ACHIEVING BALANCE AND SUPPLENESS UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF AN ANCIENT MARTIAL TRADITION TO PRACTICE BUILDING A PEACEFUL AND HARMONIOUS LIFE
Don’t you want to do something NOW that will make your body more supple, more responsive, more integrated once you have the wisdom of your years?
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SOUND FAMILIAR?
Sitting at work takes up the majority of your day, and you feel the need to do something about it.
Typical forms of exercise don’t really work for you. They’re too demanding or painful, and they tire you out just thinking about them.
Nagging joint issues make simple activities like walking around a chore.
You’re worried about becoming fragile as you age.
AGING IS AN UNAVOIDABLE ASPECT OF LIFE
Tai Chi is a low impact, easy-to-start form of exercise that’s perfect for men and women of all ages, shapes, and sizes. Tai Chi classes are less about self-defense, fighting, and intensity, and more about health, inner peace, and tranquility.
The flowing motions of Tai Chi will invigorate your mind and body, waging war on the years of stress and tension as you newly explore your range of motion with an exercise that rebuilds your mind-body connection.
With Tai Chi, you’re investing in yourself and in your future.
FEEL THE STRESS AND TENSION MELT AWAY
Stress and anxiety can actually turn your life upside down. It can take years to fully recover from a major incident. The aches, pains, and tension you feel are your body’s way of crying out for help. It’s desperate for a break and some tender, loving care. Getting ahead of your stress means slowing down and doing something to counteract years of mounting troubles.
HEALTH BENEFITS GALORE
For thousands of years, people have been invigorated and nourished by the simple practice of Tai Chi.
Today, Tai Chi is widely studied. Here are some of the benefits noted on clevelandclinic.org and health.harvard.edu:
• Comparable to resistance training and brisk walking when practiced regularly
• Trains proprioception, the ability to sense where one is in space
• Improves balance and reduces falls, even reduces the fear of falling
• Increases muscular strength and flexibility
• Can improve aerobic capacity, even in patients with heart conditions
• Improves mood and relieves symptoms of depression
• May help with fibromyalgia pain and knee osteoarthritis
Tai Chi classes are your entry point to accessing the many benefits available.
MINDFULNESS MEETS MARTIAL ARTS
Tai Chi is a wonderful system that encompasses movement, meditation and martial arts. Many beginner and expert students love the peace and relaxation of the flowing Tai Chi movements of the Solo Form, sometimes called “swimming in air”. More advanced students may build an interest in refining their understanding of tai chi principles with the two person work of “Push Hands” drills or the “San Shou” forms, or the Sword form.
Learning Tai Chi is unique in that each class is subtly different, and evolves with each student’s comfort level and goals. In all classes, we focus on the Tai Chi principles, releasing tension, learning the form, and building towards integration of mind, body and spirit.
LOW-IMPACT TRAINING
Tai Chi is a low-impact form of training that’s appropriate for almost anyone. Movements are done slowly and evenly, so people with bone or joint issues can protect their vulnerabilities. People who are out of shape or obese can immediately benefit as we encourage them to explore their range of motion without the discomfort of being constantly out of breath. Everyone learns based on their level and can adjust the intensity to maximize their experience while helping everyone have a great class.
Over time, you’ll find the principles of Tai Chi aren’t just for the class room – mindfulness, tension release, and balance work embedded in the movements arise in normal everyday life, whether you are holding a pen with less force, swinging a golf club with new ease because your hips are subtly looser, or simply breathing deeper naturally because your abdomen feels free.
POSITIVELY CHARGED COMMUNITY
From the moment you walk into your first Tai Chi class, you’ll feel a different energy. The people in class are building a shared experience of learning the movement art that is Tai Chi; simultaneously each individual practices a growing personal mindfulness by focusing their awareness on releasing tension. Our classes provide a safe and healthy environment to meet people and make life-long friends with other like-minded individuals. We strive to offer a place where friendship and community intertwine with a desire to improve one’s health and experience how Tai Chi can improve our lives. Come join us!
Paula Salouras
Creates a culture of respect with combination of knowledge and step to balance power.
Valerie Converse
Great kids/adult Tae Kwon Do programs. Really teaches all the essentials: self confidence, self defense, focus, endurance.
Garima Greg
The Best Martial Arts place in town!!! They make learning fun!
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FAQs
Regular practice nourishes and rejuvenates the mind, body, and spirit. In a physical sense, Tai Chi strengthens the lower body, and improves balance. It promotes good posture and joint flexibility, making it easier to stand and move around.
The flowing movements of Tai Chi and the shifting of weight improves blood flow throughout the body, which allows the heart to pump more easily.
As you learn to release tension physically through the Tai Chi practice, you also release tension from your mind, easing the stress of work, relationships, family, and life. Coping with stress is a major benefit that attracts many people to the ancient art of Tai Chi.
For new students, Tai Chi movements are structured so that Tai Chi movement principles are shared from the first class. Beginner’s focus on the 1st third of the solo form, and then move on to the rest.
Our classes focus on the Yang Style Short Form as developed by Professor Cheng Man-ch'ing and refined by Grandmaster William CC Chen.
For our classes at Barrington Martial Arts, Tai Chi can be safely and effectively performed by anyone capable of standing and walking around. The Tai Chi movements can and should be followed at your individual ability, and always adjusted to your current level of health. The instructor wants to know if something is difficult for you and will try to help with alternatives.
More broadly, the mind-body connection practiced with Tai Chi movements can easily be modified for individuals who have a situation that prevents walking.
As with any exercise, it is important to consult a medical professional before beginning your Tai Chi practice.
Students of all ages, shapes, sizes and abilities have participated and enjoyed our classes.
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