posted Jan 15, 2011 9:37 AM by Plum Dragoness
In honor of the culminating celebration of Chinese New Year, come derive the healing benefits
from the Yin & Yang elements of practicing Taoist Yoga (Tao Yin Lung Shen)
with highly praised healing arts instructor, arts educator & performance
artist, Gabrielle (de Burke) Casella.
In this workshop
the “Yin” (still) postures
concentrate on creating more elasticity in the connective tissue
(ligaments/tendons) & the “Yang” (flowing) postures place more emphasis on
in the enhanced function of muscle tissue. This 1st part of the
workshop will focus on “Yin” (Lunar) meditative poses, while the 2nd
part will place emphasis on “Yang” (Solar) flowing movements. Meditate through the music & on the poetry of ancient
Taoist mystical philosophy being read aloud to practitioners during “Yin” poses
while practicing the art of emptying the mind & thus filling the energetic
body during “Yang” focused flows. The workshop will be made accessible to a
range of experience & challenges all practitioners from beginners to
intermediate & advanced students. Event Date Saturday 2/19 1-4pm Dhyana Yoga Main Line (Ardmore, PA) Investment
$35 before 2/12, /$45 after
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posted Dec 11, 2010 7:39 PM by Dylan Kirk
Lin Zi = Moving the Spirit Jing Luo = Energy Channel “Moving the spirit through the energy channel.” - Learn the Techniques for accumulating and emitting chi.
- Deepening of Chi Kung skills for spiritual growth.
- How to use Chi Kung for healing of self and others, including Accupoints, & Chi Therapy
- $300 for a six week course (certificate upon completion)
Saturdays, Jan 8th – Feb 12th 2:00 PM – 4 PM 1500 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 716-348 -6679
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posted Apr 21, 2010 4:53 PM by Chik Mason
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updated Apr 29, 2010 7:24 AM
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Sifu Chik Mason Performs!! Swimming Dragon Sword Dance for Inhale Dance Series Friday May 14th 7:30 pm Location: Chi Movement Center 1316 S. 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
You are cordially invited to attend a chi dancing and flow motion display by Sifu Chik Qadir Mason. The performance will feature Chik wielding a traditional Green Dragon sword as he pierces, jabs, stabs, and leaps his way through an ancient form set to modern ambient and trip-hop music.
Kung-Yang Lin/ Dancers' INhale Performance Series is a community initiative top help local and emerging movement artists perform their work. |
posted Apr 1, 2010 1:18 PM by Spiritwind Internal Arts
Taoist Meditation & Yoga
Lecture & Practicum With Sifu Dylan Kirk,
Dipl.TCM
Saturday May 1st 10am – 1pm
Location: Laura Chalfant's home
848 Penn Street, Bryn Mawr, PA
$30
A special
introduction workshop on the theories and methods of Taoist Meditation,
Qigong and Yoga. We will discuss some of the theories of the ancient
Chinese cultivation methods, views on the mind and Qi and how it works
in the human body including the Small Heavenly Circulation and Pre-Natal
breathing. We will also go through the Taoist Qigong and Yoga series
of Dao In Lung Shen, a set of yoga-like exercises that open the
extra-ordinary channels and twelve organ Meridians to enhance the
free-flow of Qi. This workshop is suitable for all levels. For those
interested in continuing this practice, there are regular classes in and
around the Philadelphia area. More information can be found at www.spiritwindinternalarts.org.
Sifu Dylan Kirk has
spent his life immersed in traditional eastern cultures. He is a senior
disciple of Master Chik Qadir Mason from whom he earned the level of
Black Sash and Sifu. He has studied, practiced and taught classical
Taoist martial, healing and meditation arts for the past 12 years and
now runs the Toronto branch of Spiritwind Internal Arts. He received his
diploma of TCM from Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
where he is now an instructor. He is well known for his ability to
clearly convey the complex theories and practices of classical Taoist
arts to the North American audience.
SPACE IS LIMITED:
To pre-register contact:
Laura Chalfant
848 Penn Street
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
holisticbodytherapies@gmail.com
610-520-0393
orSpiritwind Internal Arts64 Oxford St. 2nd Fl. Toronto, ON M5S 2L7416 939 9583 spiritwindinternalarts@gmail.comwww.spiritwindinternalarts.org |
posted Mar 9, 2010 6:56 AM by Dylan Kirk
Instructor certification courses in Taoist Yoga, Qigong and other Traditional Healing Arts are available to dedicated students and practitioners. For more information contact Sifu Chik Qadir Mason. |
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