TAI CHI, QIGONG AND ZHAN ZHUANG
WITH ANDY CAPPUCCIO, SIFU/SENSEI
EVERSPRING INTERNAL ARTS

TAI CHI IS AN ANCIENT MARTIAL ART, BASED ON YIN AND YANG THEORY, THE EIGHT TRIGRAMS AND THE FIVE ELEMENTS.  IT INCORPORATES THE BREATH
AND POSTURE THROUGH MOVEMENTS KNOWN AS THE FORM.  LEARNING THE FORM TEACHES YOU TO ALIGN THE BODY SO THE ENERGY CAN FLOW UNIMPEDED. 

SLOW MOVEMENTS AND SHIFTS OF BALANCE STRENGTHENS THE LEGS AND CONDITIONS THE TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS OF THE ANKLES, KNEES AND HIPS, GIVING THE STUDENT A BETTER RANGE OF MOTION.  YOU WILL HAVE INCREASED OXYGEN INTAKE, REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE AND GREATER BONE DENSITY.

QIGONG MEANS ENERGY WORK.  IN CLASS YOU WILL LEARN THE EIGHT SECTION BROCADE, A STRETCHING AND EXERCISE SET DATING BACK 1,500 YEARS.  QIGONG EXERCISES ARE INTENDED TO IMPROVE HEALTH, INCREASE ENERGY (QI), PREVENT OR CONTROL DISEASE, TONE INTERNAL ORGANS, BOOST THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND REMOVE TOXINS. 

ZHAN ZHUANG IS STANDING MEDIATION. STANDING WILL TEACH PROPER POSTURE AND CORRECT STRUCTURAL ALIGNMENT OF THE BODY.  IN TIME YOU WILL LEARN TO RELAX YOUR MUSCLES, ALLOWING TISSUES TO EXPAND AND JOINTS TO OPEN.

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