All posts tagged: Tai Chi

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Spring Tai Chi Quan for Beginners class with Parks & Rec!

If you never took Tai Chi and were always interested or you’d like to experience it again, this class is for you! Tai Chi Quan for Beginners class starts on Friday, 4/21 at 6:30pm and runs for 6 continuous weeks.  Each 90 minute class introduces the classic standing meditation pose, “Embrace the Tree”, traditional qi

Happy Year of the Rabbit!

Happy Lunar New Year everyone!  With a new year comes a time to contemplate the past year and make adjustments for the future.  As Grandmaster Ken Cohen explained… “2023 is a Water Rabbit Year. However, each animal also relates to an element. The Rabbit is Wood. Hence, this is a Water Wood Year. The first

Newly expanded Studio class schedule for 2023

I have a full array of Tai Chi and Qigong classes here at the studio.  All classes are designed to increase your health, fitness level and your immunity to sickness and disease during these winter months. Here’s a summary of changes: I’ve added a Meditation and Qigong class every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9am

Happy New Year! Celebrate You with new Winter/Spring classes.

Happy New Year everyone! With the new year comes the desire to do better for yourself. Mostly resolutions to be healthier and more fit. No surprise there. It just so happens that my New Year resolution is to lose the 15 pounds I gained during the pandemic and to kick my fitness level up a

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NEW beginner Tai Chi and Qigong classes with Parks & Rec!

Fall classes are back at Brookfield Parks and Rec!    Intro to Tai Chi Quan class runs for 6 weeks (starts 10/7 at 6:30pm) and introduces meditation techniques, traditional qi gong stretching routines and the Tai Chi Quan short or ‘simplified’ form.  The short form is a collection of movements performed with slow, graceful form

Fall/Winter Studio Happenings

I hope everyone’s summer went well and those of you who came to class enjoyed the Tai Chi Ruler system of exercise. This Fall we will be putting aside Tai Chi Ruler and returning to a more fundamental practice.  I will be introducing Yi Quan Qigong during the first half of each class and with

Summer happenings…

This summer in the studio we are looking at the Tai Chi Ruler system of exercises during the qigong portion of the class.  It’s a gentle but powerful series of Chinese yoga developed over 1,000 years ago.  It follows the theory and principles of Tai Chi Quan using yogic instead of Buddhist breathing techniques. During

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A rare video…

I found a video I did not realize I had…  My instructor performing part of the quick form. Enjoy!

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day Celebration!!

This Saturday, April 30, is World Tai Chi & Qigong day where at 10am all practitioners throughout the world assemble in their associated locations and practice to celebrate the ancient healing arts of Tai Chi and Qigong.  To honor this event, Brookfield Tai Chi will take part in this worldwide celebration Saturday at the studio. 

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NEW beginner Tai Chi class!

We’re on a roll!  The last Qigong class with parks and rec was successful so I am offering a 6-week Beginner Tai Chi course that starts on Friday 4/29 @ 6:30pm.  Don’t forget to register!   Tai Chi class starts this Friday at 6:30pm and runs for 6 weeks.  This class will introduce meditation techniques, traditional