• Feel more vibrant and alive

• Be flexible, balanced, resilient

• Release stress and negative emotions

• Develop calm, clarity, peace

Do you want to develop or maintain flexibility, resilience, and vibrant health? Do you need a way to release mental stress or physical tension? Are you a martial artist looking to increase your internal power? Taoist Internal Arts offer these benefits to people of all ages and abilities.

The ancient Taoist spiritual tradition focuses on being one with the Tao, a state of balance and harmony. Its meditation and energetic practices nourish the energy of the body, mind, and spirit.

We teach the components that make the Taoist Internal Arts really work. Our approach is progressive and developmental, giving specific instruction and individual feedback at each lesson.

Begin with the art that matches your interests and inclination, and see where it takes you. It may be the perfect fit. Many people try out and then learn two or more, as they inform each other and deepen practice.

Tai Chi Chuan was created as a martial art and employs Taoist principles to develop chi — life force energy — and, consequently, power. Today most people practice Tai Chi as a whole body exercise for health and as an art offering mental, emotional, and spiritual rewards.

Wu Style Tai Chi, the most commonly practiced type of Tai Chi in China, is famous for its healing benefits. Through practice of this “meditation in motion”, you can develop more flexibility, resilience, improved coordination, strength, and better balance, along with increased energy.

The 16-move Wu Style Tai Chi Short Form developed by Master Bruce Frantzis is a good introduction to Tai Chi. It is energetically balanced and includes the fundamental elements that make Tai Chi work for health. The Short Form takes about five minutes to practice and is an excellent daily chi exercise.

The Wu Style Tai Chi Long Form includes 185 moves. We teach the form of Wu Jian Chuan (Wu Jianquan).

Qigong (Chi Gung) means “energy development” and is an element of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Practiced in China for 5000 years, it has withstood the test of time as a superior health maintenance system. Taoist Qigong exercises improve and amplify the flow of chi in the body. Practice Qigong to aid recovery from illness or injury, have more energy, and simply to feel more vibrant and alive.

There are many types of Qigong exercises. Whatever your interest — improved health, more energy, relaxation, improved martial arts performance — there is a Qigong exercise appropriate for you.

We offer instruction in Qigong sets for those with various levels of experience and a variety of health needs and concerns. Courses include Dragon and Tiger Qigong, Marriage of Heaven and Earth, and Opening the Energy Gates of the Body, the Ten Taoist Exercises, and more. We can tailor lessons to fit your needs.

Taoist Water Method Meditation develops openness, calm, and clarity of mind. Specific techniques dissolve blocked energy, emotions, and life experiences locked in the body, so chi flows freely, rejuvenating the mind and spirit. In our chaotic, stressful times, meditation provides a refuge of calm and peace. For martial artists, dissolving energetic blocks can prevent injuries and increase internal power.

Bagua Zhang is a sister art to Tai Chi. For hundreds of years Taoist monks walked the circle to be healthy and flexible enough for long hours of seated meditation. The martial art Bagua Zhang employs circle walking as the primary practice for its spiraling, circular movements. Based on the I Ching (Book of Changes), Bagua Zhang is also known as the Celestial Martial Art. This dynamic and highly aerobic practice will make you strong and resilient. It will give you the ability to remain stable and relaxed while encountering and responding to change, first on the material plane, then mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Bagua is famous for its martial effectiveness. We recommend that students learn Tai Chi and/or Qigong before starting Bagua.