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Tai Chi for Every Body is just that, for everybody. Whether you’re standing like a tree or sitting like a mountain—through its flowing movements, Tai Chi brings benefit to all shapes and sizes, transforming perceived limitations into a source of beauty and power. Through gentle, circular movements, Tai Chi sees the body as fluid and redefines preconceived notions of strength and power, blending the line between disability and ability.
“Unlike modernity’s popular social constructs, Tai Chi Chuan does not view the power of the body as tangible and quantifiable or as simply muscular strength and anatomical perfection. Instead, it understands “power” and “body” as fluid and contextual, power being the manifestation of a gentle, integrated mind and body flowing as a system.”
—Zibin Guo, Adaptive Tai Chi
Tai Chi for Every Body is just that, for everybody. Whether you’re standing like a tree or sitting like a mountain—through its flowing movements, Tai Chi brings benefit to all shapes and sizes, transforming perceived limitations into a source of beauty and power. Through gentle, circular movements, Tai Chi sees the body as fluid and redefines preconceived notions of strength and power, blending the line between disability and ability.
“Unlike modernity’s popular social constructs, Tai Chi Chuan does not view the power of the body as tangible and quantifiable or as simply muscular strength and anatomical perfection. Instead, it understands “power” and “body” as fluid and contextual, power being the manifestation of a gentle, integrated mind and body flowing as a system.”
—Zibin Guo, Adaptive Tai Chi
In this 10-week online course, Dr. Zibin Guo, a professor of medical anthropology and Tai Chi Chuan master, will introduce us to a series of seven moves or postures that can be practiced sitting or standing, forming the basis of a Tai Chi practice that will last you a lifetime. The classes will be taught live via Zoom with recordings available the same day for viewing anytime.
In each session you will:
1. Learn, practice, and review each move in the 7-posture Adaptive Tai Chi series
2. Experience the healing and empowering qualities of Tai Chi
3. Study principles like centering the body & mind, rooting, simplicity, and flow.
Tai Chi has a profound way of engaging the mind to empower the body, whatever its condition and ability. Founded on the philosophy that vulnerability is a universal experience—not something that’s limited to our beliefs about ability—Tai Chi supports the idea that power manifests from moving with the calm, gentle force of an integrated body and mind. This approach challenges polarizing assumptions about strength vs. weakness and asks us to widen our definition of human value and potential as we envision and experience what’s possible for our body at any stage of our life.
In this 10-week online course, Dr. Zibin Guo, a professor of medical anthropology and Tai Chi Chuan master, will introduce us to a series of seven moves or postures that can be practiced sitting or standing, forming the basis of a Tai Chi practice that will last you a lifetime. The classes will be taught live via Zoom with recordings available the same day for viewing anytime.
In each session you will:
1. Learn, practice, and review each move in the 7-posture Adaptive Tai Chi series
2. Experience the healing and empowering qualities of Tai Chi
3. Study principles like centering the body & mind, rooting, simplicity, and flow.
Tai Chi has a profound way of engaging the mind to empower the body, whatever its condition and ability. Founded on the philosophy that vulnerability is a universal experience—not something that’s limited to our beliefs about ability—Tai Chi supports the idea that power manifests from moving with the calm, gentle force of an integrated body and mind. This approach challenges polarizing assumptions about strength vs. weakness and asks us to widen our definition of human value and potential as we envision and experience what’s possible for our body at any stage of our life.
“Tai Chi Chuan is fundamentally an art of transforming the ‘weak,’ ‘vulnerable,’ and ‘disabled’ into a source of force through flowing, gentle, simple, and unified body movements. The process of cultivating this force not only provides tremendous therapeutic benefits to all but also empowers us to find flow through the rigidities of our social worlds.”
—Zibin Guo, Adaptive Tai Chi
Adaptive Tai Chi is a modern adaptation based on the principles and movements of traditional Tai Chi Chuan. Through years of experience both in his personal practice and with a wide range of individuals with unique and varying abilities, Dr. Guo chose a series of movements from the Yang and Chen-style Tai Chi that are best suited for all types of bodies. In this course, you will learn a flowing sequence of seven movements that can be performed in two modalities: sitting and standing.
Often praised for its beauty, this timeless practice benefits people of all ages and abilities. More than a tool for wellness, Tai Chi is a holistic approach to living in harmony, celebrating diverse abilities, and bringing people together to heal, grow, and experience natural power and flow.
“Tai Chi Chuan is fundamentally an art of transforming the ‘weak,’ ‘vulnerable,’ and ‘disabled’ into a source of force through flowing, gentle, simple, and unified body movements. The process of cultivating this force not only provides tremendous therapeutic benefits to all but also empowers us to find flow through the rigidities of our social worlds.”
—Zibin Guo, Adaptive Tai Chi
Adaptive Tai Chi is a modern adaptation based on the principles and movements of traditional Tai Chi Chuan. Through years of experience both in his personal practice and with a wide range of individuals with unique and varying abilities, Dr. Guo chose a series of movements from the Yang and Chen-style Tai Chi that are best suited for all types of bodies. In this course, you will learn a flowing sequence of seven movements that can be performed in two modalities: sitting and standing.
