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Qi Gong & Ceramics Spring Workshop – Awakening the Qi of Spring and the Creative Process

CHF 450.00

Qi Gong & Ceramics Workshop

Awakening the Qi of Spring & the Creative Process

2–3 May 2026 | Zurich

A unique weekend to reactivate creative energy, restore vitality, and deepen your relationship with clay.

In Daoist tradition, spring corresponds to the Wood phase — a time of renewal, movement, and new beginnings. After the inward energy of winter, this season supports growth, clarity, and creative unfolding.

Through the combination of Daoist Qi Gong and ceramics, this workshop offers a rare opportunity to work simultaneously with body, energy, and material, allowing creativity to move from inside to form.

This workshop is especially for you if you:

  • feel creatively blocked or low in energy

  • long for fresh inspiration and renewed momentum

  • want to deepen your sensitivity to surfaces and material

  • wish to reconnect body, intuition, and artistic process

  • are curious about Daoist approaches to creativity

No previous experience in Qi Gong or ceramics is required.
All levels are welcome.

Saturday — Revitalising Qi Gong

Guided by Birgit Buschmann, this Daoist Qi Gong practice works with the energy of the Wood phase, helping to release stagnation, restore vitality, and cultivate grounded presence.

Through flowing sequences from Yangsheng, Tai Ji principles, and the Daoist Eight Brocades (Ba Duan Jin), we regulate the meridian system, particularly the Liver and Gallbladder functional systems associated with spring.

The practice includes:

  • movement principles from Daoist health cultivation

  • alignment of the three levels: Heaven – Earth – Human

  • seasonal self-massage practice (“Return of Spring”)

  • breath and awareness training

This system derives from the Eight Treasures of the Eight Immortals (Xian Jia Ba Duan Jin), a corpus of 64 movement sequences related to the 64 hexagrams of the Yi Jing, expressing continuous transformation in nature and human life.

This day prepares the internal ground for the creative work of Sunday, cultivating calm attentiveness and embodied clarity.

Sunday — Ceramics & the Creative Process of the Seven Stars

In Daoist cosmology, the Big Dipper (Bei Dou) represents the stages of the creative process — from the emergence of an idea to its manifestation.

Through a tactile dialogue with clay, participants explore this process while discovering their personal birth star, offering insight into their natural creative rhythm.

We will work with:

  • Japanese kurinuki (carving bowls from a solid block)

  • pinch and slab techniques

  • exploration of textures, impressions, and structural surfaces

  • use of ochres and engobes

Special emphasis is placed on surface development — a dimension often difficult to explore in regular classes.

This focused approach supports:

  • renewed creative momentum

  • deeper material sensitivity

  • development of personal visual language

  • confidence in intuitive making

The presence cultivated during Qi Gong flows directly into the work with clay, supporting an attentive, vibrant, and embodied creative process.

Practical Information

Dates
Saturday, 2 May 2026
09:30–12:00 | 13:30–16:00

Sunday, 3 May 2026
09:30–12:30 | 13:30–16:30

Location
Tramstrasse 53
8050 Zurich

Language
Saturday: German
Sunday: English or German

What to bring (Qi Gong)
Comfortable clothing
Flat-soled shoes
Yoga mat (if available)

Teachers

Birgit Buschmann
Dipl. breathing therapist (IAC), TCM therapist, Qi Gong teacher with over 30 years of experience. Trained in Shaolin Qi Gong, Chan meditation, and Wudang Taijiquan.

Alexandra Romy
Curator and ceramic teacher, founder of Clay and Tao. Her work bridges ceramic practice and Daoist philosophy, exploring clay as a medium of attentive creation.

Workshop fee
Equivalent to 6 credits at your applicable rate + CHF 210

Qi Gong & Ceramics Workshop

Awakening the Qi of Spring & the Creative Process

2–3 May 2026 | Zurich

A unique weekend to reactivate creative energy, restore vitality, and deepen your relationship with clay.

In Daoist tradition, spring corresponds to the Wood phase — a time of renewal, movement, and new beginnings. After the inward energy of winter, this season supports growth, clarity, and creative unfolding.

Through the combination of Daoist Qi Gong and ceramics, this workshop offers a rare opportunity to work simultaneously with body, energy, and material, allowing creativity to move from inside to form.

