Liangong, A Chinese Health Exercise Liangong combines China's ancient therapeutic movement therapies (qigong) with current medical theory from the east and west. It involves breathing, stretching, and spreading of the limbs in slow dynamic movements, like a simple form of yoga. With 20-35 minutes of daily practice, the exercise can prevent and heal pain in muscles and joints, gently develop fitness, relieve stress, and promote general health. Liangong is easier to learn than Taiji and provides health benefits sooner. People of all ages and physical ability can benefit from the increased circulation, range of motion, and energy these exercises provide.   Classes offered: Liangong Series 1 (everyone welcome!)                         Liangong Series 2 (Series 1 required)                         Liangong Series 3 (Series 1 - 2 required)                         Liangong Practice (Series 1 - 3 required)

	Wu Style Taijiquan The Wu family style is one of five traditional Taijiquan styles. Traditional Taiji movement is complex with many layers of subtleties. Practitioners marvel at the physical and metaphorical lessons to be learned at the beginning through advanced levels. When practiced correctly, the health benefits it was designed to provide become evident and its martial essence revealed. An advanced form of qigong (see Guo Ling Qigong), Taiji requires relaxed, unified movement of the entire body: stances, torso, and limbs. People new to Chinese movement arts seeking an easy-to-learn health exercise should consider Liangong or Guo Ling Qigong which are better suited for that purpose.

	Other Classes Guo Ling Qigong: This qigong is practiced to improve the body's natural immune system. It was created by Guo Ling, a woman who battled uterine cancer. A master of the Wu Qinxi (Five Animal Play) qigong, she turned to qigong after Eastern and Western therapies had no effect on the cancer which had spread through her body. Her life was prolonged for more than 20 years. Qigong is the component of traditional Chinese medicine that uses the mind, physical alignment, and movement to bring qi (vital life energy) into balance. A quiet, walking exercise, Guo Ling Qigong combines motion with stillness and meditation. Northern Shaolin Kung Fu: Traditional Shaolin is characterized by overall speed and quickness, varied footwork, precision, and creative applications of techniques. It is a whirlwind of circular, straight, short, and long attacks that flow and escalate from one to the next. Basic training requires building a strong foundation of stances, handwork, and footwork. It progresses to include weapons and animal forms. Some martial art experience required.