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Yang Style Tai Chi 108 Long Form

WE ARE STARTING A *NEW* REVIEW ROUND OF THE 108 FORM. Some prior Tai Chi experience is required.

This class will introduce the beautiful Yang Style 108 Long Form - the crown jewel in the Yang style curriculum as well as the 8-Brocade Qigong Set (also known as the 8 Pieces of Brocade or 8 Jewels). No prior Tai Chi experience required.

Tai Chi Statues

Tai Chi Impressions: Sculptures performing Tai Chi are displayed at Peking University.

The Yang style is characterized by evenly paced, soft flowing movements which are almost 'zen-like' distilled in their postures and transitions - while also offering a myriad of delicate intricacies within the execution of each move, transition or stance. The gentle physical requirements of Yang style Tai Chi make it suitable to a wide audience in regards to physical requirements as well as age range.

The 8-Brocade Qigong Set is one of the most commonly practiced forms of Qigong used to harmonizes body, mind and spirit and to circulate, cultivate, enhance, and guide vital internal energies to achieve health, vitality, and spiritual awareness.

Tai Chi can help you:

  • Enhanced body awareness and conditioning: Learn a more holistic, gentler approach to conditioning and harmonizing body, mind and spirit than through high-intensity, high-impact exercises or sports that can harm joints, muscles or ligaments. Experience not only being physically balanced but also emotionally.
  • Nourishing inner peace, stillness and connectedness: Focus, clarity & inner harmony through connecting mind, body & spirit - not only within but also without. Only by being connected can we become whole and in balance.
  • Finding fulfillment in physical practice and spiritual immersion: A good martial artist is like a superb traditional craftsman - always refining, deepening technique, feeling and knowledge - knowing that the whole universe exists in the tiniest of movements. The art of Tai Chi Chuan instills the practitioner with a deep feeling of gratitude and humbleness, of being part of something bigger, something deeply meaningful in which the self becoming less and less important.

Class Level: Beginner II, Intermediate
Class Times: Fridays, 9:30-10:30am

Class Details
  • The Berkeley Performing Arts
    2560 Ninth Street, Suite 119
    Berkeley, CA 94710
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Class Tuition:
  • Monthly Group Class Tuition: $100 (class once a week, 4 classes a month).
  • Trial Class: $10 (your first class)
  • Private Lesson: $120 (1 hour, can be shared (max. 2 students))
  • Payment Options: personal check, cash, Zelle (online payment)
*For payment policy & details please see bottom of page.

Enrollment:

  • on-going (started Summer 2019)

   or call 415.422.9933

Why is pre-registration required? The no-obligation pre-registration simply gives us a little bit of an idea of the to be anticipated class size and also allows us to contact you with the exact start date/time for this class.

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