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August 11th - 18th • 7 days or August 11th - 16th • 5 days
Hajime Harold Naka, Brian Knack and Arnold Porter
Tai Chi is a beautiful art of flowing body movements. It is a system of body/mind exercise that will improve your health, energy level and relationships. The slow graceful forms of this system bring the body’s functions into harmony and calm the mind, making your life more efficient and peaceful. Tai Chi practice promotes sensitivity and calm control in all situations.
Push Hands: All retreat participants will be invited to participate in this non-invasive partner play that imparts Tai Chi principles, as well as unique sensitivity, communication and martial skills..
Tai Chi Forms: Beginners will be introduced to a simple Tai Chi short form that will give them the feeling of the basic principles, posture, flow and energetics.
Qi Gong: All retreat participants can share in the morning and evening Qi Gong sessions. Qi Gong exercises are the foundation of a healthy, vital life. They are the core foundation of the Tai Chi practice.
River Dragon Chi Massage: Arnold will lead us through an easy, clothes-on, massage form in the evenings to relax and replenish us at the end of the day.
Intermediate and Advanced students will have form improvement sessions that are not style dependent. They will also have the option to study fan forms, weapons and Tai Chi partner sets.
FIVE DAY TUITION:
Before July 11th $525
After July 11th $550
SEVEN DAY TUITION:
Before July 11th $695
After July 11th $725
Includes: Tuition, Vegetarian Meals and Free Camping.
Accommodation upgrades available Best to Register Early!
 Hajime Harold Naka, Ph Qi, founder of the Okanagan Qi Company is an Urban Daoist Monk, unenlightened Zen reject, Kama Kize Qi dancer, radical visionary and seriously playful martial artist. His ‘Dancing Dragon’ Qigong-Tai Chi has been healing, empowering and liberating society since 1983. Hajime was a gold medalist at the Chinese Canadian Martial Arts Championships in 1999.
 Sifu Bryan Knack began studying martial arts in the mid-70s, he then turned his studies to TAI CHI and QI GONG and had two training centers in Portland, Oregon. He now teaches in his hometown of Spokane, Washington. Sifu Knack offers study in Tai Chi Yang Style, Tai Chi Chen Style, Qi Gong, Bagua, Push Hands, Weapons.
 Arnold Porter is an acupressure teacher, counsellor and lifelong student of the healing arts. He teaches Jin Shin Do Acupressure, Qi Gong, and has created River Dragon Chi Massage. His flute music floats over the lake in the morning to bring us gently our of our dreams. Arnold has a Masters Degree in Counselling and is the producer of the DVD ‘Everyday Qi Gong’..
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