Tai Chi Wednesdays-PRACTICE ONLY

PLEASE NOTE: MAY 13TH IS PRACTICE ONLY FOR EXISTING STUDENTS! MATT WILL NOT BE TEACHING TONIGHT!!! PLEASE NO NEW STUDENTS TONIGHT TAI CHI IS HELD AT HOOKSETT TOWN HALL IN THE GYM (AT THE BACK OF THE BUILDING). PARK IN THE REAR PARKING LOT AND ENTER THROUGH THE OPEN DOOR. THE TAI CHI FLAG WILL BE POSTED NEXT TO THE DOOR. We will be working on the 24 step and the 60 step forms. Tai Chi is a series of gentle physical exercises and stretches. Each posture flows into the next without pause, ensuring your body is in constant motion. Tai Chi is sometimes described as meditation in motion because it promotes serenity through gentle movements — connecting the mind and body. Although Tai Chi is slow and gentle and doesn't leave you breathless, it addresses the key components of fitness — muscle strength, flexibility, balance, and, to a lesser degree, aerobic conditioning. Here's some of the evidence: Muscle strength. Tai chi can improve both lower-body and upper-body strength. About our Teacher: Dr. Matthew Hand is the Section Chief of Pediatric Nephrology and an Integrative Medicine Specialist at the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth. He completed his Pediatric Nephrology fellowship at Children's Hospital, Boston, and subsequently graduated from Dr. Andrew Weil's Integrative Medicine Fellowship at the University of Arizona. He began training in martial arts as a teenager, studying Isshin Ryu Karate and then Aikido. In 2001 he started his training in Yang style Tai Chi/Qi Gong, and training in the Chinese Dragon Style of Universal Movement. He is also trained in Goju Ryu and Shorin Ryu karate and continues to train and teach all of these forms. Dr. Hand has taught Tai Chi/Qi Gong to martial arts students and medical professionals, emphasizing the healing nature of martial arts training. Join us as we become more in tune with our bodies, physically, mentally, & spiritually!