Join us for morning Tai Ji Quan practice! Great exercise for your body and mind outdoors that can improve your health, fitness level. gain muscle and tendons strength, flexibility. calm and strong mind, and spirit. Depends on weather condition - dress appropriately. If there will be raining - we are still going to practice under the cover (at near by plaza with SAFEWAY store, next to SUBWAY at 19150 NE Woodinville-Duvall Rd., Woodinville). For those not familiar with Qigong (practice with energy), Tai Ji Quan (taichichuan -"Supreme Ultimate Boxing") practice - you will get plenty workout for your body and heart, for your spirit and mind via dynamic meditation while being able to adjust to your fitness level to feel comfortable. This is the best practice for all ages with different interest: health, fitness,self-defense/martial art, meditation. Benefits are: you will get stronger muscles, tendons and bones, increased flexibility and stamina, strong and calm spirit, improved cardiovascular function, joints and spine health, energy boost and many more... For younger kids it is a great way to develop strong flexible body, control of emotional state, ability to focus; for older people take care of various health problems without risk of accidental injuries, as we practice in a very slow motion and you can control better your body, br at your own level of fitness, carefully improving mobility of joints, balance and mental activity; for young adults there is plenty to explore from fitness to martial aspect as Chen style Tai Ji is a martial art which could be very challenging physically (if one choose so) --formal sparring - tui shou (push hands practice), competition, learning and practicing various weapons and special equipment to develop powerful skills of martial artist. More about Chen Tai Ji Quan here: https://youtu.be/fQKkvzIoCoc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3OOUbopu0 Qigong practice have history of more then 7000 years from different sources, as successful tool for ones self development in different directions: intellectual, energetical, physical, extraordinary, medicinal (the most important part of Chinese Medicine). These arts are historically interconnected with art of Calligraphy, Feng Shui, Yi Jing (I Ching), Chinese astrology, traditional Chinese food therapy, herbal medicine, acupuncture and Chinese therapeutic massage styles. It generally can be divided in 2 parts: dynamic practice and static. Dynamic - moving the body in slow motion, stretching spine and extremities and various breathing techniques for better improved managing of life force (qi) quality and balanced flow in ones body, and static - meditation in still position (standing, sitting on the chair or in different position on the ground, laying down) from 15 minutes to many hours, where practitioner can generate and transform energy to benefit different functions of ones organism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8IlnoTMOGs Combination of Tai Ji Quan and Qigong practice is the best and safe way to develop and maintain outstanding condition of your body, mind and spirit for many years in balance, for any age group, free of any religious ties https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJRtZAwVwgo First class is FREE
