Taichi Classes
AOMA offers tai chi classes in a weekly series. Classes begin on a regular basis, check back regularly for updated schedules.
Tai Chi & Qigong Classes with Yuxia Qiu
Yuxia Qiu, Licensed Acupuncturist, has been practicing Qigong and Tai Chi for about 20 years, and teaching at AOMA since 2001. She has practiced various forms of martial, spiritual, and medical Qigong, as well as various forms of martial arts, Tai Chi, and Tai Chi Weaponry. She is a member of the World Academic Society of Medical Qigong, and Founding Organizer of Austin Chen Tai Chi Association. In the 2006 Austin Martial Arts Festival Chen style tai chi competition, she won the 1st place.
Body Mind Method (Zhi Neng Gong Part 2)
April 11-Jun 13
Sunday 6:20-7:20pm
10 class series $125
*Open to beginning students
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Zhi Neng Gong is created by Pang Ming, who combined the secret teaching from 19 different Qigong masters. The Body Mind Method helps to open and free the heart and mind, and open all the energy pathways in the body. It is beneficial for reducing stress and calming the "monkey mind" while energizing the body. It is good for pain management, stress management and chronic internal organ disorders. Lift Qi up pour Qi down method will be practiced each class. The rest of each class will be focused on Body Mind Method.
Chen Tai Chi 13 forms
April 13 - Jun 15, 2010
Tuesday 6:20-7:20pm
10 class series $125
*pre-req: silk reeling or other tai chi experience
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Chen Tai Chi 13 forms is a short form including 13 movements from the old frame first routine (lao jia yi lu). The traditional form is a good combination of slow soft movements and fast forceful movements. The 13-forms-set contains the representative movements and can be done in a shorter time. The teaching will focus on grounding relaxation and inner energy movements. It is suitable for practitioners new to Chen style.
Chen Tai Chi Old Frame 1st Routine (75 forms) Part 3
April 11 - June 13
Sunday 7:30-8:30pm
10 class series $125
*pre-req: Chen Tai Chi Old Frame 1st Routine Part 2
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Chen style is the ancestor of all other styles of tai chi. This class will focus on the traditional old frame 1st routine (lao jia yi lu) which contains 75 movements. Part 3 covers the last several sections of this routine.
Qigong Practice
Monday 5:20-6:20pm
April 19—June 28
$100—Open to the public
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This class mainly covers the exercises learned in Medical Qigong 1, 2 and 3. The design of the class is mainly for students to keep practicing what was learned in the Medical Qigong program. The class will be focused on practice of the routine, and improvement of the movements. These exercises are beneficial for physical disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, internal organ disorders and emotional disorders. They are also for improving the qi sensitivity, and the ability to guide qi for personal health and clinical practice. Forms include: Body Mind Method, Niwan breathing exercise, Lift Qi up Pour Qi down method, Pulling Qi pushing Qi method, Expelling unhealthy Qi method, 6 healing sound Qigong, Awakening the soul, Other forms upon request.
Medical Qigong 4
Monday 9:30pm-12:30pm
April 19 - June 14
$300—Prerequisite: Medical Qigong 3 or strong personal qigong practice
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Students will continue to learn how to improve mental health and spiritual level through everyday life Qigong practice while deepening their practice of both non-contact and contact external Qi healing methods for clinical application. This class will cover the theories and practicing techniques for tonifying, purging, or circulating Qi of internal organs and channels for healing as well as the Medical Qigong treatment protocols for disorders of the heart, kidney, spleen, liver, lung, and other common disorders such as pain, stress, fatigue, hypertension, headache, cancer, etc. First class will be taught by Dr. Wu and two sessions will be led by Master Li. The other classes will be taught by Yuxia Qiu.
Austin Chen Taichi Association
Group practice at AOMA dojo - Tuesdays 7:30-9:00pm
The purpose of the Austin Chen Taichi Association group practice is to help students of Chen style taichi continue to hone their skills outside of the classroom, to practice the supporting exercises regularly, and to form a group so that they can help each other. Taichi practitioners of all levels are welcome to form a big family!
Practice sessions will include warm ups, standing qigong, breathing exercises, taiji sphere/ball (members can use a bowling ball or follow the form with empty hands), 8 Energies and Lao Jia Yi L u (Old Frame First Routine).
This class has a suggested donation of $1 to $5 dollars. 100% of all proceeds support both the AOMA Herbal Outreach and go towards association expenses. The group practice is lead by Yuxia Qiu, LAc.
Call or email us for more information: , 512-492-3034.