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Chen Style Tai Chi Forms Class  (Beginning October 1, 2009)

Tuesdays -  5:30 - -6:30 pm

This is a 4 week class with a focus on the essential 18 postures of the authentic Chen style tai chi. This is a short version of the original 71 posture form called Laojia. Chen family tai chi dates back 400 years, and is the original tai chi. All other styles derive from the Chen style. Postures are practiced with an emphasis on proper alignment of structure as well as qi gong (internal energy work).  The class incorporates other practices including silk reeling and two person practice to strengthen rooting ability and enhance mind-body coordination and balance. Students are encouraged to practice outside of class in order to keep a progressive strengthening of internal energy.

Get Started:
Cost:  $12 per class ($48 total)  Make payment to Jade Dragon Tai Chi
Class length:  60 Minutes per session.  4 session revolving series. Pre-Registration required (5 person minimum)
Instructor:  Patrick Martin
For Registration and More Information, contact Patrick at (928) 853-3883 or PatrickMartin@JadeDragonTaiChi.com

The History of Tai Chi - Qi Gong 

The history of T'ai Chi is very broad indeed.  There are many accounts as to when T'ai Chi was created, and who created it.  According to one legend, a man by the name of Chang San-Feng, who lived sometime between the ninth and twelfth century, created Tai Chi Chuan after witnessing a fight between a snake and crane.  Other researchers propose that T'ai Chi began as a meditation method called Qi Gong (Taoist Alchemy), and then later developed into a martial art.

It was around the time of the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) that Eastern Indian priests brought Buddhism and its meditation methods to China.  From that time, Chinese Taoist monks have incorporated many of these methods to create Qi Gong.  Qi Gong became a method of internal energy work, which allowed the practitioners to have a conscious influence over the different systems of their own bodies.  This internal energy work resulted in enhanced health as well as increased longevity.  

At Mountain Waves, we believe in the integration of the mind, body and spirit through increased personal awareness.  T'ai Chi is one of those modalities we offer to help you achieve that personal place for healing.

Health Benefits of Tai Chi - Qi Gong

T'ai Chi and Qi Gong are practiced all over the world, by men and women alike; as a spiritual discipline, for health benefits and self defense. Tai Chi appears to offer both physiological and psychological benefits with regular practice. [1] It's used to:

• Reduce stress

• Increase flexibility

• Improve muscle strength and definition

• Increase energy, stamina and agility.

For older adults, in particular, practicing Tai Chi regularly may:[2]

• Reduce anxiety and depression

• Improve balance and coordination, reducing the number of falls

• Improve sleep quality, such as staying asleep longer at night and feeling more alert during the day

• Slow bone loss in women following menopause

• Reduce high blood pressure

• Improve cardiovascular fitness

• Relieve chronic pain

• Improve everyday physical functioning

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