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Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga and Mind-Body
Practice Resources and Links
American
Tai Chi Association
The Tai Chi & Consumer Health Information Center
is hosted by American Tai Chi Association (ATCA), a national non-profit
organization that serves Tai Chi professionals in the United States.
The ATCA's mission is to: promote Tai Chi as an complementary and alternative
medicine and therapy to benefit the public health; promote Tai Chi as
a powerful physical exercise that can help people to stay healthy; and
represent and serve Tai Chi coaches nationwide.
Applied Tai Chi with Rev. Deanne Hodgson, RN
Trained in medicine, psychology and spirituality along with professional expertise as a Registered Nurse, Hospital Chaplain, Pastor and Holistic Health Counselor, Deanne custom designs her classes, workshops and private sessions to address specific ways Tai Chi Easy™ can be applied to reduce stress, maximize personal performance and improve the quality of personal and corporate life.
Bruce Lipton, PhD
Bruce H. Lipton, PhD is an internationally recognized authority in bridging science and spirit. He has been a guest speaker on dozens of TV and radio shows, as well as keynote presenter for national conferences. Dr. Lipton is regarded as one of the leading voices of the new biology and is author of The Biology of Belief and Spontaneous Evolution.
Circle
of Life® Health and Wellness Coaching
The Circle of Life is a comprehensive and holistic Mind-Body Wellness and Health Coaching system designed for group wellness coaching and individual health coaching. It is the only wellness coaching method with a 20-year success track record, utilized nationally in health coaching, wellness coaching, and stress management and lifestyle coaching programs, designed for diverse populations of people
who want to regain health, prevent disease, and improve the quality
of their lives.
Classical Systems
Ongoing classes in Qigong and Tai Chi Easy™ and workshops in metropolitan Indianapolis, IN with certified Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Teachers and NQA Professional Members Jim and Kathy Johnson.
The Empty Vessel
Abode of the Eternal Tao publishes
The Empty Vessel, A Journal of Contemporary Taoism, a quarterly
publication dedicated to the exploration and dissemination of non-religious
Taoist philosophy and practice. Books, healing music CDs, travel to
China available.
EnerQi Healing Arts Center with Lori Furbush E-RYT, RMT
Lori Furbush, founder of EnerQi Healing Arts Center, is a is a certified instructor of Qigong (through the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi and National Qigong Association), Yoga, Yin Yoga, Acu-Yoga, and Reiki, and is the creator of EnerQi Yoga. Furbush conducts group classes and private sessions in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Northern California, and leads Qigong • Yoga spiritual retreats around the world.
Enhanced Healing
Enhanced Healing is committed to providing the highest quality in relaxation music downloads, relaxation CDs, royalty free music, self esteem CDs, relaxation DVDs and videos and online individual and group counseling services. They also offer Health and Wellness articles from various professionals in the counseling and holistic fields on topics including addiction, self esteem, hypnosis, psychotherapy, counseling, health, relaxation music, self-help and more.
Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute was founded in
1962 as an alternative educational center devoted to the exploration
of what Aldous Huxley called the "human potential." Esalen
is known for its blend of East/West philosophies, its experiential/didactic
workshops, the steady influx of philosophers, psychologists, artists,
and religious thinkers, and its breathtaking grounds blessed with natural
hot springs.
Feel The Qi
Improve health and awaken inner potential through Qi
Cultivation. Information on learning the practices of Qigong and Tai
Chi at retreats and professional training workshops with the Institute
of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi.
The Healer
Within
Web site for the groundbreaking book, The Healer
Within: Using Traditional Chinese Techniques To Release Your
Body's Own Medicine: Movement * Massage * Meditation * Breathing . Encourages
grassroots community practice of qigong.
The
Healer Within Foundation
The Healer Within Foundation, is an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization based in Santa Barbara, California whose mission is to
empower individuals, groups, families, and communities in their quest
for greater health and purpose filled living. The Healer Within Foundation's
Circle of Life Health and Wellness Coaching and Healer Within Self-Care
Methods foster group interaction and are designed to be easy to transfer
and proliferate.
