Auckland Taiji

Health and Wellness benefits of Taiji

Taiji is an ancient longevity practice that was developed for the body to have good health and mobility throughout life.

• improve your health, balance and flexibility of body and mind
• enhance your breathing capacity and body’s health
• boost your immune system
• increase your energy levels
• build inner strength of mind and body
• release tension, anxiety
• develop inner calm and a deeper connection to the world around you

Classes

WE ARE MOVING!

From Monday 13 July 2026 we will be at

Mt Albert Community & Leisure Centre 773 New North Road Mt Albert

The details of our classes which will take place in either the Garlick or Taylor Rooms are as follows:

  • Mondays Advanced class 6-8pm 
  • Tuesday Advanced 9.30 to 11.30am
  • Thursday Advanced and Beginners 9.30 to 11.30am
  • Friday – 10.am – 11.30am Beginners – Wendy Gray (Outhwaite Hall Outhwaite Park)
  • Saturday – 10-12am General/Beginners – Wendy Gray (Outhwaite Park)

Te Atatu Peninsula – Peter Batcherlor

  • Thursday – 7pm- 8.15pm (Te Atatu South Community Centre, 247 Edmonton Road)
  • Sunday – 9.30 – 10.45am (Rhone Ave Te Atatu Peninsula)

The Basic Class Structure:

  • Five Loosenings
  • Taiji form and review of a piece
  • Eight Basic Tuishou (partner exercises)
  • Meditation or Lifting and Sinking Exercise

Contact details: info@aucklandtaiji.nz Wendy 021 149 2267

Class fees: $100 per month

Where we train:

Mt Albert Community & Leisure Centre 773 New North Road Mt Albert

To attend our classes at the new venue just park, go to reception and ask for the Auckland Taiji class in the Garlick or Taylor Room which are next to each other.

Saturday General Class 10am to 12.00pm will continue in Outhwaite Park as usual.

Outhwaite Park & Hall, 55 Carlton Gore Road, Grafton, Auckland 1023 (static map)

Teachers

John
Wendy
Peter

“The great purpose of Taiji is the great purpose of life itself – internal evolution.
All are born to this but most quickly forget why they are here.”

(Patrick Kelly)

Principles for successful Taiji practice

What causes growth of the deep mind (heart, soul) is ‘good’ and what blocks the growth is ‘bad’. In order to progress:
1. Train twice or more times per week (an effort to stimulate internal growth)
2. Develop humility, gratitude and respect to counter the outer-self attributes that prevent growth.

Humility, Gratitude and Respect

Quietly inside yourself, with no outward show, aim to:

  • give respect to the inner self of others
  • feel gratitude for the inner teachings and those involved in passing it down
  • experience humility in the face of the Spirit

The ego can be recognised by the opposite

  1. demands an outward show of respect from others
  2. takes what it has been given and changes it to suit itself
  3. believes it knows and understands all which has been passed down from above

More Information
Taiji as a process for Internal Evolution: links to Patrick Kelly’s websites.
Patrick Kelly
WorldWideWay
WorldWidePress (book distribution)

Auckland Taiji’s teachers

John Carter
Forty years ago, at my very first class as a beginner with Patrick Kelly I had no concept whatsoever of what the practice of Taiji was really about –  just liked the look of it and it felt wonderful! From that superficial starting point, many years passed while slowly awakening to the deep experience of training internally, both the body and the Mind. My fascination has never diminished.

Peter Batchelor
I have been training taiji for 30-plus years at the taiji school.
The training has been a very important part of my life’s journey.
Taiji has been a constant path of something real to give stability in outer life’s ups and downs.
Taiji has helped to give me resilience, a strong healthy system and a powerful practice of inner growth which I greatly appreciate.
I feel privileged to train in a system with a strong genuine lineage.

Wendy Gray
My Taiji journey started thirty years ago inLondon. It was something I was meant to do. My British teacher’s master was a New Zealander. For 13 years I trained with a group of Patrick Kelly’s students in London’s Holland Park, regularly attending his workshops in Europe. On returning to New Zealand in 2011, I trained with Patrick Kelly’s Taiji School in Auckland CBD. I continue to regularly travel to his workshops in Europe.
Taiji strengthens, grounds and balances the body physically, emotionally and energetically. It develops and refines the inner processes and the higher self. It is a spiritual practice that has enriched my experience of life, expanded my understanding and helps to smooth my path, especially in these turbulent times. It is a never-ending refinement process.
In 2022 Patrick Kelly closed his school in Auckland and his students went to different parts of Auckland. Auckland Taiji was created by 3 of his senior students.

An ancient pōhutukawa appears to be in taiji flow.

We look forward to serving those who wish to travel the Taiji path to internal evolution and physical well-being.

Any questions? Get in touch with us! Email: info@aucklandtaiji.nz