T'ai Chi & Qigong Sessions
The meditative arts that surround seated stillness or support gentle movement with focused intention continue to provide healthy benefits to all practitioners across the globe. “Yoga and meditation, two ancient practices, are now officially the most popular alternative health approaches in the United States, each used by around 35 million adults.”
CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, 2017
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Qigong for Beginners
The fundamentals of Qigong, an ancient Chinese health care system can be described as meditation with movement; a conscious form of exercise. It is not just physical exercise, but a transformative and holistic health care system.
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1 seasonA.M. & P.M. T'ai Chi for Beginners
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A.M. and P.M. Tai Chi practices will help clear out tension, negativity and anxiety, leaving you calm and centered.
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QiGong Basics Introduction
Qigong is a Chinese energy practice that works with the principle of "xing ming shuang xiu" -- meaning "the spirit and body are equally refined and cultivated."It is designed to bring the qi, or life energy, into the body and encourage it to flow without blockage. Founded on the virtues of trust,...
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Eight Brocades for Organ and Meridian Health
This section includes the Eight Brocade practices that work specifically to increase health and vitality in the organs, meridians and their associated emotional qualities. The Eight Brocades (Ba Duan Jin) is an excellent routine for beginner and advanced students of qigong. They work with qualiti...
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Five Element Forms
Gentle Qigong movements to connect us to the Five Elements inside the body. Usually known as the Five Elements, Wu Xing is also named the Five Movements, Five Phrases, or Five Steps. The Five Elements are Jin (metal), Mu (wood), Shui (water), Huo (fire), Tu (earth). These Five Elements in daily l...
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The Eighteen Forms
Mimi presents these Eighteen Forms using fluid, unbroken movements and visualizations that help us connect more intimately to the elements of the natural world and its harmonious state of balance. The Eighteen Forms (Shibashi) sequence is an excellent routine for beginner and advanced students of...
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Organ Mudra Meditation
Gentle Qigong movements to cleanse and revitalize your organs. In the Eastern tradition, Mudras are symbolic gestures or rituals performed with the left or right hand or both hands at once to represent concepts and very definite ideas. Through each movement, all representing one of the five eleme...
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4 itemsQigong
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Qigong's gentle movements help to move blood and oxygen around the body, nourishing the organs and tissues promoting healing. In addition, due to the connection of the mind to the breath and physical movements, qigong helps to calm the mind, relieving emotional stress and mental anxiety.
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14 itemsT'ai Chi
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T'ai chi is a form of exercise that began as a Chinese tradition. It’s based in martial arts, and involves slow movements and deep breaths. T'ai chi has many physical and emotional benefits. Some of the benefits of t'ai chi include decreased anxiety and depression and improvements in cognition. I...
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Find the Still Point
Move on to the next two T'ai Chi principles – Sink Down/Stay Down and Be Neutral – while you learn the next three moves in your flow.
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Entering the Flow
Learn the first two principles of T'ai Chi – Slow Down and Relax – as you learn the first two T'ai Chi moves in your flow.
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Lower Body Chi for Beginners
Align your spine, control your breathing, spark your powers of visualization, and strengthen your lower body. David-Dorian Ross, Tai Chi Champion, guides you through to improve the balance of your body and mind, as well as physical balance.
