2012 mini-workshop
series, every alternate Saturday afternoon throughout the year.
Begins May 5. Tai
Chi at 6th Dimension™ is privately run and is independent
of any franchised school.
TAI CHI CHUAN is a flowing form of therapeutic movement that
is also a form of self defense, very much so. Tai Chi, contrary to
some popular misconceptions, isn't a health-dance. The seemingly floaty
and "dance-like "movements actually have healing properties
and are also practical, coded self-defence moves. Based in the principle
of stillness within movement, Tai Chi develops the physical,
psychological, and spiritual levels of the student. While heightened
perceptual and sensitive abilities may develop, these are a by-product
of the Tai Chi training, not a goal, and frankly most people are very
busy concentrating on memorizing the movement sequences for quite
a long time. It is this concentration which suspends the noisy mind's
chatter about every day problems that is part of the relaxation that
Tai Chi brings.
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QI
GONG ("Chi Kung"): The system of standing postures known
as Qi Gong taps into and builds the Qi (Chi/ energy) and healing potentials
of the human energy system. Qi Gong is an integral part of Tai Chi
training at 6th Dimension TM.
STYLE
TAUGHT: The long form of Yang Cheng Fu style
Tai Chi. Push Hands basics are also taught as part of your overall
development as a student of Tai Chi. (NOTE: If you
are looking for a short form, this isn't the place. Most short forms
are simply extracts from long forms. The benefits from the subtle
repetitions and the energy cycles within the long form are worth the
time and effort.)
WHAT
TO EXPECT: There are three segments, or "thirds", to
the long form of Yang Cheng Fu style Tai Chi. An initial commitment
of approximately 12 weeks is intended to get you through the first
third of the Tai Chi long form, if you attend class regularly and
practise between classes. This first third contains one complete energy
sub-cycle within the Tai Chi form. It also provides important building
blocks for the next two thirds of the entire Tai Chi form.
It
generally takes people about 9 months to 1 year to memorize all the
movements of the entire Yang Cheng Fu Tai Chi long form (depending
on their commitment, class attendance, and practise at home), completing
additonal energy cycles and more complex moves. That is why Tai Chi
at 6th Dimension™ is structured as a one
year course. Admissions are accepted at the begining of each term.
Towards
the essence: Completing the memorization of the sequence
of movements is just the beginning. After this, push hands techniques
are then undertaken in more depth so that you become aware of where
your energy really is and of how you position yourself in many circumstances,
not just in class; the healing applications of Tai Chi and Qi Gong
are explored; and we work to deepen the energy awareness in your form,
thereby truly beginning your way to the essence of Tai Chi.
YOUR TRAINER: With over 30 years' experience, Ranna-Lesley
Lachlan (PhD, BCPP, RPP, RPE, black belt 8th degree, ATMA) has been
involved in Tai Chi Chuan since 1978. Click here for more information
on the journey
to find a teacher. She was personally graded to Instructor
8th degree (black belt) in 1986 by Grand Master Erle Montaigue, WTBA.
- the Montaigue School of Tai Chi and Pa Kua. Ranna has been based
in the USA since 1998 and is included on G. M. Erle Montaigue's teachers'
list on the WTBA
website.
She has been a lifetime member of the Australian Therapeutic Movement
Association since 1985 and the Pacific Kung Fu Federation since 1986.
She has taught Tai Chi and therapeutic movement at
various locations in Australia and the U.S.A. since then.
ADMISSION: Read
the Tai Chi Course Information (click here)
then call
USA 202-630-9108 or email
to register for the Tai Chi course at 6th
Dimension TM.
LOCATIONS:
Currently (2011-2012), training is only available at 6th
Dimension TM
studio in the Winchester/ Stephens City area at Middletown. A schedule
of Tai Chi workshops may be offered at the Charlottesville studio.
Check the schedule from time to time to
see when and where training or workshops will be offered.
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