Green Valley Village World Tai Chi/Qi Gong Day Celebration and Stuff the Van for Japan
The Golden Bamboo Tai Chi Club was joined by Kat Strandlie's Therapeutic Tai Chi/Qi Gong Club from Quail Creek to celebrate the occasion.
The Golden Bamboo Tai Chi Club was joined by Kat Strandlie's Therapeutic Tai Chi/Qi Gong Club from Quail Creek to celebrate the occasion.
Terra was the host and MC . She told the group about the history of Tai Chi and Qi Gong and the origins of World Tai Chi/Qi Gong Day
Annie manned the information table and took care of our club mascot, Sophia the Greyhound.
We started things off with simple streching exercises that everyone could participate in.
Then performed the Yang short form
Sifu Mike led the audience in some balance and Tai Chi exercises.
Mike and Terra demonstrated some of the practical self defense applications of the Tai Chi moves.
Kat Strandlie and some of her students demonstrated a Qi Gong routine using a small ball.
Kat's group also demonstrated a stationary Tai Chi form that focuses on energy and chi flow.
I want to thank all those who participated in the event and I look forward to more joint activities of our two clubs in the future. A special thanks to Tim, Kat's husband, who helped set everything up and supplied us with excellent back up music by singing and playing his guitar. Thanks to Merrie for taking the pictures and especially to Susan of Green Valley Village for sponsoring the day and making it happen. It was a fun day. After all the demonstrations were over, both clubs had a delicious pot luck lunch and got to know each other better. Sifu Mike
