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Tai Chi Fall Classes
Beginner Tai Chi Fall 2008 Class
Start Date: Thursday, November 13, 2008
Length: 8 weeks on Thursday evenings only; with breaks for
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's day.
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm (90 minutes)
Tuition: $160 for 8 weeks. Tuition is due the first night of class. Partial
tuition reimbursement is offered only after the first night of class.
Location: Williams Court , 202 Main St. , Suite G-2, Salem NH -- go to the
building at the very end of the driveway, park in back, enter the door
from that back parking lot.
Attire: Comfortable clothing and supportive shoes.
Contact: Brenda Girolamo (603) 247-3349
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Tai Chi ( Tai Chi Chuan, Tai Ji Quan, Taiji )
Tai Chi is a traditional martial art and health-promoting exercise that originated in China 700
years ago. Zhang Shan Feng was said to be the founder. In hundreds years Tai Chi has been
modified a lot and developed into many styles or schools, as well as current simplified form 24
Tai Chi(4-6 minutes to play) and National/Asian competition Rutine form 42 Tai Chi(6-10
minutes). Both Form24 and Form42 were developed by a group of sports specialty in National
Sports Committee of China in late 1970s, and have been most popular presently. Tai Chi is
practiced by tens of millions of people every day, and provide a variety of health benefits.
Research has shown that tai chi and qigong not only help improve one's balance and muscle
tone, but that they may strengthen the immune system, restore flexibility and agility, increase a
person’s awareness of his or her surroundings, and lower stress and anxiety levels, and can
help to prevent or ameliorate the effects of debilitating conditions such as high blood pressure
and diabetes.
Tai Chi was created based on the unification of Yin and Yang, stillness and movement,
emptiness and fullness, softness and hardness, retreating and advancing, gazing and looking,
etc. While playing Tai Chi, your movements, breaths and mind are highly related in harmony.
Today, although the martial art aspect is still applicable, Tai Chi is practiced mainly for preventive
and therapeutic purposes, to keep fit and prolong life. Tai Chi is receiving great attention from
people around the world in regards to its healing effects on the body and mind.
Tai Chi has a very close relationship with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory. Both them
share same philosophy that things are made of Yin and Yang. For example, human are made of
female (Yin) and male (Yang); legs are Yin, arms are Yang; chest is Yin, back is Yang; inside is
Yin, outside is Yang; Earth is Yin, Sky is Yang. The philosophy considers that the physical body,
the universe, the four seasons, and everything under heaven and earth are closely related. The
relationship between the internal organs, meridians, the spirit, and the physical form are
mutually related and function in unison with the entire body.
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Why chose Tai Chi as a regular exercise?
1. Tai Chi works for any people from young to old, from weak to strong, mainly for preventive and
therapeutic purposes, to keep fit (especially for internal organs), make strong and prolong life.
The benefits have been confirmed by 700 years history.
2. While playing Tai Chi, your movements, breaths and mind are highly related in harmony. This
is distinguished character of Tai Chi.
3. No over-stretched joints or over-repeated movements, no sports injury that frequently
happened in many kinds of sports. Tai Chi is a kind of gentle, slow exercise that were reported
very good for heart and vessel system. You can chose and play Tai Chi even you feel very weak,
or is recovering from some severe diseases.
Benefits from Tai Chi
stress reduction, better focus and concentration, increased flexibility, improved strength,
enhanced immune system, better energy balance, improved memory, improved circulation,
increased coordination, some healing effects, and prolong life, et al.
Tai Chi has three major components—movement, meditation, and deep breathing.
Movement -- all the major muscle groups and joints are needed for the slow, gentle movements
in tai chi. Tai chi improves balance, agility, strength, flexibility, stamina, muscle tone, and
coordination. This low-impact, weight-bearing exercise strengthens bones and can slow bone
loss, thus preventing the development of osteoporosis.
Meditation -- research shows that meditation soothes the mind, enhances concentration,
reduces anxiety, and lowers blood pressure and heart rate.
Deep breathing -- exhaling stale air and toxins from the lungs while inhaling a plentitude of fresh
air increases lung capacity, stretches the muscles involved in breathing, and releases tension. It
also enhances blood circulation to the brain, which boosts mental alertness. At the same time,
the entire body is supplied with fresh oxygen and nutrients.
Tai Chi Classes in Gentle Acupuncture
We teach Tai Chi Basic and Form 42 Tai Chi which is of middle length, including four sections.
Tai Chi
