tai-chi

October 25-26: Flow of the Form with Robert Tangora

For two evenings, Tuesday and Wednesday, October 25 and 26, from 7 to 9:30pm each night ($160, $130 for members), come work on the flow of your tai chi form. Whether your primary practice is the short form or long form, there is a specific way to loosen up the body built into the movements of tai chi. When you begin this loosening process, you start to develop much greater flow.

October 24: Push Hands and Martial Applications with Robert Tangora

On Monday evening, October 24, from 7 to 9:30pm ($80, $65 for members), Robert will lead a one-night workshop on Push Hands and Martial Applications. This is a continuation of material Robert taught in previous seminars at BTC (although you are welcome to attend whether or not you participated in the past).

October 22-23: Tai Chi Cat Walking with Robert Tangora

Cat Walking is a traditional tai chi method for bridging practices like sitting and standing meditation and the form. The simple, natural movements allow you to focus on coordinating the internal work you develop while sitting and standing, without the complexity of the full form.

Tai Chi Leg Power in Short Form Level 4

This fall, we are going to begin offering a new Short Form Tai Chi class focusing on "Tai Chi Leg Power". You are probably familiar with the way we currently structure our short form courses. In Level 1, you learn the basic shape of the form. Level 2 courses are devoted to helping you find more rhythm and flow inside the movements. In Level 3 Details, you break your form down into its component pieces again, refining the shapes of the movements. Traditionally we've taught Level 3 Details as a bridge to the Long Form. This is still the way we plan to structure that part of the curriculum, so you might be wondering, "how does Level 4 fit into my learning progression?"

Short Form Instructor Training, Summer 2011

Wondering what your tai chi instructor has been up to this summer? For a month this summer, seven BTCers where in Brighton, UK, training with Tai Chi lineage holder Bruce Frantzis. Our newly minted short form instructors are bringing back lots of new depth to their teaching this fall, so be sure to ask them about their experience in a month-long intensive environment. Below, Program Director Dan Kleiman talks about his experience each week at the training.

Tai Chi and Chi Gung Workshops with Robert Tangora [Feb 19-23, 2011]

Robert Tangora returns to BTC this February to upgrade students in past workshop material and introduce an exciting new topic as well.

Robert will be teaching over a five-day period, as follows:

  • Saturday and Sunday (2/19-20): Tai Chi Cloud Hands -- Open to all, but special emphasis will be placed on review and refinement for those who attended previously.

Integrating Your Energy Arts Practice

Facilitated discussions on how your practice can support your life

For many students who are trying to develop their practice routine, says Allen Bourque, there’s “an internal stream”: ‘I don’t want to,’ ‘too much work,’ ‘no time now,’ ‘five minutes isn’t worth it.’

Drop in, Warm up, Change your Perspective

Each 45-minute session in this new Wednesday night drop-in format is designed to help you make the transition from your day to your BTC class, shedding stress, loosening up, and taking more energy with you. Deborah Fortson will lead you through simple, relaxing movements to help you feel into different parts of the body—a strong emphasis of all the tai chi and chi gung practices that we teach.

Raising Awareness to Prevent Falls

Join BTC tai chi demo September 22 at the State House

This year, one in three adults over age 65 will suffer a fall injury—the leading cause of death among seniors—and the healthcare system will pay $500 million to treat them. Against this backdrop, tai chi’s now proven abilities to benefit balance, gait, and mobility are attracting attention.

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.