for 2023!***

Join Josine Baines of Walx Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells, and Annabel Deans (from Be Well With Annabel) for a morning of Nordic Walking and Qigong.

Josine will provide Nordic Walking poles and will teach you the basic technique of Nordic Walking as you go on a walk around the Penshurst Place Estate.  You will learn how to use the poles to propel you and how using them benefits your posture. Following the session you will gain your Freedom Pass and will be able to join any of Josine’s walks and those of any other NWUK instructor in the UK.

During the walk you will stop to practice some Qigong. Traditionally practiced outside, this deeply restorative healing modality works on the meridians in your body like in acupuncture. It helps to promote the free flow of Qi and blood and to shift any blockages in these energy pathways, which in turn leads to greater wellbeing. Mind, body and breath start to work in unison leaving you feeling calm yet energised.

You will learn some breathing techniques to ground you, moves from the 12 Rivers sequence which work on the key organs of the body and gentle flows to connect with the natural world.

Qigong has many health benefits including less stress, increased energy, improved postural alignment, flexibility and balance, reduced aches and pains and better immune and breathing function. It pairs beautifully with Nordic walking as it’s the innercise that complements the exercise!

Note there are toilet facilities and a café at Penshurst Place. Note there are toilet facilities and a cafe at Penshurst Place. Please allow around 2.5 hours for this event.

Cost: £10 (all profits are donated to Sustain food Bank)

Meeting Point: Penshurst Place car park
What 3 words: likely.member.play
Walk Leader: Josine Baines & Annabel Deans