events
Meditation Master Classes with Bruce Frantzis -- [June 19-23, 2010]
June 19-23, 2010
Tai Chi and Ba Gua as Moving Meditation
Taoist Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis will teach a 5-day intensive on how Tai Chi and Ba Gua have their roots in meditation. While Tai Chi is most often taught throughout the world as a health practice, there is a specific method for using to tai chi to work on emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being too.
Tai Chi's sister art, Ba Gua, was developed in Taoist monasteries thousands of years ago, primarily with a meditation focus.
Potential topics include:
• Using the eyes and ears as gateways to meditation
BTC Winter Potluck
February 28, 2010 -- 3-5pm
Join us for a fun blend of food and socializing, especially dedicated to thanking our Water Way Arts Board members (outgoing and incoming)for their service to the community. To volunteer for set-up or clean-up, please contact Yvonne, 617.738.1910, ytriem@gmail.com.
Hsing-I, the Missing Family Member
Hsing-I is the third major internal energy art, along with Tai Chi and Ba Gua, but it is often left out of a well-rounded practice. Join guest instructor Jess O'Brien for an evening introduction to this missing member of the energy arts family to find out what you can add to your current practice.
Immersion Week 2010: Heaven and Earth Chi Gung [April 17-21, 2010]
"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.
All-School Meeting Follow-Up
On Saturday, January 9, we had our first all-school meeting in several years. Thank you to the 40-plus people who showed up. We talked to many more who were interested in attending, but couldn't.
All-School Meeting, January 9, 2010
Members of the Brookline Tai Chi community are invited by the Board of Directors to attend an all-school meeting on Saturday, January 9 from 2:30-4:30pm
Master Wang's Zhong Ding (Central Channel) Exercises [February 20-24, 2010]
Robert returns this winter to teach more material from his teacher, Master Wang Hao Da. Students who attended any of this past Cloud Hands workshops will already be somewhat familiar with this material, but now Robert will teach this set in full.
One Night Only: Special Meditation Class with Craig Barnes [Nov 19, 2009]
Last fall, Energy Arts Senior Instructor Craig Barnes was a teacher-in-residence at Brookline Tai Chi. Over the years he has taught many tai chi and chi gung workshops, but a clear highlight of his stay last fall was his Saturday morning meditation course.
Senior Instructor Review of Gods Playing in the Clouds [Nov 14 & 15, 2009]
Or "Why Florida is not on the way to California"
Last month we talked about why studying with a master is like jumping off a cliff. In that post, I was trying to remind you that all the cool new insights you had while doing the Gods Playing in the Clouds workshop with Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis were previews of what was to come if you put in the work to get there. The problem is, when you are going through the developmental process, it's hard to tell whether you are headed in the right direction.