Tai Chi Summer Trainings 2009
United States or Europe

Select a Download:
U.S. Tai Chi Summer Training Promo Video

(NOTE: Right-click a video picture above, and choose "Save Target as..." to save the video file directly to your desktop.)

2009 Tai Chi Summer Training in Vermont

We have set the dates for our summer training at Bennington College in Vermont!

Weekend training: Friday, July 10 – Sunday, July 12, 2009

Week long training: Monday, July 13 - Sunday, July 19, 2009

Visit the new Tai Chi Vacation website for details of this training! http://taichivacation.com/

Location: 

Bennington College

1 College Drive

Bennington Vermont 05201

If you have questions or want to register, contact Anne Smyers:
e-mail:
phone: 703-318-6970

Download Registration Form for Bennington 2009
Download Program Brochure for Bennington 2009
Download Scholarship Form for Bennington 2009
 

2009 Tai Chi Summer Training in Oxford UK

School of Tai Chi Chuan Europe

Unique 7-Day Summer Holiday
26 July  –  1 August 2009

Location: 

Radley College

Abingdon

Oxfordshire OX14 2HR

United Kingdom

www.radley.org.uk

Contact information:

T: +31 (0)6 26 388 981 Netherlands

T: +44 (0)1727 840 949 UK

E: lucysbrouwer@googlemail.com

Download Programme Brochure for London 2009

Download Registration Form for London 2009
Download Apprentice Invitation Letter for London 2009
Download Apprentice Registration Form for London 2009 

HOLIDAYS by the T’ai Chi Foundation (TCF) attract people of all ages, from all walks of life, and from all over the world. The TCF is an international not-for-profit school with more than 200 teachers. Many of these teachers will be present to teach students T’ai Chi and meditation, from beginning to advanced levels, while working together to improve their own skills. 

We will hold the 2009 T’ai Chi summer holiday in Radley College, a public school for boys on the edge of the village of Radley, about five miles south of Oxford, England. Its 800-acre campus, which includes playing fields, a golf course, lake and farmland, provides a beautiful environment for learning T’ai Chi. Guests may also venture to nearby Oxford, the ‘city of dreaming spires’, to visit one of the oldest universities in the English-speaking world.

We will again offer the popular Roots & Branchesã course, which condenses T’ai Chi practice to its essence, is energetic and deeply healing. Intensely affecting us both inside and out, the movements and postures generate vital energy (chi) and give us an experience of stillness and relaxation.

There is plenty of time to enjoy a drink with new friends and/or take part in the evening programmes. The holiday week finishes with a special last-night dinner, theatre and party.

You might also consider arriving early or staying beyond the week (though staying outside Radley) to fully explore Oxford’s world-famous attractions.

Kids love ‘Kids’ Camp’!

While parents enjoy their own classes, children of all ages can enjoy a range of organised activities. Dedicated Kids’ Camp staff will keep children happy, safe and occupied with various activities, including arts and crafts, excursions and free play.

Children from age five, accompanied by a parent or carer, can participate in T’ai Chi Kids’ Games^SM. Playing specially developed games, they become familiar with T’ai Chi principles and get a taste of the T’ai Chi Form. Teens can participate in T’ai Chi classes.

A typical day in Radley 

Most people will do three hours of T’ai Chi per day, consisting of one hour of Roots & Branches and two hours of Form or Push Hands, depending on their needs and preferences. Before lunch everyone can join an hour of guided meditations.

Around these hours you can pick and choose from activities such as pre-breakfast T’ai Chi rounds, Psychocalisthenics^R, Nine Ways of Zhikr^SM, Hawaiian swimming and various evening programmes. Aside from the swimming, there is no additional cost for these courses.

T’ai Chi Chuan

T’ai Chi is an ancient Chinese art that promotes total health: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. A ‘round’ of T’ai Chi takes only 7-10 minutes to perform. No special equipment or clothing is required. The TCF teaches the Yang Style Short Form in the tradition of the late Grandmaster Cheng Man-Ch’ing. The TCF’s unique team-teaching method has attracted and inspired many students through the years.   

Roots & Branches: Generating Chi

Developed by Professor Cheng Man-Ch’ing, Roots & Branches represents the essence of T’ai Chi Chuan. The movements and postures of this form of ‘Chi Kung’ have the power to deeply address and change illness, restoring us to health and preventing illness. It is based on Yin and Yang and the elements of nature (wood, fire, earth, metal and water). Practicing Roots & Branches will generate more life force within us, and through its meditative quality will give us an experience of stillness and relaxation.