Health Action
Comprehensive productivity enhancement, wellness, health promotion, and integrative medicine. Through modeling, design, programming and training, we transform health care in collaboration with innovative American businesses. In Health Action's wellness and productivity maximization model, we do not work with what is wrong with people. We uncover what is right, and maximize and multiply that.
HealthWorld
Online
HealthWorld Online is the Internet's
leading resource on alternative medicine, wellness, and mind/body health.
Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC)
The IIQTC leads Qigong and Tai Chi (Chi Kung and Taiji) workshops, certification trainings and retreats for: the general public at spas, retreat centers, conferences; medical and fitness professionals at hospitals and medical conferences; and future Qigong and Tai Chi Teachers and Clinical Energetics Practitioners. The IIQTC is active in research and the widespread dissemination of the benefits of Mind-Body Practice and collaborates with numerous universities and major medical and health care agencies.
Into Mountains, Over Streams, an Online Journal of Qigong and Taiji Culture
Into Mountains, Over Streams, an Online Journal of Qigong and Taiji Culture publishes articles, reviews, and community information in support of the emerging Qigong and Taiji renaissance.
Kripalu Center
The Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health offers a world
of yoga, holistic health, and self-discovery in breathtaking Lenox,
Massachusetts, with professional trainings, workshops, and retreats.
Marlene Lockwood, RN, MPA, Certified Health and Wellness Coach
Marlene Lockwood is a certified health and wellness coach specializing in individual and small group transition coaching. Hosts Springboard Conversations with Health and Wellness Masters teleclasses.
National Qigong
Association (NQA)
The NQA is a democratic, grass roots,
nonprofit 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization as well as a community of
Qigong enthusiasts that work together to promote Qigong in America.
We embrace and support equally: schools, traditions, teaching styles,
and philosophies of Qigong.
Omega Institute
for Holistic Studies
The nation's largest holistic learning
center in Rhinebeck, NY offers workshops, retreats, professional trainings,
wellness vacations and conferences.
Peaceable Dragon
Peaceable Dragon is a consortium of instructors and students of the internal arts who seek to further develop and enhance their physical, emotional and spiritual condition. It is a collaboration of expertise in a variety of styles of Qigong, Taijiquan (Tai Chi), Yoga, Aikido, Meditation and other Internal Arts.
PiaSoma
PiaSoma is a somatically based approach to personal and professional development and transformation. PiaSoma includes the practice of Trauma Release Exercise (TRE), Esalen Massage®, and Reiki, Circle of Life Coaching, as well as movement arts such as Tai Chi, Qigong and Yoga.
Positive Aging
Positive Aging is created especially for middle-age and older adults who want to take a proactive approach to their own health and well-being as well as that of their loved ones. This site can also be a useful resource for younger adults who are facing caregiving issues for an older relative.
Qi Journal
Publication and website for both Qigong and Tai Chi
practitioners. Calendar of events, listing of professionals, products
for sale.
Qigong
Institute
A not-for-profit organization dedicated
to promoting Qigong through research and education. A clearinghouse
for related news and scientific facts to aid researchers, writers, practitioners,
and members of the Western medical community.
Qigong Santa Barbara
Ongoing Santa Barbara area Tai Chi and Qigong classes for individuals, groups, and corporate wellness led by Jessica Kolbe.
Relaxed and Alert
The Relaxed and Alert website provides the guidance, tools, and support you need to transition to a happier and more productive lifestyle.
Yoga Journal
Learn
more about yoga poses, yoga basics and get yoga expert advice with a
free weekly email newsletter on all aspects of the practice for subscribers
from Yoga Journal publication and online destination.
World Tai Chi and Qigong Day
The World Tai Chi and Qigong Day website helps to organize an annual worldwide event for peace and healing that occurs at 10 AM in each time zone around the world -- since 1998.
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