"The most popular chi gung program I teach,” Eric Peters (senior Energy Arts instructor) calls Marriage of Heaven & Earth, the focus of this spring’s immersion week, April 17–21.

Craig Barnes co-teaches. Practitioners of both Western and Eastern traditions agree that all internal systems of the body pulsate—open and close—in a natural rhythm. The core techniques of H&E—joint pulsing, spinal bowing, and tissue lengthening— strengthen natural circulation. In China, they are used to heal joint and spine problems.

“One simple way to measure health,” says BTC director Dan Kleiman, “is to see if the internal rhythms of your body are smooth, even, and strong, or erratic and weak.” Immersion week classes will offer levels for newcomers and those with prior experience. Weekend workshops will teach beginners the basic movements as well as the Circling Hands exercise. More experienced students will refine the movements and explore more difficult pulsings.

On week nights, the entire group will learn techniques that dramatically increase the ability to move energy through your body, including wrapping, yin and yang meridian lengthening, and cavity pulsing. The rhythmic, continuous pumping of H&E helps you develop the relaxed, springy quality of movement that makes tai chi and ba gua look effortless and alive. It improves circulation of fluids in your joints, releases physical, mental, and emotional blockages in your body, and deeply relaxes tension.

Instructors will also be available on weekday afternoons for free individual feedback or for private lessons, including Energy Arts instructor recertification. To sign up for a time, please contact BTC director Dan Kleiman.

Schedule

APRIL 17–21
Heaven & Earth Chi Gung
Eric Peters and Craig Barnes, Energy Arts Senior Instructors
Sat. 2–6pm
Sun. 10am–1pm and 3–5pm
Mon.–Wed. 6:30–9:30pm

Optional: Mon.–Wed., 1–4pm (Additional pulsing practice sessions, private lessons with senior instructors, and recertification for Energy Arts instructors)

Register for the Whole Event, $340
Register for the Weekend Only, $180