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Northford / New Haven Tai Chi
North Haven, CT
We practice Tai Chi at least one time a week. There are many opportunities to do so as our teacher holds classes on Sunday mornings and also on Thursday evenings in New Haven at Mactivity Gym, on Tuesday evenings in Northford and on Wednesday evenings at a private residence. Tai chi promotes health, stretching, mindfulness and relaxation. Tai chi lowers your blood pressure and improves your flexibility leading to better health for you. I am Greg Gibson, I am the manager of the classes and I find tai chi very relaxing, and surprisingly since the moves are so graceful and slow, to be a very good work out! My knees no longer hurt, my flexibility is much better, I am definitely stronger, and best of all, my kids are enjoying a happier and less stressed out Dad. In class we constantly review the basics and build with one new move each week. There is no pressure to learn this quickly; the whole point of this is to promote positive energy and to have a calm mental state. Here is a video of the master our teacher Rich studied under for 10 years. Our teacher Rich has been studying Tai Chi for over 20 years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtHoltrsnoM It takes about 6 weeks of classes to learn the movements comprising the first 30 seconds of this video. Each week we do quite a few warm up exercises and talk about what we are doing before we practice what is called the "form" - this video shows the entire "24 form".
A Message from out Coach, Richard Dicine: There are five major recognized styles of tai chi chuan which are as follows: 1. Chen style; 2. Yang style; 3. Sun style; 4. Wu style; 5. Wu/hao style; I have studied all families of tai chi and I have won several gold metals at US competitions. At the Tuesday night class we are doing Hunyuan which means (mixture of) which I feel is closer to nature and encompasses a little bit of each. The family styles are classical and very rigid. Hunyuan is Dynamic and changes with many different body stiles. In the united states this makes better sense since we have such a rich mixture of cultures. So for big or small short or tall anyone can enjoy the benefits of Hunyuan Tai Chi. In the Thursday class we study the Yang family style. On weekend mornings, many different forms are practiced.
New England Options Traders Group - Learn, Practice, Do
Beacon Falls, CT
Meet others interested in investing in equities, commodities or futures using all the tools at your disposal to successfully navigate the financial markets...Learn how to properly hedge or leverage your trades with Options and Futures as the investment vehicle. The primary theme of our meetings will focus on using both these tools to enhance our portfolio returns. We'll explore all types of trades, using both Long and Short positions. Even if you primarily trade equities (stocks) you need to understand and learn, what the professionals learn; -that is how to prevent or hedge your profits should the markets begin to move against you....in this Trader Group you will learn just that! Learn Option position modeling techniques, adjustments and hedging strategies. Whether you are new to Option trading, a beginner, or a highly experienced trader, learn, explore and share ideas with other like minded traders....explore how you can get into the Futures markets using position sizing and risk management techniques... In order to be effective in the markets you must, let me repeat this, you must master these 3 primary components: 1. Risk Management 2. Charting 3. Strategies Our Trader User Group is driven primarily around these 3 components using a Learn-Practice-Do process...and although profits are never ever guaranteed, you will learn how to put more of the odds in your corner...and if you master these 3 components, then you will be on your way to achieving the "Skillful" trader status that most folks never obtain.... Go to this URL link for the most recent video market update: http://traderusergroup.com/blog
Sahaja Yoga Classes New Haven
New Haven, CT
The Free Online Meditation classes are led by volunteers with diverse backgrounds, vast experience, deep knowledge, and skills. These classes begin with a short introduction, step by step guided meditation to experience the awakening of a potential energy residing in all of us, known as Kundalini ensuring a joyful and peaceful state for all participants.
Join our daily meditation classes. For some classes you may need to register to get the log-in details at:
www.sahajayoganewyork.com/signup
The vision of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, founder of Sahaja Yoga, was that a global transformation can take place because with the rising of the Kundalini along the spine a person becomes extremely dynamic and at the same time extremely compassionate, kind and mild.
"When the Kundalini rises then you become thoughtlessly aware. That is meditative state. You do not do meditation. You get into meditation. We cannot do meditation. You have to be in that state. "
Shri Mataji, 1991-0416
"So when you stand in the present, you become thoughtlessly aware. And this state is the first state you achieve, and this is the state where you become absolutely peaceful within yourself. The peace is so great that you enjoy your peaceful existence. Not only that, but you become the source of peace. Wherever you go, you emit peace. We talk of peace. It is not possible without self knowledge to establish peace."
Shri Mataji, 1994-0712
"And the second state is when you become doubtlessly aware, where you are collectively conscious, absolutely conscious. You know what’s wrong with another person, and then you become a Sahaja Yogi where you know how to correct these centers within you and without."
Shri Mataji, 1991-0416
