What we’re about
Holistic Gateway was founded with the clear mission to serve, support and educate our clients and the broader community in the pursuit of holistic health care and wellness. By creating a safe environment, a Sanctuary connected to a network of holistic health care practitioners working in the community at large, to find the best individualized solutions for you. You will have access to inspiring and informative group education opportunities. Our healing arts sanctuary is a safe and caring space where we will nurture dialogue and open-minded communication, and where you are invited to draw on the knowledge, expertise, intuition and creative intelligence of our network of practitioners and educators.
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Wild Presence: Beginning Tai Chi - Free Zoom Webinar
Saturday, April 5, 10:00 am CTLearn about our approach to Tai Chi and try a breathing exercise and a few Tai Chi movements that relax the body and open chi (vital energy). By the end of the hour you will have a brief and simple practice of movements you can explore on your own. Tai Chi also fits well with other breathing and movement practices you may already enjoy.
The webinar will also preview a 12-week class series that starts on Monday, April 21, 5:30 pm at Twin Cities Friends Meeting (TCFM) in St. Paul, MN, or online via Zoom.
Description
Tai Chi is an exploration of the flow of nature within our bodies. Like a walk in the woods with birds calling and flowers blooming, we attune to the sensations of the body’s inner landscape and the wild presence of chi. The feeling of chi is personal to each of us, but often feels like a tingle, buzzing, or warmth.Tai Chi can help release tension and strained movement patterns and cultivate free flowing energy and a calm nervous system. When all parts of your body are connected and moving together, Tai Chi movements release with strength and ease.
Sample YouTube video: Tai Chi Demonstration
Members who sign up receive a link to the Zoom webinar.My background: For 30 years I have started almost every morning with the slow and relaxing motion of Tai Chi which sets a tone of ease and spaciousness for the day. My first experiences with Tai Chi, meditation, and yoga were on a study abroad program in Asia in 1992. Soon after I began studying Tai Chi with Robert Larsen, founder of the Birthing Life Tai Chi Center in Minneapolis and a student of Dr. Cheng Man-ch’ing.
I started teaching Tai Chi in 1997 and currently teach in-person and Zoom classes on Monday evenings at TCFM. During other times of the week, I offer Tai Chi via Zoom and video courses. I am also also a Compassion Key Certified Practitioner (Level 1). I enjoy spending time in nature, including wildlife tracking, wilderness camping, and cross-country skiing, all of which complement Tai Chi. I live on a rural homestead in northwest Wisconsin with my wife and daughter.
