Class Descriptions

Introduce your body to the ease and power of walking like a cat as you learn the Yang Style Short Form created by Cheng Man-ch’ing. Many beginners find restorative and balancing effects of practice spilling over to other area of their lives.
For students with no prior T’ai Chi experience and those who would benefit from detailed review. $120/month

Release tension and quiet the mind as you explore the form’s principles and postures in depth. Investigate the cultivation of energy that doesn’t rely on muscular strength. Benefits of practice include improved alignment, circulation and concentration.
Prerequisites: Beginning Class; proficiency in the Yang Style Short Form including knowing names of the postures. IRI teacher approval required for admission. $120/month

Explore using mind not force in martial contact with partners. Develop skills in listening, softness and focus to promote harmony internally and in relation to others.
Prerequisites: Proficiency and ongoing participation in Form Correction (at leat one year). IRI teacher approval required for admission. $40/month

Sword practice raises the spirit and clarifies intent with lively stepping, jumping and extending the mind’s reach through the sword. Fencing, like Push Hands, facilitates martial communication using principles of listening, softness and presence of mind rather than the use of strength.
Prerequisites: Proficiency and ongoing participation in Form Correction. IRI teacher approval required for admission. $60/month

The alertness of Push Hands, liveliness of sword practice and stamina gained from practicing the form provide a necessary foundation for this advanced practice. Two partners engage in a choreographed sequence which may be practiced slowly or more quickly to train mind and body in efficient and effective responsiveness.
Prerequisites: Proficiency and ongoing participation in Form Correction. Sword practice recommended. IRI teacher approval required for admission. $60/month