6-weeks Spring Tai Chi

6-weeks Spring Tai Chi

Focusing on The Brush Knee Series Monday Evenings, 5:30-6:40pm — March 24 thru April 28   In this session, we’ll continue building on the First 13 Postures of Yang-style Tai Chi. Our focus will be on the postures and transitions of Brush Knees, which consist of...
6-weeks Winter Tai Chi

6-weeks Winter Tai Chi

Give Your Body and Mind the Gift of Tai Chi Monday Evenings, 5:30-6:45pm — Jan 27 thru March 3   Join Me for a Renewing 6-Week Journey into the First 13 Postures of Yang-style Tai Chi Are you ready to cultivate more calm, balance, and strength? In this 6-week Tai...
Embracing the Yin Season of Winter

Embracing the Yin Season of Winter

Winter is a time of year when energy is reclaimed—turning inward rather than expending energy outward. In Chinese medicine and qigong we follow the seasons. We are microcosms [human beings] of the macrocosm [Mother Nature]. That being said, we also require stillness...
Live Life with the 70% Rule

Live Life with the 70% Rule

In the practice of Qigong / T’ai Chi, I remind students to use the 70% rule. Seventy-percent extension when extending their arms, 70% when stretching, when moving their legs into bow-stance [70% front leg, 30% back leg], a 70% effort. My Sifu explains that T’ai Chi is...
Flexibility

Flexibility

A saying that comes to mind, when I contemplate about life, (especially this time of year) is one I learned from my teacher, Sifu Gardner, many years ago. One he has said many times, in many different ways… “Flexibility is the key to vitality in life.” -Master...