Yoga & Tai Chi

Tai Chi for Arthritis/Balance

Tai Chi for Arthritis helps people with arthritis to improve all these and more. It improves balance both mentally and physically thus significantly reduces the rate of fall of the older adults. Additional benefits include improving relaxation, vitality, posture, and immunity. This a great practice to begin studying Tai Chi.

Yang 24

These are the movements of the official Tai Chi 24-form, which is often referred to as the “Simplified” form. This Simplified 24-form is standardized and is used in performances and competitions around the world. In 1956, a group of Taichiquan experts organized by the State Physical Culture and Sport Commission created the simplified 24 set taichiquan based on Yang Style Taichiquan. making a complicated form simple and removing repetitions.

Tai Chi for Energy (TCE)

Tai Chi for Energy is one of the many Tai Chi for Health programs designed by Dr Paul Lam and endorsed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).  This program is designed to improve your health and wellness, enhance your internal energy, and strengthen your ability to manage stress.

Eight Pieces of Brocade

The Eight Pieces of Brocade is an Ancient Chinese exercise & fitness Practice.  It is a popular form of qigong also known as Ba Duan jin.

The Eight Pieces of Brocade is for health betterment, calming and healing the body, mind, and spirit. The objective is to enable practitioners to correct physical and energetic imbalances, release emotions and stress.

It is a simple and effective way of directing Qi throughout the body and to remove blockages without the use of needles, herbs or massage.

Tai Chi for Rehabilitation (TCR)

Almost anyone can learn this program to help recovery from conditions including stroke, heart disease, injury, surgical procedures or tiredness and stress. Tai Chi for Rehabilitation will improve health and wellness after recovery. This program is also a great introduction to Tai Chi for Energy.

Sun 73

The SUN 73 Competition Form combines two of the most powerful internal arts with tai chi: Ba-gua and Xingyi.  Sun Lu-tang (1861-1932) created this uniquely powerful style of tai chi.

This Sun Style places great emphasis on Qigong (exercises to cultivate vital life energy), making it especially effective for cultivating internal energy, which in turn greatly enhances healing and relaxation. The SUN 73 Form is characterized by light-footed steps with smooth and flowing movements, like water in a river.