These Workshops have been rescheduled for January 5th to allow more time to sign up. The pricing for Workshops is higher than a usual class because we go over more information than a regular class. Both of these workshops cover a month of training for the classes covered. This will give you invaluable information as a teacher or as a student progressing your practice. For regular students, or new students these Workshops will help you step into regular class with more confidence, and ready to learn deeper levels of the practice.
WorkshopDescriptions Lazy Lion Yin & Extras – This Yin class honors the origin of Yin Yoga, Taoist Yin, which defines the balance of our entire exercise routine. In modern culture, Yin Yoga is all Yin, all soft, and very sleepy. It is a great class, but the origin of the art would balance poses that invigorate circulation before poses that need stretching & relaxation. This method makes deep stretching more therapeutic and more lasting. In this workshop, we’ll also spend extra time learning how to ground and how to include bandhas ( body locks ) into our poses for optimal alignment & breath. We’ll wrap up this workshop with a meditation focused on peeling back the layers to find silence. All skill levels are welcome. After the workshop, there will be extra time to discuss teacher training for this class.
Chen Tai Chi – Old Frame Introduction & Extras – The Chen Tai Chi Old Frame is the oldest family Tai Chi style, and incorporates the use of Yin & Yang for a balanced form, and balanced exercise. After 25 years of practice, my teacher, Master Bu Hong, taught me this form, and I am excited to share it. There is something exciting about practicing this form, whereas the other Tai Chi forms I’ve learned are more soft & meditative ( and I still love & respwct the other styles ), the Chen style balances hard & soft, external & internal, exercise & meditation like a master poem. In this workshop, we’ll work on the opening series, along with Qigong, Neigong, and warm-up routines. All student levels are welcome.
All levels welcome, no experience necessary! In this class we’ll cover beginner series from the 5 styles of Tai Chi, and traditional Qigong & Neigong warm ups. These forms take 2 to 5 minutes to practice once they’re memorized, and they’re a great way to begin practicing at home on your own ( between classes 😉 ). Drop ins are welcome at all classes.
Schedule Dates – Oct. 4th – Nov. 22nd. 8 sessions total. Class is every week, but different forms will run for sessions of varying length.
Cost – $15 drop in single class
$50 month package.
Extra – Form Review
Kung-fu for Wellness – Xingyiquan forms
This half hour between classes will be used to go over any forms students would like to review from the Tai Chi & Kung-fu classes. You have to attend class to take part in the review time, but it is free for students.
All levels welcome, no experience necessary! In this class we work on forms from the historic Xingyiquan Kung-fu Lineage. This style was developed with both wellness & martial arts in mind. We keep a fun, form focused environment suitable for both the non-violent, and the trained fighters. We do not spare in this class, but you will develop your instincts, focus, efficiency, and control of your weight distribution, which is great for both wellness, and sparing skills. You can practice just for fitness, or begin to work your way through the belt system. Come & enjoy the combination of self expression, and community.
As we finish a form, or set of forms in the Tai Chi & Kung-fu classes, it is useful to come together to work on the forms together, and demonstrate for each other. All students are welcome, as are their family’s & friends. All are welcome to come join the warm ups & warm downs, and to enjoy the demonstrations in between. There is also the opportunity to test for belts with demonstration of form sets. Belt test do have a cost depending on the level you’re testing for. Any belt test at this review day will only be $50. Regular students can message me when they are ready to test, and we’ll set it up.
Donation based workshop with Glenn this weekend, Saturday the 21st of Sept. at Hot Yoga Louisville, from 4 to 6pm. In this workshop, we’ll do a posture clinic for the end of the 26 & 2 class, from fixed firm to breath of fire. We’ll also cover a home practice series made for building patience & concentration power in your yoga practice. All are welcome & there is no minimum donation.
This Friday, Sept. 13th, my teachers, Master Bu Hong, and his wife, Eileen, will lead a special Tai Chi & Qigong class for us from 11:30am to 1pm at Hot Yoga Indiana. Your regular Tai Chi or Kung-fu package will cover this class. Drop ins are $30, and you can register here – https://book.pocketsuite.io/book/array-yoga/items/workshops-and-special-classes
You can also purchase a Tai Chi or Kung-fu class package to pay for this special class. The monthly Tai Chi class package is $50, and it is the same for the Kung-fu class. The monthly package for both is $90. You can find those packages here – https://book.pocketsuite.io/book/array-yoga/items/packages
Tomorrow, Friday, 9/6/2024, we’ll have our regular Tai Chi Class at Hot Yoga Indiana, but not the Kung-fu class. Class time will be 11:30am – 12:15pm.
Next week we have a special treat. Master Bu Hong, my teacher, will lead the Tai Chi class on Friday, 9/13/24. It will be from 11:30am to 1pm. Your regular package will cover class. Drop ins are $30.
Please just show up a few minutes before class time. All are welcome. I’ll post a sign up link this weekend. I look forward to seeing you in class!
Tai Chi in the Park Wednesday at 4pm, at Community Park in New Albany. This class is by donation, and is open to all. It will last 45 minutes, and we will meet at the first shelter on the right by the soccer field & playground. More exciting news coming soon!
Donation only Tai Chi class this Wednesday, August 7th, at Sam Pedan Community Park in New Albany at 6pm. All are welcome. We’ll meet just before 6pm at the first shelter on the right, by the soccer field, playground, and cemetery. Class will be 30 to 45 minutes.
The Wednesday night sessions at Heart Space Om have ended for now. I’ll post more scheduled classes soon. For August, though, I will plan more park outings on Wednesday nights. Stay tuned! Sincerely,
Array Yoga & Kung-fu Academy 