Wild Presence: Beginning Tai Chi

Wild Presence: Beginning Tai Chi - In-person and Online Monday, October 26, 6:30 p.m. 9-week class series. Cost: $150 in-person/online, $95 online only Monday evenings through Dec. 21 Sample one class for $10 Learn about our approach to Tai Chi and try a breathing exercise and a few Tai Chi movements that relax the body and encourage the flow of chi (vital energy). By the end of the hour, you will have a short, simple movement practice you can explore on your own. Tai Chi can also complement other breathing and movement practices you already enjoy. Description Tai Chi is an exploration of the flow of nature within our bodies. Like a walk in the woods with birds calling and flowers blooming, we attune to the sensations of the body’s inner landscape and the wild presence of chi. Although the sensation of chi is personal to each of us, it is often experienced as tingling, buzzing, or warmth. To cultivate fluid movement and chi, we release tension and allow the muscles and connective tissues to relax. We experience both the body’s receptivity to gravity through rooting (yin) and a sense of lightness and expansion through floating (yang). Together, yin and yang create fluid, connected movement. By initiating movement from the center with all parts of the body moving together, we can sense and respond to the unfolding moment with ease. Logistics For in-person participation we will meet at Twin Cities Friends Meeting (1725 Grand Avenue, St. Paul). Parking is available on Grand Avenue, S. Wheeler Street, and the parking lane on Summit Avenue. TCFM has a parking lot behind the building at the end of an alley; enter from Wheeler Street. The lot has 3 regular spots and 2 reserved spots for persons with a disability. From the main entrance (Grand Avenue side) the meetinghouse room is on the right. You can also enter from the back door, in which case the meetinghouse room is on the left. For online participation I will post a Zoom link in this MeetUp…