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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Nutrition
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What should you eat to feel well? Learn how your body changes with the seasons and what foods help or hinder that process. Learn what systems you have out of balance and what specific foods will help correct this. We will cover principles of Chinese Medicine including physical and emotional symptoms, personality factors, tongue diagnosis, and specific diet suggestions. No prior experience needed.

8 week program, one hour per week, $120. (8 CE Hours)

Begins Wednesdays at 6 pm starting Jan. 25, 2012

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Advanced Tai Chi (24 Form)
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Tai Chi (24 form)/ Qi Gong for Health and Balance

If you have taken the Tai Chi (24 Form) before, then you are eligible to take this Advanced class. We will start at the beginning of the form, adding in the deeper elements of coiling power, breathing, and visualizations of circulating energy through the meridians at the same time. We start each class with a meditation to move energy through the body and we also get into some good discussions about energy and focus, etc. This Advanced class provides the opportunity to take the Tai Chi Short Form to a very profound level and experience Qi to a very deep extent.

7 week program, one hour per week, $95. (6 CE Hours)

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Shiba Luohan Gong
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This set was created 1500 years ago by a Buddhist monk, Da Mo, and taught to the Shaolin Monks in China to improve their health and stamina. It is a very physically demanding set of 18 different forms that physically strengthen the body and increase range of motion. We’re going to work hard and have a lot of fun! This class will run only a half-hour and will be in modular format. The modules will run in consecutive order, progressing through the entire 18 forms over the course of one year. During each module, we will be reviewing only what is covered in that particular module and not in previous modules. New students can join the Louhan class at the beginning of any module. No prior experience needed!


10 weeks, half-hour per week, $75. New students can join the Louhan class at the beginning of any module.
No discounts apply to this course. (5 CE Hrs)

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Yang Style Long Form Tai Chi
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This is an advanced Tai Chi course. It is for those students who have previous Tai Chi experience and runs as a series of modules. We will cover the Yang Long Form Tai Chi as well as the Microcosmic Orbit and Grand Circulation meditations which we will incorporate into the Tai Chi form. In-depth work on breathing and coiling is a center point of this course. The modules will run in consecutive order, progressing through the entire Long Form over a two year period. During each module, we will be reviewing only what is covered in that particular module and not in previous modules. New students can join the Long Form class at the beginning of any module.

Modules of 10 weeks, one hour per week, $140. (10 CE Hours)

New students may join at the beginning of each module. No discounts apply to this course.

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Tai Chi Short Form (24)
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Learn to find your true center, physically and mentally. Learn to feel each moment, one at a time. This program is an excellent place for those wishing to experience Tai Chi for the first time or to further develop their ongoing practice. We will be covering the Standard Form (24) Tai Chi as well as the Eight Pieces of Brocade Qi Gong. Saturday class taught by Karen Kohl.

(12 CE Hours - for Lisa’s afternoon class only)

12 week program, one hour per week, $140.

Next 12 week sessions will begin Sat. Feb. 18, 2012 and Thurs. Feb. 23 at 12:30 pm, 2012

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Qi Gong for Wellness and Pain Relief
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As the seasons change, so does our energy. In this class we will study in depth the Four Seasons Qi Gong set (from the teachings of Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming) which helps the body adjust to the changing seasons as well as clears out energy blockages in specific organ systems. This set has been practiced for hundreds of years to promote wellness and relieve pain. We will also practice deep meditation to move energy through the meridians of the body with the Micro Cosmic Orbit and Twelve Meridian Meditations. No prior experience needed. This class is a prerequisite for the Intermediate Qi Gong Healers weekly class (This course material is included in the Intermediate Qi Gong Healers Seminar).

8 week program, one hour per week, $120. (8 CE Hours)

Begins Wednesdays at 6 pm starting Mar. 28, 2012

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Five Organ Qi Gong
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Harmonize the flow of the 12 meridians by learning specific Qi Gong exercises categorized by each organ system. Exercises will combine a few movements from the following Qi Gong styles: Four Seasons, Fragrance, Five Animal Forms, Tai Chi Ball/Ruler and Rising Lotus Medical Qi Gong. No experience needed.

Taught by Karen Kohl

6 week program, one hour per week, $90.