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SAN SHOU “TAIJI FOR TWO:”with Kathleen Cusick Dr. Jay Dunbar March 15-16, 2008 (Two-day intensive: first half, moves 1-27) May 15-18, 2008 (Four-day intensive: Thurs-Fri moves 1-27, Sat-Sun moves 28-44) San Shou, the traditional taiji two-person set, is a sequence of 88 matched movements that reveal the martial applications of solo form postures and the subtle principles that make them effective. This is the form pictured in Chen Yenlin's famous two-volume book (1932). While it is of early Yang style origin, no similar form exists in any other style, so players of all styles must look to this set for practice and inspiration. (Pre-requisites: one year (minimum) of solo Taiji form study, or player is the fully-informed and consenting spouse of an experienced player.) Magic Tortoise Intensives are immersion experiences. Each participant learns one side of the set both as a solo routine and matched with the other side in a safe, “conversational” context. Individuals may register separately, as partners are rotated throughout. However, couples/training partners who wish to play taiji together will find San Shou especially rewarding. San shou, “taiji for two,” is fun: truly a circle of energy between two players. The first half (the first weekend or the first two days of the May 4-day) may be taken as a stand-alone and is excellent introduction to this wonderful interactive set. March 15-16 (weekend): $150.May 15-18 (four days): $280. Locations: March 15, May 15-16: Camp New Hope, Chapel Hill March 16, May 18: Chapel Hill/Carrboro Tae Kwon Do, Brewer Lane, Carrboro May 17: The Community Church of Chapel Hill, 106 Purefoy Road Pre-registration required: send full fee to “Magic Tortoise,” c/o Dr. Jay Dunbar, 15 Timberlyne Rd, Chapel Hill NC 27514. No refund if cancellation occurs within one week of the intensive. "Learning solo forms without learning san shou is like buying shoes and taking home only the box." -- Grandmaster Jou See further details on San Shou Intensive ... Download Beginning Qi Gong Healers.pdf The Magic Tortoise Taijiquan School presents Beginning Qi Gong Healers Seminar
with Lisa B. O’Shea* June 13-15, 2008 NEW LOCATION: Vienna Room, Chapel Hill Sheraton,
One Europa Drive, Chapel Hill NC
Learn How To Heal Yourself and Others Whether
you’ve been practicing energy work for years or have never experienced it
before, this Beginning Qi Gong Healers Seminar will provide a supportive and
friendly environment to explore deep healing.
You will
learn Qi Gong exercises to maintain your health as well as address specific
problems you might have. Qi Gong exercises remove blockages that interfere with
your energy flow as well as promote energy circulation through your whole body. But, how
effective can exercises be if you don’t know how they work or what they do for
the body? Integrated into the seminars is a systematic explanation of the
energy systems within the body and clear instruction on what the individual
exercises accomplish.
You will
also learn how to offer energetic healing to others based on principles of
Chinese medicine. You will learn a complete system for diagnosing which organ
systems are energetically out of balance and what techniques will best correct
them. Sensitivity
training is an essential component to analyzing energy flow. During the
seminars you will work with partners to find the energy blocks and remove them.
You will practice sending energy into the specific acupuncture points
associated with each imbalance and learn to sense the change within each
persons energy flow. The increase in your own sensitivity to energy flow will
amaze you and greatly improve your own personal ability to help yourself. This
seminar covers the following Qi Gong Healers Techniques and Exercises: Scanning Pulling Combing Qi Pulsing Sending Energy Six Healing Sounds Qi Gong Fragrance Qi Gong Rising Lotus Medical Qi Gong 5 Elements Theory 12 Meridians 24 Acupuncture Points Dantian Meditation Inner Smile Meditation Times: Friday,
June 13, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Saturday
and Sunday, June 14-15, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm Registration: No prior experience needed! No refund can be offered if cancellation occurs after June 6. Cancellations on or before June 6 may be eligible for a full refund if the space can be filled, or half refund if space is not filled. No exceptions. To
reserve your place, download the Registration
Form and mail with check for full fee ($250) to: “MAGIC
TORTOISE” c/o Dr.
Jay Dunbar 15 Timberlyne Road Chapel Hill NC
27514-1522 Further inquiries: drjay@magictortoise.com or
919-968-3936 ~~~
*Lisa B. O’Shea is a Certified Qi Gong Therapist, Teacher, and
Founder of the Qi Gong Institute of Rochester (NY), where she offers classes
and seminars in Qi Gong, Taijiquan, Nutrition, and a certification program in
Qi Gong Therapy. Ms.
O’Shea will offer this seminar in August 2008 as the first in a series of three
weekends, along with her Advanced Qi Gong Healers Seminar and a seminar on
Taijiquan, at the Qi Gong Institute of Rochester. For further information, go to: http://www.qigongrochester.com ~~~ “The goal of Qi Gong is for each person to learn
how to sense their own energy flow and learn how to control it to promote
healing and wellness.”
SHU FA ~
THE ART OF BEAUTIFUL WRITING with Almanzo “LaoMa” Lamoureux, M.A. Sunday March 4, 2007
An introduction to Chinese calligraphy through the “Four Treasures,” “Four Flowers,” & “Five Elements”. Fee: $25 per class
Venue: Almanzo “Lao Ma” Lamoureux has practiced Chinese arts for over thirty-five years, and received his M.A. in Asian studies. He has been to China on numerous occasions, studying with many teachers and visiting sacred sites. From 1985-88 he taught English in Wuhan, China, and was the only foreign student of the renowned Grandmaster Ding Hong-Kuai. He is Senior Instructor (Laoshi) with the Magic Tortoise Taijiquan School. |
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Pre-registration required! Call the teacher listed. "Open Seminar". Teacher: Lao Ma, 542-0688. 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month. 10:30-12:30 pm. $15 Pittsboro. All levels, weapons ongoing or beginning; Fundamentals & Frame for novices; 8 Brocade Qiqong all levels; Quan, beginning/intermediate. Please e-mail Lao Ma before attending. Wudang Senior Students. Teacher: Lao Ma. 542-0688. 1st & 3rd Saturdays. 10:30-12:30 pm. $15 Pittsboro. For designated senior students, to share Wudang form & applications, Wudang Taijijian, interactive two-person work, and dantian development. Shufa/Calligraphy Workshop. Black Bamboo Pavilion, March 31, 2007, 10:00-2:30 p.m., $35.00 fee. Please register by phone (542-0688) or e-mail Lao Ma before attending.
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c/o Dr. Jay Dunbar, Director
15 Timberlyne Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-1522
919.968.3936