Tai Chi is a non-strenuous recreational exercise for keeping your mind & body healthy. It is very easy to learn and gives immediate results in relief from stress and aches & pain. It is known to improve relaxation and treat arthritis, asthma, diabetes, Parkinson’s & Alzheimer’s diseases. It is recognised by medical authorities as the best exercise to Increase balance & stability and prevent falls. Health benefits are derived from Tai Chi’s slow, gentle and tranquil movements which enable harmony in mind and body, improved mobility, and mental alertness. The beginners’ class will take place along the tranquil banks of the Port Hacking River with a fully qualified senior instructor from the Australian Academy of Tai Chi.

STEP OUT & GET ACTIVE DAY
Come & Join in!
Tai Chi Lessons & Demonstration
Date:   Friday 23rd, March
Location:  The Royal National Park, Audley

 For ALL Classes in Sydney and Surrounding Suburbs click below
Tai Chi Sydney Class Schedule 

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Now is the time to take positive action to ensure your long-term health and well-being!  It is up to each one of us to look after our own well-being, and find at least 30 minutes to move our body each day! What better way to exercise than to include mindful meditation and stress relief along with the physical movement of our body.

For more details and class locations click “Read the Full Story” below.
Avoid long periods of inactivity – Remember:- If motion is lotion, no matter how it’s applied, the important thing is to just keep moving!!!

Active Health Insurance!  Remember regular exercise is the best prescription you can take to maintain – and improve – your health. Stress is also the cause of so much of our illness today, so combine relaxation and exercise. Do some Tai Chi or Qigong – “Moving Medication” – you can’t afford to neglect your health!

Follow to the links below and find the closest to you

New South Wales

Queensland

If there is not a class near you, you can still get the benefits by practicing at home. Its never been easier.

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In the words of Professor Karim Khan editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

“Surely limiting our daily sitting/lying to just 23.5 hours: is not too ambitious”?
And “Physical activity is a legitimate medical therapy; when will we treat it as the magic bullet and polypill it is? Avoiding inactivity is also crucial! Sedentary behaviour itself is an independent risk factor for chronic disease”.

Just do it

Research continues to show the benefits of playing Tai Chi and Qigong for:-  Health, Relaxation, Fitness, Strength, Flexibility, Recuperation, Stress Control, Balance & Stability, Injury Prevention, Pain Relief, Energy, Falls Prevention, Arthritis, Back Pain, Diabetes, Cardiovascular, Rehabilitation, Better Breathing, Boosting the Immune System, Vitality and Wellbeing… and the list goes on!

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It is almost Chinese New Year – the year of the Water Dragon, year 4710. The lunar new year on which it is based begins on Monday 23rd January.
In ancient China, the celestial Dragon represented the emperor and power. Today, it is the ultimate auspicious symbol signifying success and happiness. May the celestial Dragon bring great good luck to everyone. Take positive steps to ‘Yang Sheng’ ~ Nurture your Life-Force in this Dragon Year!

Our new Tai Chi classes are starting at the end of January.

I hope to see you at one of these events as I tour the country and tour China!

I’m very excited about getting off to a busy start in March presenting workshops in Drummoyne, Newcastle, Gosford and Cairns. Actually the workshops continue throughout the year including Tai Chi Flute and Tai Chi Pole in Sydney as we develop new curricula to pass on these interesting and beneficial arts.

The focus of 2012 will be on the individual nurturing and cultivating their own health. This exciting year will culminate in the visit of Master Zhou direct from Wudang Mt China, to present at our Brisbane and Sydney Seminars. Make sure you get in early for the Sydney seminar as our Collaroy venue books out quickly.

China Tours:
April: The Tibet – Terracotta Warriors – Beijing & Great Wall – Wudang tour and
October: The Wudang – Confucius Hometown – Taoist Peak – Shanghai tour.
Every time we visit China we learn and see and experience so much that it never ceases to amaze me!

With the excitement of the coming year, may 2012 be a vibrant year filled with great challenges, achievements, health benefits and the discovery and experience of many varied new skills for all our Tai Chi Students

Read the last newsletter for our resurgence of Taoist “Life Nurturing” skills including a special visit by Master Zhou a Taoist monk from Wudang, China.

Some important 2012 dates NSW

important 2012 dates Qld.

Since 1976, we have been fortunate to help over 200,000 people learn Tai Chi through the Australian Academy of Tai Chi.

Enjoy your time on our website, and we look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions about our Tai Chi classes or programs, please contact us.

Click “Read the Full Story”(below) for Grandmaster Khor’s welcome video

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This special video message from Grandmaster Gary Khor will introduce you to the foundation principles that are Tai Chi.

