Resources
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Free Tai Chi & Qigong Videos and Classes
Tai Chi & Qigong classes are a great way stay connected, move your body and clear your mind. Check here for free live online Tai Chi options.
Try a Tai Chi Flow experience with Christine and see how slow movement can be powerfully energizing and relaxing...
1. Tai Chi Flow, Balancing Mind & Body
2. Tai Chi Flow, Balancing Mind & Body
Need a little calm? Enjoy one of my favorite Qigong sets - 7 Movements of the Sky Fisherman Qigong
Want to slow down and get away from it all? Take a virtual vacation - Tai Chi walk on the Beach
Practice Tai Chi for Arthritis (Tai Chi for Health) Part 1 form here
Here are instructions to an Immune Boost Qigong practice by one of my Qigong teachers Master Wing Cheung. https://taichi18.com/immune/ and the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROCyfHthxlI
Discover more about the vast research and benefits of practicing Qigong from the Qigong Institute.
Take a Bow for PD
Dance for Parkinson’s at Indianapolis Ballet offers joyful, beautiful, dance and music teacher-guided classes based on the national Dance For Parkinson's program. Weekly in person classes are free to patients and care-givers. Learn more and register here.
Self-Care
Have you been wanting to explore meditation? Here's a great place to start with free online guided meditations: Love Your Brain Meditation Library.
De-stress and return to stillness with this soothing 30 minute Body Scan Exercise by Jon kabat-Zinn.
Try this excellent Full Body Wellness Foam Roll video by Dr. Lance Robbins. It's a safe alternative to a massage or other in-person body work.
Listen to James Nestor's interview on NPR, Deep Breaths: How Breathing Affects Sleep, Anxiety & Resilience
Need help with substance misuse? You are not alone, take the first step to Start Your Recovery... https://startyourrecovery.org/treatment
Inspiration
Enjoy and share these inspiring works...
Watch:
Chungliang Al Huang's TEDx Talk about Taiji and Yin Yang theory
Meet Christine's Tai Chi mentors and enjoy a Tai Chi & Qigong flow with this World Tai Chi & Qigong Day celebration video from April 2021.
Read:
"Why You Should Ignore All That Coronavirus-Inspired Productivity Pressure" By Aisha S. Ahmad, Chronicle of Higher Education, March 27, 2020.
"If The Trees Can Keep Dancing, So Can I" A Community Poem To Cope In Crisis, Compiled by Kwame Alexander, NPR Morning Edition, April 30, 2020.
More poetry, podcasts, and inspiration... On Being with Krista Tippett
Listen:
Audio book "Silence, The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise" Thich Nhat Hanh
Just One Thing with Michael Mosley - "Try Tai Chi" BBC Sounds podcast, January 2023
Buddhist Chants & Peace Music from Hanshan Temple
The Secret Kissing of the Sun and Moon Hang Massive
Give As You Go
Support the global efforts of our Tai Chi family. Yulia Tolstikov-Mast PhD is working to aid Ukrainian refugees in Poland. Contribute here https://gofund.me/12a56258 to get relief directly to those in need. Other organizations she recommends supporting based on her experiences are Indiana Supports Ukraine and World Central Kitchen.
Click and shop for a cause, The Greater Good's Veterans Site helps support homeless and hungry veterans.
Share the Qi! Help Christine share the benefits of Tai Chi & Qigong by contributing here to help keep classes available to all.
Recommended Reading
Explore Christine's favorite titles on Tai Chi, Qigong and much more.
Want to try traditional Taiji?
Try traditional Chinese Taiji classes with an emphasis on martial applications with Master Zhichao Ling, Christine's shifu. Master Ling offers Yang Taiji 101 for beginners on Fridays at 4 pm. More info is here.
Yang Taiji 24 and 48 Forms, Taiji Sword and Fan Forms classes are also available.
Visit Master Ling's website for schedules and pricing.
Tai Chi Gear
Want to let others know you play Tai Chi? Here's Christine's source for Tai Chi attire and other cool items: TeePublic.com
Knowledge stops racism...
May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Support local businesses and do what you can to stop racism in its tracks. Silence is no longer acceptable. Asian Americans is a 5 part documentary series being streamed for free on PBS. It's an eye-opening look at the diverse Asian American experience. https://www.pbs.org/weta/asian-americans/
Share the Qi!
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Mail: 8710 Bash St. #501971, Indianapolis, IN 46250 USA
