World Tai Chi and Qigong DayOne World, One Breathby Leah Dadas What is all the buzz about Tai Chi?! Have you heard Dr. Oz tout the longevity benefits of Qigong (Chi Kung) on his famous daytime health show? Here is an opportunity to come experience and see what Tai Chi and Qigong are all about. You are invited to celebrate and participate in this international event, World Tai Chi and Qigong Day, on Saturday, April 30th at 10 am , at the heart of Lakewood. 2011 marks the 11th year that people worldwide have set forth generating a “Healing Wave” of energy to imbue our globe and all life with wellness, solace and vibrancy. On World Tai Chi and Qigong Day (WTC&Q), the practitioners and newcomers of 60 nations and all 50 states gather at 10 am in their respective time zones, to exhibit, teach and practice Tai Chi and Qigong. The WTC&Q Day begins in the early rising New Zealand and rides the energetic wave westward into each time zone, pulsing through Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America. Tai Chi and Qigong (TC&Q) are powerful health maintenance practices steeped in 2000 years of body-mind wisdom. Practicing TC&Q provides you with an ingenious 2-for-1 reward: you accumulate the benefits of both physical exercise and meditation within one form of movement. TC&Q is fun, relatively simple, and gentle yet very powerful. Studies show the health benefits include: to balance blood pressure and cholesterol, to increase relaxation, and to improve joint mobility, general balance, coordination, stamina, bone density, immunity, memory, focus, and sleep quality. Jeannie Koran is a well-known and loved Tai Chi and Qigong instructor throughout Northeastern Ohio. Koran began the practice of Tai Chi and Qigong in 1997, and has been a practitioner and then teacher (1998) ever since. Jeannie offers an enthusiastic, compassionate, empowering and joyful teaching style in her Qigong and Tai Chi classes. She teaches at Euclid Hospital Rehabilitation Dept, the CCBDD Adult Activity Centers, UCP Centers, and many community locations throughout Northeastern Ohio. Koran is an ongoing student of Master Robert Peng‘s Qigong training program, and is a Certified Tai Chi Instructor (CTCI) and a Certified Qigong Practitioner (CQP) through The Qigong Academy. You are invited to join Jeannie for theWTC&Q Day community celebration! It is free and open to everyone - all ages, abilities and experience levels! Jeannie encourages other TC&Q practitioners to participate and share their style of Tai Chi, as well. Event Info: Sinagra Park is on Detroit Rd in front of the Marc‘s Plaza; the gathering is from 10 am to 11 am.
For questions regarding TC&Q, and this special World Day, please contact Jeannie Koran at rjk611@aim.com