18 Jul

Everyday is a Good Day – Morning Qigong

Waking up in the morning is a blessing. Take one minute to be in gratitude. Then stretch your limbs in bed to any direction (like cats do) and wiggle the toes before rising. This will set you up for success and good feeling. The Qi is beginning to flow. After your morning rituals of cleanse and a glass of water, take a few minutes to invest in your health, happiness and well being by practicing Qigong: Stand quietly and breath naturally through your nose. Notice and adjust your alignment. Inhaling think “Relax”, Exhaling thing “Letting Go”. When thoughts and worries come, let them go and return to observing your breath. This is the art of doing nothing and gaining everything.

20 Aug

SUMMER BREAK – AUGUST 18-THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3rd

SUMMER BREAK – AUGUST 18-THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3rd

During the last two weeks of August our school in on a summer break.

2 classes are available over the break, Dates: Saturday August 24 and Saturday August 31

Time: 9:30-10:30 .   Qigong and Beginner Tai Chi  and  10:30-11:30    Intermediate Tai Chi

All classes resume as usual from September 3rd on

22 Jul

Tai Chi and Qigong Outdoors

The inspiring feeling of practicing Tai Chi and Qigong outdoors, especially next to water or trees can be described as an injection of health and tranquility. The fresh Chi emanating from nature, transforms the quality of the practice into a deeper experience and a lasting feeling of well being.  That is why we practice in the parks – either at Holmby park in Westwood, near the tall, beautiful and powerful trees, or in Culver City at Paulson park, where the grass and the trees are green, engulfing us with nature’s healing Chi. In Santa Monica at the Colorado center, we seek the intimacy of the trees for protection and inspiration. Trees provide us with shade and protection, home and food  for many animals. Trees convert sunlight into into food! They absorb Carbon Monoxide and produce fresh and clean Oxygen for us to breath. Trees are some of the oldest living beings on the planet. Ancient tea trees in Yunan province in China are between 2000 and 4000 years old! Trees are inspiration for stability, ease, power, relaxation and rootedness. We know trees communicate under ground over wide distances, help each other by transferring food and nutrients to and from each other. (for more on this fascinating subject listen to the pod cast from RadioLab). 

“In stillness be like a tree, in movement be like water or clouds” ( Tai Chi Proverb)

 

27 Feb

Goulin Qigong Walk Workshop This coming Saturday, March 3rd 9:30 – 11:30 AM Paul Carlson Memorial Park, Culver City

Dear Tai Chi Friends,

You are invited to participate in the
Goulin Qigong Walk Workshop

Saturday March 3rd,
9:30 – 11:30 AM
Paul Carlson Memorial Park, Culver City. MAP
At the center of the park

Friends and family are welcome to join.
No experience in Tai Chi or Qigong is needed.
The fee for this workshop is $20 per person.

Saturday’s regular classes will resume on March 10th

The Goulin walk is a wind-breathing-walking-meditation method
designed to fight off disease, boost the immune system, and improve
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Dear Tai Chi Friends,

You are invited to participate in the
Goulin Qigong Walk Workshop

Saturday March 3rd,
9:30 – 11:30 AM
Paul Carlson Memorial Park, Culver City. MAP
At the center of the park

Friends and family are welcome to join.
No experience in Tai Chi or Qigong is needed.
The fee for this workshop is $20 per person.

Saturday’s regular classes will resume on March 10th

The Goulin walk is a wind-breathing-walking-meditation method
designed to fight off disease, boost the immune system, and improve
health and well being. It’s simple, efficient, and very effective.

Preliminary resources:

http://www.qigongchinesehealth.com/walking_qigong

 

Please let us know if you are planing to participate.

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11 Sep

NEW Community Qigong and Tai Chi Class in Culver City

We are happy to introduce our NEW Community Class every Sunday  9:30am- 10:30am @ Dr. Paul Carlson Memorial Park in Culver City  New Students are welcome! Foundation, Qigong, Old Yang style Tai Chi 1st set practice.   Community Class is open to everyone and is donation based. Suggested donation $5 – $10   * ( New Students please call to reserve your spot : 323-543-5923 )

Meet us on the east south side of the park  4236 -4239  Motor Ave, Culver City, CA 90232  Look out for out teacher Tommy,  Be Like Water Tai Chi

30 Aug

Book Recommendation

Tai Chi Chuan For Health and Self-Defense – Philosophy and Practice by Master T.T. Liang, is a must read for all who wish to further their Tai Chi studies. Most Tai Chi books are badly translated from Chinese. Master T.T. Liang was fluent in English and Chinese and his understanding of the art is profound. He provides the reader with clear translations of the Tai Chi Chuan classics, which are the bed rock of the art. Short yet comprehensive  and enjoyable read. Recommended Highly !

you can purchase it HERE

30 Aug

Tai Chi In Nature

Standing in silence, practicing Qigong and moving though our Tai Chi set under the beautiful trees in Holmby Park in Westwood, inspires me to deepen the meaning and  quality of my practice.  I recommend for everyone to make time to be in nature and perform Tai Chi, Qigong or stand in silence, breathing deep and slow, enjoying the quality unique to nature. You will return home, feeling relaxed, rejuvenated , at home.

27 Apr

Practicing the 8 stands (Long fist) at the Colorado Center, Santa Monica CA

Today at our early morning Tai Chi class, we’ve practiced the 8 stands ( Long fist ) at the Colorado Center, Santa Monica.  Strengthening our foundation and better understanding the principles that govern Tai Chi Chuan.  Naturally extending your muscles ligaments and tendons expending one’s mobility and well being.  Exercise to maintain health and prevent illness.

As an old Chinese medicine proverb say: “Every 1/2 inch of ligaments stretched can extend life span by 10 healthy years”.

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22 Mar

Qigong and Tai Chi class in Holmby Park, Westwood

Today, Wednesday March 22nd, we had our morning Qigong and Tai Chi class at the beautiful Holmby Park in Westwood, CA .  We practiced the 8 stands for greater understanding of our postures, open our meridian lines, improving the energy flow, improving our health.  We also worked on Move, Parry and Punch (Ban Lan Chui) from the old Yang Style Tai Chi first set.