The Eight Postures of Taijiquan seminar will be postponed for 1 week. New start date will be January 12th, running for 3 Tuesdays.
Read moreWelcome to 2016!
Happy New Year to all! The Taoist Sanctuary is starting 2016 with a boatload of great seminars and workshops, so take advantage of this opportunity to jumpstart your qi.
Read moreHappy Holidays!
The Taoist Sanctuary wants to wish everyone happy holidays!
Read moreWow – What Wonderful Winter Workshops!
Winter at the Taoist Sanctuary is bringing workshops that will wow you!
Read moreTaijiquan: an Art for the Lifespan
Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is with us again after a 4 year hiatus from his US tours. He just celebrated his 70th birthday, and continues to show all of us the realization of the health benefits of Taijiquan.
Read moreReeling Silk - Unwound! with Bill and Allison Helm
Reeling Silk, a foundation exercise in Chen style Taijiquan, follows a road map! Learning how to follow this map will give you tremendous insight into the correct movements of the taiji forms and applications.
Read morePost Slovenia Thoughts, or Only Seeing the Trees
These intense training seminars always give me pause. I see what could be, what level I could reach if I applied myself, and I get a taste of the absolute core and heart of taiji that our teachers offer to us.
Read moreDay 7, Otherwise Known as The Day After the Last Day
Our first annual Chen Taiji Advanced Training Camp has come to an end. Last night we closed the camp with a Cultural Night, a raffle giveaway for Chenjiagou t-shirts, and presentation of the Certificates of Completion.
Read moreThe Halfway Point
Last night at 9pm was the halfway point of the seminar. We’ve completed 3 days of training, consisting of 30m standing practice at 7am, breakfast, 2.5hrs of xinjia, lunch, 2.5 hrs of xinjia, dinner, 1.5 hrs of weapons.
Read moreTraining in the Julian Alps
I have always been enamored with rich green forests, peaks touching the clouds, and the sound of mountain streams. Last year in China I said that while training should be the same everywhere, no matter the aesthetic, one should train in beautiful places when the chance arises, because why not?
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