Upcoming Workshops
to Enhance Your Practice & Your Life
Upcoming Workshops
to Enhance Your Practice & Your Life
Tai Chi Ball Qigong
for Everyone!
with Allison Deputy
Feb 23rd, 2019, 2:00-3:30 PM Fee $28
***CANCELED***
Will reschedule soon!
Tai Chi Ball Qigong
for Everyone!
with Allison Deputy
Feb 23rd, 2019, 2:00-3:30 PM Fee $28
***CANCELED***
Will reschedule soon!
A FUN and INVIGORATING workout using solid wooden balls (one pictured above is made of solid poplar and weighs about 4 pounds. Beginner balls start at 2-3 pounds). Tai Chi wooden balls were used in ancient times to increase strength and flexibility for weapons training. Now a resurrected practice for us in the modern world, MoonWillow is offering Tai Chi Ball Qigong to enhance anyone's physical health and well-being. This workshop will cover circling, rocking, walking, silk reeling, and rotating movements with breathing techniques. Strengthen your joints and spine, and get a great upper body workout to go with the lower! Join us for this beautiful, meditative practice, like holding a planet in your hands! Don't have a ball? We do have a set of small 1-pound balls on site, or you may call MoonWillow to order one of your own. If you prefer something lighter and less pricey, a plastic ball from any big box store will do nicely, too!
Note: MoonWillow Enhanced Members get 20% off - only $22.40!
Standing
Meditation
with Jarett Sanchez
May 18th, 2019 2:00-3:00 PM $20
Standing Meditation
with Jarett Sanchez
May 18th, 2019 2:00-3:00 PM $20
in the Historic Woodstock Square Park*
*in front of gazebo weather
permitting; in Studio 2 of Young Masters Fitness in case of rain
Reduce stress, achieve inner calm, and improve health
Standing Meditation, known more
traditionally as Zhan Zhuang (pronounced “Jan Juang”), is a powerful form of
ancient Qi Gong that is beneficial for healing and martial arts purposes.
In this 1-hour workshop with
Jarett you will learn a daily joint-loosening routine, key
concepts of the standing practice, and most important, the Zhan Zhuang posture
called
“standing stake.”
Pre-Registration Required – Register and Pay at: www.FitnessForLifeWoodstock.com
or Call
(815) 206-2222
hosted by MoonWillow Tai Chi and Young Masters Martial Arts & Fitness
Practical
Self Defense
for Everyone
with Jarett Sanchez
August 10th - 7:00-9:00 PM
Fee: $30 (Pre-registration required)
Young Masters Martial Arts
& Fitness, 110 S. Johnson Street, Woodstock IL
Learn how to get out of conflict, and adopt a presence that makes you a less desirable target for attackers.
In today’s culture, many distractions leave us unaware of our surroundings. This makes many of us easy targets for predatory people with bad intentions. In this workshop, you will learn how to adopt a calm but alert presence, to become aware of potential dangers, and to ruthlessly create distance between you and any attacker. A nighttime stroll of the Square with Jarett will be included to enhance awareness and give real world grounding of these practical, and potentially life-saving, techniques.
Never be caught off guard again!
** Ages 15 & up **
Presented
by MoonWillow Tai Chi & Young Masters Martial Arts & Fitness.
“To know yourself, practice the form.
To know others, practice push hands.”
- taichibasics.com
Push Hands:
An Exploration
Date TBA - 2:00-4:00 PM $40*
Pushing Hands (Tui Shou)
improves health and martial prowess through two-person training techniques that
teach
leverage, reflex, sensitivity, timing, coordination and positioning. Pushing
hands teaches the body to yield to force and redirect it, rather than resist
it. Training with a partner allows a student to develop ting jing (listening
power), the sensitivity to feel the direction and strength of a partner's
intention. Join Allison Deputy in this introductory workshop and experience the
fundamental techniques of this ancient practice – all levels welcome! Wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring
bottled water.
* MoonWillow Enhanced & Young Masters
Fitness Members
get 20% off! ($32 instead of $40)
Register
at www.FitnessForLifeWoodstock.com
or call (815) 206-2222. Space is limited!
More information at www.moonwillowtaichi.com. Event held at 110 S. Johnson St., Woodstock IL. Questions? Call Allison at (847) 458-0377
GONG BATH
A Sound Immersion Experience
Dates/Time TBA
$30 at door, $25 pre-registered, $20/person 3 or more
with Mark Placzkowski, gongspirit.com
The sound of the gong creates deep relaxation, freeing us from the flood of thoughts our mind releases, and stimulates the glandular system to a higher level of functioning. Mark’s gong meditation produces an emotional transformation as it releases blocks and stimulates circulation, and regenerates the parasympathetic nervous system. All you have to do is let the entire body relax and allow the sound of the gong to flow through the body and guide your mind into the territory of healing and rejuvenation. Bring blankets, sleeping bag/mats, pillows for added comfort as you lie down on our padded floor in Studio 2.
Register at www.youngmastersfitness.com or call (815) 206-2222
Event held at
Woodstock Square Mall, Lower Level, Studio 2
110 S.
Johnson Street, Woodstock, IL 60098
All Workshops conducted at:
110 South Johnson Street, Woodstock Square Mall, Woodstock IL 60098
To Register, visit www.youngmastersfitness.com
or call (815) 206-2222
For more information on Tai Chi and its health benefits, visit
www.moonwillowtaichi.com