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The Academy begins a new affiliation and a journey back to the roots of Tai Chi. This spiritual journey will feature study of the Taoist art of “Life Nourishment”, the philosophy, meditation and healing energy; Qigong, massage, and nutrition.

Wudang Mountain, is where Tai Chi was originally created. Up there on the mountain, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, life is still ancient, simple and innocent. A green paradise of peace and tranquility compared to the heavily distressed world. 

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Next year’s Sydney seminar (Sept 2012) will feature a Taoist master from Wudang.

Grandmaster Khor’s China Tours visit Wudang – Do Tai Chi in its homeland! Plus much much more

Tour 1.   TIBET – BEIJING – XIAN – WUDANG     
8th to 21st APRIL  2012

Tour 2.    CONFUCIUS – WUDANG – SHANGHAI     
 26th Sept to 10th OCT  2012

The Purple Palace is one of the most beautiful places with original Chinese architecture dating back as far as 600 AD. Wudang has some of the finest examples of ancient Chinese culture and architecture.

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Download the latest information brochure on our China Tours page.

Please contact Wendy on (02) 9797 9355 or email: Contact us (Head office)

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The Academy is proud to be part of the Brisbane City Council, Better Brisbane ‘Active and Healthy Lifestyle’ program. In partnership we are able to offer FREE or Half Price lessons to the community throughout Brisbane.
 
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Active Parks

The easy-to-follow Tai Chi & Qigong moves are repeated each week to enable you to get a feel for the gentle flowing exercise “moving meditation”. The union of mind and body creates a much needed feeling of relaxation. After you have learned the basic steps and flows, you can then easily join the Academy’s structured classes, where you can learn more detail and progress to intermediate & advanced levels.
 

 

G.O.L.D. Program

“Growing Older and Living Dangerously”

The Academy offers the TAI CHI FOR FALLS PREVENTION and Healthy Ageing Program To improve balance and stability through a special evidence based Applied Tai Chi program.

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Additional Resources:
 
New Farm Park Online
 
Gold Coast City Council Active & Healthy
 
Avoid inactivity – move
 
 

Constant multitasking, overbooking and then blacking out with sleep creates a life of catch-up and anxiety. Tai chi manages to slow time down to its natural pace. It allows the mind to rest calmly in the present moment, while the body flows with gentle exercise for every part.

The most important thing in our lives is good health. We give our cars regular services, but often forget about ourselves. You can have many cars, but you only have one body!

Look after it well. To maintain such a gift, Tai Chi & Qigong is the answer. For those who have already experienced the wonderful feeling of Tai Chi, we hope to see you again soon. To those who have yet to experience that feeling, now is the time to take action and join a class near you.

• January Summer Course >> 5 Animals Master Rod Ferguson
  Click to download Flyer
• Class Details >> Term 1 2012
  Tai Chi Queensland Page
• Stradbroke Island Retreat >> March 23rd – 25th 2012
  Tai Chi Stradbroke Page
• Queensland Summer Newsletter >> Term 4 2011
  Read it all, download the .PDF
• Special Cairns Workshops >> March 17th – 18th 2012
  with Grandmaster Khor
  Tai Chi Qigong Energy Medicine and more ….

A ground breaking exercise system created by legendary Chinese physician Hua Tuo. It provided the fundamentals for the subsequent development of Qigong and Tai Chi.

The preview of this workshop in this year’s seminar series was a huge success. Grandmaster Khor is now offering it as a comprehensive one day intensive workshop. Learn this Qigong set
and enjoy the health benefits for years to come.

Saturday 26th November 10am – 4pm at Drummoyne

Click here for the Five Animal Workshop Brochure

Bookings now open

Seminar Brochure & Booking Form
Brisbane 28-30 October

Gold Coast Meet the Master Workshop
Burleigh Heads 31 Oct

Tai Chi when performed correctly promotes energy circulation. “One word from a Master can save you years of searching for the valuable keys to unlock the many levels of benefits obtainable” says Master Rod. “Sometimes it’s the simplest changes that make the most profound advances in your practice of these healing arts” “Tai Chi is not the destination, but the journey!” says Grandmaster Khor.

PREVENTION HEALTH & HEALING – Energy Healing Ancient Arts of China, Scholars Meditation and TAO YIN

FROLIC of the FIVE ANIMALS – Wu Xin Qigong – Tiger, Deer, Bear, Monkey and Bird created 1800 years ago by famous physician Hua To.

QIGONG TRAINING – Grandmaster Khor presents breathing and meditation in Confucian, Buddhist and Taoist Qigong, energy and healing arts.

Learn YI JIN JING (Muscle /Tendon Strengthening)

APPLIED TAI CHI SKILLS – Forms Techniques & Applications – Grandmaster Khor & Master Rod -

Pictures from previous seminars – Come and join the fun this year!