Info about Tai Chi
Tai Chi and Qigong
What is Tai Chi?
Tai chi is performed slowly for health, meditation, and martial arts training, and quickly for self-defense. Practice consists of a sequence of movements that emphasize fluid motion, an erect spine, abdominal breathing, and natural range of motion over the center of gravity, calm focus, and attention to philosophy and aesthetics. Tai chi can be practiced individually or as to "pushing hands" with a partner. Tai chi and Qigong are combined to describe systems to cultivate and balance life energy, especially for health.
Tai chi is a type of low-impact, weight-bearing, and aerobic -yet relaxing- exercise. It began as a martial art. As it developed, it took on the purpose of enhancing physical and mental health. Practiced in a variety of styles, tai chi involves slow, gentle movements, deep breathing, and meditation. Tai chi is sometimes called "moving meditation."
What are the benefits of Tai Chi?
Tai chi improves the flow of energy through the body, leading to better wellness and a wide range of potential benefits. These benefits include:
- improveed strength, conditioning, coordination, and flexibility
- reduced pain anad stiffness
- better balance and lower risk of falls
- enhanced sleep
- greater awareness, calmness, and overall sense of well-being.
What is Qigong?
Qi is usually translated as energy, life force, or energy flow,and definitions sometimes involve the breath, air, gas, or the relationship between matter, energy, and spirit. Qi is the central underlying principle in traditional Chinese Medicine and martial arts. Gong (or kung) is often translated as work or practice, and definitions include skill, mastery, merit, achievement, service, result, or accomplishment.
Qigong is, therefore, a form of gentle exercise to cultivate and enhance chi flow in the body. It is composed of movements that are typically repeated, strengthening and stretching the body, increasing fluid movement (blood, synovial, and lymph), enhancing blaance and proprioception, and building awareness of how the body moves through space.
As a healing art, qigong balances the body's energy meridians and enhances the intrinsic capacity of the body to heal.
What are the health benefits of Qigong?
News & Upcoming Events
Winter 2012:
- Attention all customers using LivingSocial vouchers: The $20 coupon for 20 classes is valid until March 28, 2012. All classes must be used by March 28, 2012.
- Please see Info about Coupons under the Classes Tab for how to redeem your coupons.
Have you met Yoda?
Yoda is the jeidi master--YES. He checks yogis through for class (unless he's sleeping, which happens a lot). Yoda, on behalf of all of the animals, asks that you please not wear fur to the Buddha B Yoga Center. He says we are a cruelty-free zone. For more information about the brutality involved in killing animals for their skins go to: http://www.peta.org/
Thank you.
Max Strom coming to Buddha B Yoga!
Yoga master and author of A Life Worth Breathing, Max Strom, will bless us with a visit on Sunday, March 11th, 2012. He will lead students through two workshops entitled: Strength, Grace and Healing from 10am-noon and Learn to Breathe, to Heal Yourself and Your Relationships from 2-4pm. Pre-register for these events on-line under the Workshops tab.
February:
The Queen of Hearts
Salamba Sarvangasana, Supported Shoulder Stand
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B Awakened Yoga Spa
Acupuncture every Tuesday and Friday!
To make things easy, you can book your massage, acupuncture or reiki appointment on-line today.
Meet Abby Dobbs Forrest Yoga teacher and massage therapist!
Abby's yoga journey began when she discovered the immense passion that was brought forth exploring Forrest Yoga with her teacher and mentor Ana Forrest. After completing her first 200hr teacher training through Forrest Yoga, she was given the opportunity to go further in another 200hr training with Natasha Rizopoulos of YogaWorks. Through a dynamic and mindful combination of poses in Abby’s classes, you will have fun, get sweaty, and most importantly, breathe deeply. Abby is so grateful for the opportunity to share her passion and delight of yoga to her students, both the physical asana, and the deeper philosophical, emotional, and spiritual aspects. Book a deep tissue massage with Abby on-line.
Go Vegan! The animals are ready.
Thank you so very much to Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder and president of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). It was the greatest honor to have you speak at the Buddha B Yoga Center. You are a true hero, a karma yogi, a holy teacher and an inspiration to us all! Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu: May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words and actions of our own lives contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all. Shanti. Shanti. Shanti. PEACE.
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