Tai Chi and Qigong

Have you ever tried TAI CHI?  It’s an amazing exercise that can make you feel stronger, more coordinated, and more relaxed. The National Institute of Health has done many studies on Tai Chi and found that it improves balance, blood pressure, eye-hand coordination, body mass index, and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease among other conditions. The health of the internal organs, muscles, nerves, and bones makes everything better. More and more hospitals around the country are offering Tai Chi as a great complement to other treatments.

Please join us in the morning session to learn a 15-minute series of movements you can practice to wake up your energy (chi), strengthen, and relax your body. We will practice Shooting the Bow and Arrow, The Sleeping Lion, and the Flying Crane among others. During the pandemic, I have been teaching these movements to children and adults of all ages around the world via Zoom and other platforms.  Zoom has really brought us together with Tai Chi. The smiles of relaxation on the faces of my students are a wonderful reward. It doesn’t matter how far away they are.

QIGONG is the grandfather of Tai Chi. This 4000-year-old practice helps us age gracefully, and retain fluid movement, strength, and inner peace. It can help us improve our skills in walking, hiking, swimming, tennis, or whatever activities we enjoy. We practice stillness in our movements that allow the energy (qi/chi) to flow everywhere in the body. It is the perfect exercise for the body, mind, and spirit. It can be done standing, sitting, or lying down. We will do Qigong for Sleeping Better, Qigong Meditation for inner balance, and Qigong Movements for specific organs.  Everyone can benefit.

I look forward to meeting you and sharing this meditation in motion with you.

Cari Shurman has studied Tai Chi and Qigong for 25 years in the US and China, has made five trips to China. She has completed two courses in Qigong at the Medical Institute of Qigong in Beijing.  She lectures on Qigong and Tai Chi in schools throughout the US and has taught at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and the National Qigong Association. Cari co-founded and co-directed the Within Wellness Center in Miami.  She teaches adult classes in her hometown of Carbondale, CO. The children’s program she developed, Tai Chi for Kids©, taichiforkids.com, is now taught at thousands of schools around the world.  Cari trains teachers in the New York City Public Schools to implement her Tai Chi program and bring peace and focus to school children throughout the city. Cari recently trained the South African Police Department, Juvenile Division in Cape Town to use Tai Chi in their programs for the prevention of violence. She has also worked with schools in Myanmar showing teachers how to improve focus and health with their students.  She loves to travel and spread the benefits of Tai Chi to all ages, everywhere.