What about the teacher?
After decades of yoga practice, Olivier took up Tai Chi and Qigong in the late 2000s and hasn’t looked back since. A keen runner and long-term meditator, he is particularly drawn to Tai Chi as “moving meditation”. Over the years, Olivier has studied different styles (Wu, Chen, Yang and Sun) with a number of teachers in Australia, Germany, New Zealand, the USA, and his native France. His focus is on the Yang and Sun styles and he holds teaching certification in the Sun style.
Olivier’s experience as a teacher is broad. Quite apart from Tai Chi and Qigong, he has coached soccer, worked as a French language tutor and facilitated meditation groups.
His teaching style is precise, yet relaxed and caring. It is informed by years of volunteering in palliative care and mental health, and is people and community centered.
In addition to Coogee & Bronte Tai Chi classes, Olivier regularly teaches Seniors in Bondi for Waverley Council. He has also taught (seated) Qigong and Tai Chi classes in nursing homes.
He is a member of the Tai Chi Association of Australia and regularly develops his skills by attending multi-day workshops overseas.