Hi my name is Oskar I am a transmasculine non-binary person of mixed heritage. I have been exploring internal arts practices pretty much all my life but my journey with teachers began in 2001. I began studying with Bruce Frantzis through Energy Arts and more recently with Fabrice Piche of Qigong18, who I train with to teach Tai Chi Shibashi qigong.
With my meditation practice I was also able to study with Bruce Frantzis and explore more deeply with Jane Launchbury of Longwater Tai Chi.
Studying with these and other teachers, who have shared their experiences in a grounding and practical way, has helped me to shape my own understanding of what is on offer. It’s been really a huge inspiration for me to work with teachers who not only have a deep knowledge of these subjects but are not afraid to be open and playful and human about how we journey.
Over the last 4 years, after some encouragement I started a drop in class over instagram. Since then I moved the class to zoom and it’s still running (you can get class reminders by signing up to my mailing list on the right).
I wanted to provide a class that was as accessible as I could, for people who don’t usually get access to classes like these for various reasons. I have gained so much benefit from using these practices and I hope that anyone who comes to my classes, might also find a way to healing for themselves.
I’m also discovering a real joy for teaching and sharing what I have learned. Its a real privilege and pleasure to be able to explore with others. I get to see the practices through new eyes and hear about they use them. I am particularly wanting to teach people like myself who are queer, trans, non-binary, of the global majority because we have so much richness to bring from our experiences.
I have been using qigong and meditation for over 20 years now to support me. It has enabled me to navigate some pretty difficult times and still reach for my humanity. I don’t know if there is anything more precious than that.
I began this journey trying to discover a way to be something better, believing that being human was a flaw and I discovered that my humanity is something to be treasured and grateful for. I’m still not all that sure how that works but I am so glad it did.