What it is

Created by Master Mantak Chia, the result of over six decades of personal experience, teaching tens of thousands of students from virtually every country in the world.

Deeply rooted in traditional Taoist practices from the East and complimented with modern science from the West. Master Chia's teaching method develops physical, mental, and spiritual (energetic) bodies that are integrated within human beings.

Why it exists

Our goal is the development of human life force (Qi) for self-healing and life transformation. We will accompany you on a journey of personal evolution that enables you to harmonise and raise your own vibration to 'Become the change'.

What we practice

We use a methodology of active recursive learning, addressing the theory behind the practices to provide you with the immediate tools to embrace your wellness. The Universal Healing Tao System is divided into five branches of healing arts:

1)       Tao Energy Cultivation - Basis & Healing Sexual Energy.

2)       The Practices of Chi Nei Tsang – Internal organ massage.

3)       The Practices of Cosmic Healing – Energy channelling for Healing

4)       Internal Martial Arts.

5)       The Practices of Immortal Tao – Path to Spiritual Enlightenment.

Universal Healing Tao Workshops

I facilitate Universal Healing Tao workshops for studios, wellness centers, private groups, and communities seeking to deepen their energy cultivation practice.

Workshop offerings include:

Tan Tien Qigong - Awakening your body's energy center through dynamic movement and internal compression

Microcosmic Orbit - The foundational meditation for circulating Chi through the body's primary energy channels

Inner Smile & 6 Healing Sounds - Emotional alchemy practices for organ health and inner peace

Female Sexual Alchemy - Sacred practices for women to cultivate vital essence, pleasure, and power

Seasonal Qigong - Practices aligned with the Five Elements and nature's cycles

Iron Shirt Qigong - Grounding, rooting, and structural alignment for internal power

Workshops can be designed as single sessions (2-4 hours), half-day intensives, full-day immersions, or multi-week series depending on your community's needs. All experience levels welcome.

Whether you're a yoga studio wanting to offer your students something new, a wellness center expanding your programming, or a private group seeking transformation—let's create a workshop that serves your vision.

Get in touch to explore possibilities.

EXPLORE GILLIAN’S Self-paced Universal Healing Tao Courses, or Inquire about getting certified as an instructor.

What is it

Created in Venice in the 1980s by Master Franco Mescola, founder and director of Centro Ricerche Tai Chi Italia, and the help of his collaborators. The system took form after the long and patient work of combining Eastern knowledge and Western science. It is a form of Qigong which draws on the movement of the universe through images and spiral movements, aimed at accessing the wisdom of the body. 

Why it exists

The aim is to enhance physical and emotional harmony by loosening and connecting to the body’s connective-fascial system. Once freed, the fascia allows Life Force (Qi) to travel through our body's meridians (energy pathways), connecting us to the abundance of the Earth and Celestial Forces.

What we practice

Suitable for all. From standing and walking meditation, to progressively more dynamic sequences, and finally synthesised into a spiralling internal martial form called 'Xuan Chuan'. The aim is to stay connected to the 'Flow'.

EXPLORE GILLIAN’S Self-paced Biospirals Method Qigong Courses, or Inquire about getting certified as an instructor.

What if the key to your vitality, confidence, and creative power has been within you all along—waiting to be awakened?

For thousands of years, Taoist women cultivated practices that transformed their life force into radiant health, emotional balance, and profound pleasure. These weren't abstract theories—they were embodied practices that allowed women to harmonize with their natural rhythms, preserve their energy, and access states of wellbeing that modern life often disconnects us from.

This course is your invitation to reclaim these ancient feminine arts.

LEARN MORE ABOUT GILLIAN’S Self-paced Female Sexual Alchemy COURSE, or Book a Call to Explore Private Coaching options.

Private 1-on-1 Coaching

Sometimes the most powerful transformation happens in the space between you and one trusted guide.

Private coaching with Gillian is an intimate, fully personalised journey — designed around where you are right now and where you are truly ready to go. Whether you are navigating a period of transition, deepening an existing practice, working through emotional or physical blocks, or seeking clarity on your path, Gillian brings her full 30 years of training and her uniquely warm, precise presence to every session.

Sessions may draw on any combination of Universal Healing Tao practices, Biospirals Method Qigong, energy cultivation techniques, Taoist coaching tools, and Female Sexual Alchemy — woven together in response to what your body, energy, and life are calling for.

This is not a one-size-fits-all programme. This is your practice, your pace, your transformation — held in complete confidentiality and with genuine care.

Available online and in person · English and Italian · Single sessions and ongoing packages available

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Universal Healing Tao Inner Astrology Consultation

Discover your energetic blueprint through the ancient Taoist system of Inner Astrology. Unlike Western astrology, UHT Inner Astrology reveals your elemental composition based on your birth date—showing you which organs hold excess energy, which need nourishment, and how your unique constitution shapes your health, emotions, and life path.

In this personalized 1-on-1 session, we'll explore your elemental profile, identify imbalances, and create a customized practice plan using Qigong, meditation, and inner alchemy techniques specific to YOUR energetic needs. You'll leave with clarity about your constitution and practical tools to bring yourself into balance.

Perfect for those who want to understand themselves at the deepest energetic level and practice with precision, not guesswork.

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What it is

Tao Chi Junior is a method of practical games and interactive learning for children and young adults, formulated by amalgamating the foundations of the Universal Healing Tao practices, the Biospirals Method and Taiji.

Why it exists

“Children are our future.” After many years of assisting adults in their constant search for health, balance and happiness, I became aware of the need to intervene in the process that had stripped them of their birthright ‘Greatness’.

We aim to maintain and restore the awareness and 'Inner Peace' children are born with. We give our children the tools to cultivate the desire to live healthier, more balanced lives because they know their unlimited potential.

