Peaceful Wolf T'ai Chi Chuan

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Gods Playing in the Clouds Qigong is an advanced program incorporating some of the oldest and most powerful Taoist rejuvenation techniques. It is the only qigong program that Taoist Lineage Master, Liu Hung Chieh, Bruce Frantzis teacher, practiced daily to enhance his personal longevity after the age of fifty.

Gods Playing in the Clouds Qigong amplifies all the physical, breathing and energetic components learned in earlier qigong programs and completes the process of integrating all 16 neigong.

Energizing and Strengthening

Practicing the movements from Gods Qigong can make your bones stronger, cleanse your emotional body of negative energy, open and stabilize your heart center and central energy channel, release spiritual blockages and energize the brain.

Advanced Energetics

Gods Qigong amplifies all the physical, breathing and energetic components of the Energy Arts core qigong programs and completes the process of integrating all the components of neigong. It is also the final stage of learning to strengthen and balance the energies of your three dantuans, central channel and spine.

Bridge to Meditation

Gods Playing in the Clouds Qigong also serves as a spiritual bridge to Taoist meditation.

This course will begin the first week in July. It will meet Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m.

We will meet weekly at our space in East Haddam or on ZOOM. If you are primarily using ZOOM it is recommended that you attend at least one class a month in person for more accurate instruction.

The cost will be $180 for each six-week series of classes. They will be ongoing until we complete this in-depth training of this qigong/neigong.

Energy Gates Qigong is a 3,000-year-old self-healing qigong (chi gung) system from China. This qigong practice is for those who are serious about learning t’ai chi, qigong or any form of energy work. Bruce Frantzis suggests that it teaches 60% of the internal energy work contained in T’ai Chi. Energy Gates Qigong teaches the fundamentals of how to activate and harness chi, your life-force energy, to improve health, reduce stress and reverse the effects of aging.

Energy Gates Qigong will help you integrate and practice components of internal power, known as neigong, such as:

• Breathing
• Alignments and weight shifts
• Spine activation and
• Dissolving blocked energy

You won’t find a more efficient qigong set for developing internally, releasing your nerves and boosting your energy than what Energy Gates Qigong offers in just six movements.

This course will begin the first week in July. It will meet Tuesdays at 1:00 or Fridays at 10:00. This will be determined by those who wish to take this course.

We will meet weekly at our space in East Haddam or on ZOOM. If you are primarily using ZOOM it is recommended that you attend at least one class a month in person for more accurate instruction.

The cost will be $180 for each six-week series of classes. They will be ongoing until we complete this in depth training of this qigong/neigong.

Wu, Yu Xiang/Hao Style 30 Posture Form

This form, possibly the least well-known T’ai Chi form, was taught by Master Jou, Tsung Hwa as the highest level in T’ai Chi practice.

In his book, “The Tao of Taijiquan”, he says:

“The student seeking the highest achievement, whether in the martial arts or healing, should turn to the Wu Form after a strong groundwork in the Chen or Yang Styles. With the Wu Form, formal exterior movements ultimately disappear into formlessness that can appear like ordinary movements, while inside there is an intense practice of the discipline (Neigong) equaling those of the other forms. The three main branches of T’ai Chi Ch’uan differ in style but remain within the framework of basic T’ai Chi principles, Yiching (I Ching) theory (and Taoist principles).”

Master Jou also commented that this style offered the greatest opportunity for developing spirituality within T’ai Chi.

It would be helpful if you have previously learned another style of T’ai Chi Ch’uan.

Master Jou learned the style in China. I studied with Maser Jou a little before his death and then continued the Wu style with Master Jou’s primary disciple, Dr. Jay Dunbar.

We will begin by learning the movements and then going into the internal elements, the Neigong.

The class could continue on to the 108-posture long form if the class is interested in doing so. The 30-posture form is comprised of sequences from the 108.

The class will be ongoing in six-week sessions beginning October 4, 2022. We will meet at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday mornings. The fee will be $180 for each session.

The class may be taken either in person or on ZOOM. The in-person number will be limited. Students coming in person need to be vaccinated and wear a mask.

In person will be held at: Peaceful Wolf T’ai Chi Ch’uan

85 Tater Hill Road East Haddam, CT 06423

For more information or to register write or call David Shaver, who will be teaching, at 860/334-8488 Or davidtai@peacefulwolftaichi.com.