Intensive Courses & Workshops

In addition to daily training, Long Tou Shan offers opportunities for more focused and in-depth study through intensive courses and workshops. These are designed to support students who wish to deepen their practice, explore specific areas, or train in a more concentrated format.

A Flexible Approach

Unlike fixed retreat schedules, most intensive courses are offered on request, allowing students to train at a time that fits their schedule.

Courses may be:

  • One-on-one
  • Small group (maximum 6 students)
  • Integrated alongside daily training

This flexibility allows for a more personalized and responsive learning experience.

Areas of Study

Teacher Training (Tai Chi & Qigong)
Led by Master Zhou Da Zhu

  • Designed for students wishing to deepen understanding or teach
  • Includes both health and martial aspects
  • Certification available upon completion

Qigong & Internal Development (with Master Mei)
Workshops led by Master Mei focus on:

  • Energy cultivation and meridian work
  • Breath and internal awareness
  • Acupressure and healing practices
  • Integrating Qigong with Tai Chi

The courses are offered:

  • Upon request (depending on availability)
  • Occasionally as fixed-date workshops

On-request Workshops

  • If you are interested in requesting a workshop for yourself or your group, please contact us for availability.
  • Teacher training workshops are available year-round, and are supplementary to the daily training program.

Fixed-date Workshops

While most courses are flexible, a small number of workshops are scheduled at fixed times, typically in the autumn.

For 2026, these include:

  • Late October / early November workshops with Master Mei
  • Duration & Structure: 1 week
  • Includes accommodation and meals
  • Takes the place of the daily training
  • Approximately 6 hours per day of training
  • Students are welcome to attend the regular training at the school before or after completing an intensive.

The fixed-date workshops are ideal for:

  • Students staying longer who want to go deeper
  • Practitioners interested in teaching
  • Those seeking focused work on specific aspects of practice

Details about intensive training courses:

Teacher Training in Tai Chi and Qigong (Chen and/or Yang styles) with Master Zhou Dazhu

  • Available on request throughout the year.
  • Course content: Master Da Zhu will focus on deepening your understanding of internal energy (qi) in Tai Chi and Qigong, with a particular emphasis on techniques to best impart your understanding to your own students.
  • The health and wellness aspects of Tai Chi and Qigong will be primary but the martial arts aspects will also be covered.
  • Certificate: If students wish to obtain a teacher certificate, they may test with Master Mei or Dazhu at the end of the course – upon successful completion of the test a teacher certificate will be issued.
  • Students who are not pursuing the goal of a teacher certificate are still welcome to join the course.
  • Course duration: Flexible. The length of time required depends on the student’s interests, whether a certificate is desired, and the experience and capability of the student.
  • Course dates: upon student request, year-round (any month of the year).
  • Maximum 6 participants.
  • Teacher training participants require prior experience with Tai Chi.
  • All-inclusive price per person:
    • 5000 CNY per week including meals and accommodation. Based on a private comfortable room with double bed.
    • 4300 CNY per week including meals and accommodation. Based on a shared, comfortable room with two double beds, based on 2 people per room.

Qigong, Tai Chi and Yoga Workshop: Focus, Peace, Relaxation, Mental Well-being; Blood Pressure, Heart Health and Improved Breathing; and Deepening Your Practice, with Master Mei