What we practice                                                            

The Six Healing Sounds and Inner Smile meditation allow children to gain awareness of their physical and emotional bodies in relation to the world around them and manage the everyday demands of life.

Taiji, the Biospirals Method and imitating animals and nature, tone and align a strong, flexible body structure. Thus developing the coordination skills and qualities required for the child's growth in its 'sensitive phase'.

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Workshops

Workshops are where theory becomes embodied — where you stop reading about Qi and start feeling it move through you.

Gillian's workshops offer a rich, immersive experience of the Taoist and Biospirals practices in a focused, community-held space. Whether a single-day deep dive or a multi-day intensive, each workshop is carefully designed to take you through a complete arc — opening the body, working the energy, integrating the experience, and leaving you with practices you can immediately carry into daily life.

Topics span the full breadth of Gillian's teaching — from Iron Shirt Qigong and the Fusion of the Five Elements to the Biospirals Method, Female Sexual Alchemy, Chi Nei Tsang, and beyond. Workshops are held across Italy, Europe, and Thailand throughout the year, and are open to all levels unless otherwise specified.

If you are looking for a way to begin, deepen, or reignite your practice in the company of like-minded souls — this is your door in.

In-person in Venice and across Europe · Suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners · Check the workshop calendar for upcoming dates

Retreats

Some transformations need more than a weekend. They need space, silence, nature, and time.

Gillian's retreats are carefully crafted containers for deep renewal — combining daily Qigong and energy practice with the extraordinary beauty of the settings she chooses to gather in. Away from the noise and demands of ordinary life, the body softens, the mind quiets, and something essential in you remembers what it already knows.

Each retreat weaves together morning Qigong, breathwork, meditation, evening Tao Yin and Six Healing Sounds practice, and dedicated space for personal reflection and integration. The curriculum is alive — responsive to the group that arrives — and the atmosphere is one of warmth, safety, and genuine connection.

Current retreat offerings include the Vitalità Women's Retreat in Venice — a dedicated space for women to restore their energy, reconnect with their feminine power, and return home genuinely renewed.

UP NEXT: VITALITA Women’s Retreat in Cavallino Treporti, Venice, Italy

Venice and beyond · Tailored retreats available for groups and organisations on request

Podcast Guest Appearances

I welcome invitations to share Taoist wisdom, feminine energy cultivation, and intimate practices on podcasts that serve conscious audiences.

Topics I explore:

• Taoist sexuality & Female Sexual Alchemy

• Cultivating feminine power & multi-orgasmic practices

• Universal Healing Tao principles for modern life

• Darkroom retreats & the power of deep rest

• Inner Alchemy practices for energy cultivation

• Seasonal Qigong & living aligned with nature

I bring authenticity, depth, and practical wisdom to conversations—meeting listeners where they are while opening doors to ancient practices that transform modern lives.

If you're seeking a guest who can speak to the intersection of sexuality, spirituality, and embodied practice, let's connect.

I offer guest teaching sessions for wellness retreats, women's circles, and transformational gatherings seeking to incorporate Taoist practices and feminine energy work.

What I bring to your retreat:

• Female Sexual Alchemy workshops (Jade Egg, Ovarian Breathing, breast massage)

• Tan Tien Qigong for grounding and power cultivation

• Inner Alchemy practices (Microcosmic Orbit, Inner Smile, 6 Healing Sounds)

• Seasonal Qigong sessions aligned with nature's rhythms

• Darkroom practice preparation or integration sessions

• BaZi/Inner Astrology insights for retreat participants

Sessions can be tailored to your retreat's theme, duration, and participant experience level. Whether you need a 90-minute workshop or multiple sessions throughout your retreat, I'll work with you to create a meaningful experience that integrates seamlessly with your program.

Let's discuss how Taoist wisdom can enrich your next retreat.

Ancient Taoist Abdominal Healing & Thai Energy Percussion

Experience two profound bodywork modalities that Gillian learned directly from Grandmaster Mantak Chia: Chi Nei Tsang (Taoist abdominal massage) and Tok Sen (traditional Thai energy percussion therapy).

Chi Nei Tsang is originated in Thai bodywork and Master Chia combined it with ancient Taoist healing practices. It works directly with the organs through deep yet gentle abdominal massage. In Chinese medicine, our organs store not just physical tension but unprocessed emotions—fear in the kidneys, anger in the liver, grief in the lungs. Chi Nei Tsang releases these blockages, detoxifies the organs, improves digestion, and restores the free flow of Chi throughout the body. Many people experience profound emotional release, improved vitality, and a deep sense of coming home to their body through this work.

Tok Sen is a traditional Northern Thai healing technique using rhythmic tapping with a wooden mallet and stick along the body's energy lines (Sen). The vibrations penetrate deep into fascia, releasing chronic tension, breaking up stagnant energy, and restoring flow where the body has become stuck. It's particularly effective for stubborn patterns that hands-on massage cannot reach.

How to receive these treatments:

Private Sessions - Book individual Chi Nei Tsang or Tok Sen sessions for personalized healing work tailored to your specific needs.

Chi Nei Tsang Workshops in Italy - Join Gillian's hands-on training workshops where you'll learn to practice Chi Nei Tsang for yourself and others. These workshops welcome both practitioners seeking to add this modality to their work and individuals wanting to support their own healing journey.

Wellness Residencies - Gillian offers temporary wellness residencies at select hotels and retreat centers throughout Europe, bringing these treatments directly to guests seeking transformative bodywork during their stay. If you're a hotel or retreat center interested in hosting Chi Nei Tsang and Tok Sen treatments for your guests, get in touch to explore collaboration.

Perfect for those seeking deep physical release, emotional healing, and the restoration of vitality through traditional Taoist and Thai healing arts.

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