The Dojo at Healing House of Alachua

At the Dojo, we find medicine in meaningful movement and community connection. Built by Rudy Rothseiden and Richard Bonsteel in 2023, the Dojo is a welcoming space for accessible healing arts and community practice.

Most offerings are free, with some held by donation to support facilitators and continued community programming. Join the Healing House newsletter for current classes and events. Walk-ins are welcome as space allows, or sign up ahead to reserve your spot.

Video: Part One of the Form

Richard Bonsteel offers Tai Chi as a free community practice, sharing gentle, deliberate movement rooted in his martial arts lineage. With attention to breath, balance, and coordination, each class invites you to slow down, settle into your body, and build steadiness over time. These videos offer a glimpse of the opening sequence—a place to begin and return to.

Join Richard at the Dojo Mondays, 10–11 am, and Thursdays, 6–7 pm. All experience levels are welcome.

Part Two of the Form

Richard teaches the Fuqing Shaolin Yong Monastery style of Tai Chi Chuan. In the opening sequences shown here, Richard shares foot placement, gentle shifts of weight, and flowing hand movements, bringing attention to how each movement begins and connects to the next. The form continues beyond these opening movements—join us in person to learn the full practice, one movement at a time.

Part Three of the Form

You don’t need to know the movements before you arrive. Come as you are, take your time, and let familiarity grow with each class. Richard offers this practice freely in honor of his teachers, welcoming you to learn alongside others and find your own way into the rhythm of Tai Chi.

Monthly Community Offerings

Tai Chi with Richard Bonsteel

Move, Breathe & Return to Center
Culitvate a stead and grounded Tai Chi practice at The Dojo at The Healing House in Alachua.
Through slow, intentional movement and steady breath, we explore a meditative martial art that brings awareness back into the body.
Classes are held consistently twice a week, on Mondays at 10am, & Thursdays at 6:00pm. *Summer months may cause variation due to weather/heat. Please call and check in with the front desk to confirm!
Rooted in ancient Chinese tradition, Tai Chi builds strength, balance, and ease while encouraging the natural flow of energy, or qi.
This practice is offered freely, in honor of the teacher’s lineage and those who have carried these teachings forward.
Participants are guided through a quiet, moving meditation—awakening presence, coordination, and inner stillness.
Bring home this practice of embodiment, rhythm, and gentle discipline for an inner steadying in daily life.
Monthly Peace Circle with Jo Nachbar

Let Go & Feel at Peace
Come connect with an energy healing community at The Dojo at The Healing House in Alachua.
Jo Nachbar’s description of the event:
“We gather each month around the full moon to release, reset, and relax.
This circle is a space to cultivate gratitude for the gifts in our lives that create abundance and joy—while also gently acknowledging what has been difficult, and releasing it through Tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique).
I’ve been holding these circles since 2007, with a deep passion for sharing tools that are truly life-changing.
Participants learn a powerful technique, connect with like-minded people, and experience something both transformational and deeply grounding.
To change our world, each of us begins within. This is the key. Align and balance. Rest and rejuvenate.”
CONTACT FRONT DESK FOR UPDATES ON SCHEDULE OF NEXT CIRCLE
Reiki Circle with Denise Perez

PAUSED FOR THE SUMMER
Hosted every other Sunday from 5:30-6:30
Join a heart-centered Reiki circle with Denise Perez at The Dojo at The Healing House in Alachua.
Through gentle, hands-on and energetic support, we enter a shared space of deep rest and subtle healing.
Circles are held monthly, creating a consistent rhythm for restoration and renewal.
Rooted in the Japanese tradition of Reiki, this practice supports the nervous system, clears energetic stagnation, and invites balance throughout the body.
Led by Denise Perez, author of Alchemic Healing, this offering is guided with presence, care, and intuitive awareness.
Participants are held in a supportive group field—receiving, softening, and reconnecting to their natural state of ease.
Return to this practice of stillness, receptivity, and inner alignment—carrying its effects gently into daily life.
Energy Clearing with Chitra

Clear, Settle & Come Back to Yourself
Join us for a gentle, community-centered energy clearing circle at The Dojo at The Healing House in Alachua.
Held in a small group setting, this experience weaves together guided meditation and subtle energetic clearing to support release, grounding, and nervous system ease.
This circle is offered by Chitra, a beloved member of the Healing House community, as a free gift—shared from her heart.
Together, we create a quiet, supportive space to slow down, soften, and reconnect—without pressure, expectation, or prior experience.
Space is intentionally limited to keep the container intimate and present.
Come as you are, and leave feeling more settled, clear, and connected.
Held on the third Friday of every month from 4:30-5:30. *This event is hosted inside the Healing House instead of in the Dojo as it is limited to a small group of participants.