  • Fixed course date: this workshop is scheduled definitely for the week 2 Nov to 7 Nov, 2026.
  • Also available on request starting from October 2026.
  • Course Content: This course will give you all of the tools and experience necessary to combat stress and to cultivate peace, focus and awareness. Also, the techniques learned in this course will help you to clear and open up your meridians, as well as improving your flexibility. During this course you will be using a mixture of Tai Chi and Qigong techniques focused on improving your health. Master Mei will also be demonstrating how Yoga can be linked with Qigong technique.  Another aspect of the course will include a focus on steadying your blood pressure, improving your heart’s health and also helping you to attain healthier, deeper breathing. Highly useful for anyone who appreciates good health, but a must for all of us as we grow older!  Finally, this is a course for anyone wanting to move deeper into their Tai Chi practice, taking you through good basic posture and movement to a greater focus on the internal aspects of the art. You will gain the tools necessary to develop greater awareness of your Qi and how to move it consciously. Master Mei loves teaching energy work with her Tai Chi students and seeing the benefits that they gain from the practice.
  • Students wishing to further deepen their familiarity with the skills learned in this course are free to stay on at the school when their intensive course ends. This will help you to really understand the methods and gain insights that will help you deepen and correct your own practice. You will be able to join in the regular classes at the school, with a particular focus on the methods that you will have learned in this course. Prices for staying at the school and attending regular classes can be found here.
  • Certification is available: in order to gain certification for the course, students’ levels of capability with the methods will be assessed by Master Mei. The certificate will be issued from Long Tou Shan Tai Chi School.
  • Participants do not need any prior experience with Tai Chi or Qigong.
  • Course dates: upon student request and Master Mei’s availability.
  • Course duration: typically one week, but flexible.
  • Maximum 6 participants.
  • All-inclusive price per person:
    • 5000 CNY per week including meals and accommodation in a private comfortable room with double bed.
    • 4300 CNY per week including meals and accommodation in a shared, comfortable room with two double beds, based on 2 people per room.

Qigong, Meditation and Acupressure Healing Workshop with Master Mei

  • Fixed course date: this workshop is scheduled definitely for the week 26 Oct to 31 Oct, 2026.
  • Also available on request starting from October 2026.
  • Course content: Master Mei will teach the art of acupressure, a very ancient healing practice which consists of intentional pressure at certain points in the body to mobilize and unblock the Qi (vital energy), activating the natural healing processes of the body.  Acupressure can be effective in dissipating stress, stimulating the immune system, releasing tensions, increasing blood circulation, reducing all kinds of pain, migraines, and numbness, and also calming the mind.
  • Certification is available: in order to gain certification for the course, students’ levels of capability with the methods will be assessed by Master Mei. The certificate will be issued from Long Tou Shan Tai Chi School.
  • Course dates: upon student request and Master Mei’s availability.
  • Course duration: typically one week, but flexible.
  • Maximum 6 participants.
  • All-inclusive price per person:
    • 5000 CNY per week including meals and accommodation. Based on a private comfortable room with double bed.
    • 4300 CNY per week including meals and accommodation. Based on a shared, comfortable room with two double beds, based on 2 people per room.

Tai Chi and Qigong to Wake Up Your Energy System, Open Your Meridians, and Promote Joint Health, with Master Mei

  • Available on request starting from October 2026.
  • Course Content: This course will allow participants to wake up their energy system and meridians, and improve and maintain their joint health and general health thereafter. The instructor, Master Luo Meijuan (Mei), has extensive experience teaching the techniques of energy flow to improve the well-being of her students. Following the course, students will have all the skills and knowledge needed to continue to cultivate a greater amount and flow of Qi in their own energy system. This will lead to more energy and alertness, peace and all round better health.
  • Students wishing to further deepen their familiarity with the skills learned in this course are free to stay on at the school when their intensive course ends. This will help you to really understand the methods and gain insights that will help you deepen and correct your own practice. You will be able to join in the regular classes at the school, with a particular focus on the methods that you will have learned in this course. Prices for staying at the school and attending regular classes can be found here.
  • Certification is available: in order to gain certification for the course, students’ levels of capability with the methods will be assessed by Master Mei. The certificate will be issued from Long Tou Shan Tai Chi School.
  • Participants do not need any prior experience with Tai Chi or Qigong.
  • Course dates: upon student request and Master Mei’s availability.
  • Course duration: typically one week, but flexible.
  • Maximum 6 participants.
  • All-inclusive price per person:
    • 5000 CNY for 6 full days including meals and accommodation in a private comfortable room with double bed.
    • 4300 CNY for 6 full days including meals and accommodation in a shared, comfortable room with two double beds, based on 2 people per room.