The course includes moves that generate Chi, circulate and unblock Chi, apply the Chi to nourish the system, and return the Chi to the deepest level – that of Jing Chi, associated from time immemorial with health, spirit and longevity. We will also consider how to utilise the application of Chi for ourselves or others. By the end of the week you will be able to practise Roots & Branches on your own, to support your wellbeing and health for the rest of your life!

Each day will start with an hour of this course, and can be attended by anyone, whether or not they have any previous experience of T’ai Chi.

T’ai Chi Form for beginners

The sequence of moves is taught step-by-step by highly experienced instructors teaching in teams. Each class includes group instruction with clear indications, demonstrations, practice and hands-on help with positions and moves.

Advanced T’ai Chi programme

The intensive residential format allows participants, learning on whichever level, to immerse in T’ai Chi and experience deeper levels of awareness. In this way, the knowledge of the art and its meaning in daily life are enriched. Advanced students can do Form and/or Push Hands ‘workshop-style’, led by senior teachers.

Traditional Hawaiian Swimming^SM

This original swimming technique used by the Hawaiian warriors from the Huna tradition uses T’ai Chi principles of timing, balance and relaxation. It is a refreshing complement to the intensive T’ai Chi programme and is a wonderful opportunity to overcome hydrophobia. We will offer classes for children and adults.

T’ai Chi and Meditation

In our school, T’ai Chi practice and meditation go hand in hand. This union recognises that relaxation is not just about the body but also about the mind and the spirit. The self-development and spiritual work complements and accelerates the process of relaxation and has always been part of the TCF’s T’ai Chi tradition.

The types of meditation mentioned below come from the Arica School.

The Arica School^®

The Arica School was founded by Oscar Ichazo in 1968 as a School of Knowledge. It provides a contemporary method of enlightenment, employing modern knowledge to clarify human consciousness, producing freedom and liberation.

Psychocalisthenics training by Oscar Ichazo  

Psychocalisthenics is a sequence of 23 movement and breathing exercises that activate the flow of vital energy through all muscle groups, organs, glands and tissues. A great way to wake up physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

The Arica Nine Ways of Zhikr training by Oscar Ichazo

In the Arica Zhikr, the internal mantram of the Divine, ‘Toham Kum Rah ^SM’, is repeated in nine different ways to specific patterns of music, movements and breathing to produce the State of mystical ecstasy and union with the Divine.

The Nine Hypergnostic Systems Training^SM

Friday 17 July to Saturday 1 August 2009 

As an alternative to the T’ai Chi holiday programme, consider taking time out and treating yourself to the transforming experience of The Nine Hypergnostic Systems Training.

Tai Chi Chuan

Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese art that promotes total health: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. A "round" of Tai Chi takes only 7-10 minutes. No special equipment or clothing is required. We teach the Yang Style Short Form in the tradition of the late Grandmaster Cheng Man-Ch'ing. TCF/STCC's unique team-teaching method has attracted and inspired many students through the years.

Accommodation

Accommodation at Radley consists of either private single rooms or semi-private single rooms (study cubicles in a large dormitory-style room, separated on three sides by panel walls and one by curtains).

Toilets/showers are all communal, though all private rooms have their own wash basin. Families can stay in adjacent rooms, with children able to sleep on a mattress in the same room as their parent.

Meals are served in a beautiful wood-panelled dining room, with the kitchen able to accommodate special dietary requirements.

Price

Package prices for the week start from £395 per person (for a semi-private room, inclusive of discount if paid in full by 15 June 2009). Non-residential prices are also available.

Travel, registration and reservations

Radley College is about five miles south of Oxford, which is 55 miles from London. London Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports are linked to Oxford by a coach service. Frequent direct train services operate between London and Oxford and take about one hour. (Travel directions will be sent to participants after registration.)

The five-day (six-night) holiday starts with registration on Sunday 26 July at 3-5pm. The training ends the morning of Saturday 1 August after the Friday night dinner and party.

A minimum deposit of £75 per adult/child is required for a room reservation. A £25 discount per adult/child is given to those who register and pay in full by 15 June 2009. (Credit card details must be faxed or envelopes must be postmarked by 15 June 2009). For credit card payments there is a surcharge of 5%.

We are looking forward to see you in the summer!

Do not hesitate to contact us for any information you might want.

www.TaiChi.gn.apc.org (London School of T'ai Chi Chuan)