Vancouver Tai Chi Workshop
This program has been successfully taught over 19 years in China, Europe and Canada. Taichi practice benefit the wellness and recovery of cardiac, stroke, diabetic and arthritis with science research.
Introduction
The art of balance, Tai Chi offers its practitioners a wealth of health benefits for hundreds years. The precise, non-break slow movements of Tai Chi enhance balance and posture, as well as adding to an overall bodily awareness and greater fitness. Unlike the other types of combative Chinese Kung-Fu, Tai chi is considered an elegant martial art with its core principle following traditional Chinese philosophy. An art to practice the Tao of Yin and Yang, Tai Chi means an approach to harmonize the body, mind and spirit to their primary balance. Traditional Chinese Medicine principles are followed to make the practice a gate way to your better health.
Tai Chi Qigong is the most important fundamental practice in traditional Tai Chi, which enhance the energy performance. In the past, only selected students have the chance to learn it. More internal visualizations are integrated to assist learners understand Tai Chi principles.
The exercise of Inner Balance, Tai Chi fits better for nowadays people. It is a good tool to extend the mind, stretch the body and approach more calm, hence relieve the everyday stress. Tai Chi is also well-known for its therapeutic function for cardio health, spine wellness, internal balance and other benefits for general health.
The class is designed to help everyone, no matter you never try Tai Chi before or want to upgrade your practice, as the original way of training bring more master's secrete to learners. Therapeutic focus is applied to help people understand the classical longevity exercise in China. The teacher's TCM professional background will help you out during the whole range of learning, as mal practice does risk practitioner's health. Learning from books or DVDs cannot avoid misunderstanding as the form of martial art means only onsite oral direction and any move should be corrected before you nurse a bad habit. Osteopath and sports injury clinical experience are integrated within the teaching.
Highlights:
Easy to start and follow, you should be able to practice your own at home for each move you learned at class.
Traditional, practical and medical, the program has been approved successful over 20 years.
Effective beginner's class with specific moves designed to help you feel relaxed, yet alive and energized.
It is unnecessary to learn a large number of confusing moves to benefit from tai chi practice. In fact, too many people quit in frustration if the process becomes too complicated, losing all possible benefit. It is the quality of each individual move matters, not the number of moves. Each move in Tai Chi should be taught thoroughly for maximum enjoyment and benefits.
Classes feature a relaxing classic Chinese music background, as well as presentation of various areas of tai chi philosophy and movement applications.
Dr.Chen has taught Tai chi locally and internationally for 20 years. The teaching is great by itself or as a supplement to your Tai chi, yoga, meditation or Pilates practice!
Get key secrets from tai chi, qi gong, meditation, TCM, modern science and medicine techniques and do them simultaneously, rather than one at a time.
Grasp the principle of Tai Chi is the target for every Tai Chi practitioners. You will access the key knowledge with the step by step guidance.
Started martial art practice since 1982, Dr. Chen followed master Ho (Shandong, China) to obtain traditional Tai Chi practice of Chen's and Yang's style in China. He followed Master Zhenduo Yang's teaching in 90's. Yang's father is the founder of Yang's style Tai Chi in the beginning of last century. Dr.Chen was the president of Shangdong University Martial Art Association in 90s and started teaching martial arts since then.
Please click the 24 Tai Chi demo page for more information. The Tai Chi Qigong class demo text can also help you learn about our program.
Location
The Yoga Practice
552 16th Street, West Vancouver
theCare Centre
518-510 West Hastings St. Vancouver
Please visit www.taichizen.ning.com/ for workshop schedule.
Contact
drchen@thecare.ca
tel. 604 518 6455