This workshop is especially for you if you:

  • feel creatively blocked or low in energy

  • long for fresh inspiration and renewed momentum

  • want to deepen your sensitivity to surfaces and material

  • wish to reconnect body, intuition, and artistic process

  • are curious about Daoist approaches to creativity

No previous experience in Qi Gong or ceramics is required.
All levels are welcome.

Saturday — Revitalising Qi Gong

Guided by Birgit Buschmann, this Daoist Qi Gong practice works with the energy of the Wood phase, helping to release stagnation, restore vitality, and cultivate grounded presence.

Through flowing sequences from Yangsheng, Tai Ji principles, and the Daoist Eight Brocades (Ba Duan Jin), we regulate the meridian system, particularly the Liver and Gallbladder functional systems associated with spring.

The practice includes:

  • movement principles from Daoist health cultivation

  • alignment of the three levels: Heaven – Earth – Human

  • seasonal self-massage practice (“Return of Spring”)

  • breath and awareness training

This system derives from the Eight Treasures of the Eight Immortals (Xian Jia Ba Duan Jin), a corpus of 64 movement sequences related to the 64 hexagrams of the Yi Jing, expressing continuous transformation in nature and human life.

This day prepares the internal ground for the creative work of Sunday, cultivating calm attentiveness and embodied clarity.

Sunday — Ceramics & the Creative Process of the Seven Stars

In Daoist cosmology, the Big Dipper (Bei Dou) represents the stages of the creative process — from the emergence of an idea to its manifestation.

Through a tactile dialogue with clay, participants explore this process while discovering their personal birth star, offering insight into their natural creative rhythm.

We will work with:

  • Japanese kurinuki (carving bowls from a solid block)

  • pinch and slab techniques

  • exploration of textures, impressions, and structural surfaces

  • use of ochres and engobes

Special emphasis is placed on surface development — a dimension often difficult to explore in regular classes.

This focused approach supports:

  • renewed creative momentum

  • deeper material sensitivity

  • development of personal visual language

  • confidence in intuitive making

The presence cultivated during Qi Gong flows directly into the work with clay, supporting an attentive, vibrant, and embodied creative process.

Practical Information

Dates
Saturday, 2 May 2026
09:30–12:00 | 13:30–16:00

Sunday, 3 May 2026
09:30–12:30 | 13:30–16:30

Location
Tramstrasse 53
8050 Zurich

Language
Saturday: German
Sunday: English or German

What to bring (Qi Gong)
Comfortable clothing
Flat-soled shoes
Yoga mat (if available)

Teachers

Birgit Buschmann
Dipl. breathing therapist (IAC), TCM therapist, Qi Gong teacher with over 30 years of experience. Trained in Shaolin Qi Gong, Chan meditation, and Wudang Taijiquan.

Alexandra Romy
Curator and ceramic teacher, founder of Clay and Tao. Her work bridges ceramic practice and Daoist philosophy, exploring clay as a medium of attentive creation.

Workshop fee
Equivalent to 6 credits at your applicable rate + CHF 210

  1. Cancellations made at least 1 month before the event will be fully refunded. Cancellations made less than 1 month before the event are non-refundable, regardless of the reason. Students using a studio class pack (10/20 sessions or Friend of CAT packages) are subject to the same cancellation policy. Late cancellations will not be eligible for refund or rescheduling.

  2. The price for material amounts to 10 CHF per clay kilo (the rate is subject to modification should the electricity or material costs change). Should you want that I finish your ceramics, the cost amonts to 30 chf per clay kilo.

  3. Courses are held in English, German, Italian and French depending on the participants wish.

  4. Students are asked to leave their workplaces clean. Cleaning time is included in the lesson time. It takes between 10 and 15 minutes, depending on the student's speed.

  5. We kindly ask that all pieces be finished and picked up within 3 months of their start date.

  6. For safety reasons, glazing must be done during designated hours. Students are required to wear black nitrile gloves and an FFP3 mask while glazing. Eating or drinking during glazing is strictly prohibited.

  7. Clay is a precious, non-renewable material. We encourage you to be mindful and intentional when choosing which pieces to keep and fire.

  8. Swiss law applies, Geneva courts are competent.