hEyQ-Festival
Discover the EQ-Maastricht DOJO Festival
Sunday, 18 October – a day of movement, relaxation, connection and inspiration in Maastricht.
Welcome to the EQ-Maastricht DOJO Festival, a unique day dedicated to body, mind and connection. Discover a diverse programme of Qi Gong, Tai Chi, yoga, martial arts, meditation and other movement and wellbeing practices in a welcoming and inclusive environment.
Whether you are completely new to these practices or already have years of experience, the festival offers space to explore, learn and connect at your own pace.
Sunday 18th of October | 9 - 18 o 'clock
Create your own programme
4 x 75-minute workshops of Qi gong, Tai Chi, Yoga, Meditatie, Klankschaal, Pencak Silat, WuShu en Selfdefence.
Costs
Regular ticket: 65 euro incl. veggie/vegan lunch, fruit and coffee/tea.
Special price voor studenten/pupils (min 16 year): 30 euro.
Dojo EQuilibrium Maastricht
(located in the Moetiara Maloekoe building) Godefridus van Heerstraat 38, 6227 RJ Maastricht
Experience Qi / Chi
The hEyQ Festival invites you to discover and experience a wide range of classical and contemporary movement systems, as well as Eastern and Western approaches to body and mind.
Explore Qi Gong and Tai Chi in Maastricht, experience yoga and meditation, discover martial arts and learn new ways of moving, breathing and connecting with yourself and others.
From gentle movement and mindfulness to more dynamic physical practices, the festival creates space for the body and tranquillity for the mind.
A Festival for Everyone
The EQ-Maastricht DOJO Festival is open to young and old, beginners and experienced practitioners. You don’t need previous experience to participate.
The programme welcomes people with different abilities, including participants with disabilities. Come on your own, with friends or family, and discover which practices resonate with you.
Join us in Maastricht for a day of Qi Gong, Tai Chi, yoga, martial arts, meditation, connection and inspiration.
Come curious. Move freely. Experience the Qi. Live your Quest.
Workshop Program
Inward Balance
Daoist monk morning routine
Discover a modern adaptation of the traditional Daoist monks’ morning practice. This Qi Gong sequence is designed to help you calm the body and mind, improve focus, awaken your energy, and prepare yourself for the day ahead. A simple routine you can take home and make part of your daily life.
Zhineng Qigong: Taiji Ball
Taiji Ball Nei Jing is the most dynamic exercise in Zhineng Qigong. Regular practice increases inner strength and helps to develop a sense of calm in everyday life. In the workshop we will focus on learning the basics of the movement.
Language and Poetry in Tai Chi
Tai chi is sometimes described as the everyday poetry of the body. By continually finding new words to express age-old principles, each movement feels unique. Metaphors from music, gardening or cooking often reappear. During class, we explore how language and imagination help embody knowledge.
Silent meditation, a meditation technique
Silent meditation is a meditation technique in which you go into yourself using only your concentration and breath. It has no goal other than coming back to yourself and find your inner peace.
Balance within
Chi Kung: ‘Dragon breath’
The “dragon breath” is a technique where we are focusing on firmly breathing out during the exercises. So the techniques will be more effective. It is all about broader and more stable stances, bigger movements than normal and more fire-breaths.
Biomechanics & Yoga: Autonomic nervous system part 1
In these yoga workshops, we invite you to experience how simple practices and practical tools can help bring your body back into a state of rest and recovery—the rest-and-digest state.
Biomechanics & Yoga: Autonomic nervous system part 2
You will learn how to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, allowing your body and mind to relax, restore, and replenish their energy.
Sound healing meditation with singing bowls
A sound bath is a gentle and relaxing way to reconnect with yourself. Sound can help you let go of tension, expand your awareness, and inspire new insights and creativity. It also supports the body’s natural capacity for healing
In balance with the outside world
WuShu/self-defence: exploring inner strength
Through stance, breathing, and the cultivation of chi, you will discover how simple techniques can increase confidence, stability and resilience, showing that effective self-defense is not dependent on physical size or strength.
Pencak Silat
Under the guidance of Henry Otgaar, the Pencak Silat school in Maastricht combines self-defence, personal development and respect for Indonesian culture in a welcoming learning environment for both beginners and advanced practitioners.
Tai Chi: Push Hands – Tui Shou
Learn to root yourself and build a stable foundation for greater balance and stability. Through playful partner exercises, you will explore your own limits and those of others while developing sensitivity, relaxation, and connection. Tui Shou reveals how softness can become strength.
Qi Gong: the language of Qi
Qi Gong is not only a personal practice—it is also a way of relating to the world around us. Through partner exercises, we will explore how to perceive Qi in ourselves and others, developing sensitivity, presence, and connection. By learning to sense and harmonize energy together, we discover new ways of communicating beyond words.
Practical Information
Practical Information
Date & Time:
Sunday, October 18 | 09:00 – 18:00
Program:
Create your own custom schedule! Choose from 4 × 75-minute workshops, including: Qi Gong, Tai Chi, Yoga, Meditation, Sound Healing, Pencak Silat, WuShu, and Self-Defence for Women.
Location:
Dojo EQuilibrium Maastricht (located in the Moetiara Maloekoe building)
Godefridus van Heerstraat 38, 6227 RJ Maastricht
Tickets & Pricing:Regular Ticket:
€65 (Includes vegetarian/vegan lunch, fresh fruit, coffee & tea)
Students & Pupils (16+): €30