tai-chi
WWA receives Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grant
Water Way Arts for Health and Energy, the parent non-profit of Brookline Tai Chi, has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation in support of BTC's program for Healthy Aging.
Brookline Tai Chi is one of the country’s largest health-oriented Tai Chi schools and the Seniors Program is especially designed for those concerned with aging well. Tai Chi is one of the world’s oldest and most well established health maintenance systems.
Foundations of Moving Meditation with Craig Barnes [October 2-3]
Please note: date change from printed newsletter. This workshop will be held on Saturday, October 2 and Sunday, October 3.
Making the Most of Training with a Master
Over the break, we were thrilled to host Taoist Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis, for five days of Moving Meditation.
Tai Chi a Thon 2010
Sunday, June 13, 10am–2pm
Participate in the fourth annual Brookline Tai Chi Tai Chi–A–Thon!
How It Works
Tai Chi and Ba Gua as Moving Meditation [June 19-23, 2010]
While Tai Chi and Ba Gua are known as physical practices that balance the body, increase vitality, and can be used as martial arts, their practice as Taoist meditation arts is rarely taught.
Thus Brookline Tai Chi is excited and honored to host Taoist lineage holder Bruce Frantzis for five days of moving meditation instruction. In these five days, Frantzis will teach you ways of practicing tai chi and bagua that you can use whether you wish to reduce stress, find greater peace of mind, or gain spiritual clarity/stillness.
New Classes for Late Spring 2010
"I don’t always want new information,” says a long-time student. ”Sometimes I just need a place to practice and some guidance in getting all this in my body.”
The comment shines a light on how BTC’s core tai chi and chi gung programs are developing. Our latest reconfiguring of classes balances teaching the fundamentals with helping students integrate what they are learning and cultivate their own practice.
The Art of Moving Meditation
To register for Bruce Frantzis' June 19-23 Moving Meditation event, click here
Moving can be an easier way to access meditation than sitting or standing, says Energy Arts senior instructor Craig Barnes. “The mind has something to connect with—keeping movement going physically—so it can relax and go deeper instead of getting distracted.”
Harvard Magazine Tai Chi Article
The January-February 2010 issue of Harvard Magazine features a great survey article of current issues surrounding Tai Chi in the West. I'm excited to share it because the author has really captured the range of concerns we try to address in classes.
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.
Balance Under Pressure
Here’s a novel way for high-schoolers to build coordination, concentration, conscious energy regulation, and camaraderie, while having a lot of fun and earning phys ed credit to boot. BTC student Eli Gerstenlauer, drawing on his professional mentoring and mediating experience with teens, starts up this session a Saturday energy arts class with a martial flavor.