Often praised for its beauty, this timeless practice benefits people of all ages and abilities. More than a tool for wellness, Tai Chi is a holistic approach to living in harmony, celebrating diverse abilities, and bringing people together to heal, grow, and experience natural power and flow.
Each session will include a warm-up, a review of previously learned moves, and an introduction to a new move in the series, followed by discussion and Q&A with the instructor. Recordings of each class will be available in the course curriculum for you to review between classes or if you are unable to attend live.
Each session will include a warm-up, a review of previously learned moves, and an introduction to a new move in the series, followed by discussion and Q&A with the instructor. Recordings of each class will be available in the course curriculum for you to review between classes or if you are unable to attend live.
Week 1
Centered and Synchronized Mind, Body, and Breathing
Saturday, July 12, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 1
Centered and Synchronized Mind, Body, and Breathing
Saturday, July 12, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 2
A Perfect Circle
Saturday, July 19, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 2
A Perfect
Circle
Saturday, July 19, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 3
Synchronization and Harmony
Saturday, July 26, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 3
Synchronization and Harmony
Saturday, July 26, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 4
Making Breathing a Driver of the Flow
Saturday, August 2, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 4
Making Breathing a Driver of the Flow
Saturday, August 2, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 5
Rise From the Stillness
Saturday, August 9, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 5
Rise From the
Stillness
Saturday, August 9, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 6
The Essence of Simplicity
Saturday, August 16, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 6
The Essence of
Simplicity
Saturday, August 16, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 7
Making the Mind Become the Body, and the Body Become the Mind
Saturday, August 23, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 7
Making the Mind Become the Body, and the Body Become the Mind
Saturday, August 23, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 8
Moving with a Calm, Gentle Force
Saturday, August 30, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 8
Moving with a Calm, Gentle Force
Saturday, August 30, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 9
Synchronization and Harmony
Saturday, September 6, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 9
Synchronization and Harmony
Saturday, September 6, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 10
Flow Is the Source of Calm, Control, Power, and Beauty
Saturday, September 13, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Week 10
Flow Is the Source of Calm, Control, Power, and Beauty
Saturday, September 13, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
“Just as in a landscape the individual elements make it beautiful and powerful because they are all—mountains, flowing water, greenery, sky—different and alive, all physical conditions and all body types and postures can generate power and beauty.”
—Zibin Guo, Adaptive Tai Chi
“Just as in a landscape the individual elements make it beautiful and powerful because they are all—mountains, flowing water, greenery, sky—different and alive, all physical conditions and all body types and postures can generate power and beauty.”
—Zibin Guo, Adaptive Tai Chi
10 live hour-long classes via Zoom with Dr. Zibin Guo (Saturdays, July 12–September 13), plus lifetime access to recordings available the same day for viewing anytime
Access to an online discussion forum where you can engage with your fellow students
Readings from Adaptive Tai Chi by Zibin Guo (available as a PDF), as well as a 50% discount code if you order a physical copy at Shambhala.com
10 live hour-long classes via Zoom with Dr. Zibin Guo (Saturdays, July 12–September 13), plus lifetime access to recordings available the same day for viewing anytime
Access to an online discussion forum where you can engage with your fellow students
Readings from Adaptive Tai Chi by Zibin Guo (available as a PDF), as well as a 50% discount code if you order a physical copy at Shambhala.com
We want anyone who is able to benefit from the wisdom expressed in this course to be able to join it. For anyone who cannot afford the course, scholarships are available. Apply here.
We want anyone who is able to benefit from the wisdom expressed in this course to be able to join it. For anyone who cannot afford the course, scholarships are available.
Apply here.
ZIBIN GUO is a professor of medical anthropology at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga and a Tai Chi Chuan master. He specializes in applied medical anthropology with a focus on applying traditional healing knowledge to develop intervention programs to promote physical and psychological well-being among vulnerable populations. His program is taught widely in the VA Medical system and via various UNESCO programs. Prior to joining the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, he served as a lecturer in the Department of Social Medicine of Harvard Medical School and the Director of Clinical Studies at New England School of Acupuncture.
ZIBIN GUO is a professor of medical anthropology at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga and a Tai Chi Chuan master. He specializes in applied medical anthropology with a focus on applying traditional healing knowledge to develop intervention programs to promote physical and psychological well-being among vulnerable populations. His program is taught widely in the VA Medical system and via various UNESCO programs. Prior to joining the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, he served as a lecturer in the Department of Social Medicine of Harvard Medical School and the Director of Clinical Studies at New England School of Acupuncture.
Please email us at [email protected] within 30 days of purchase to request a refund. Refunds will not be granted after July 18.
We have a dedicated support person who can help you with any issues you may encounter. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.
Please email us at
[email protected]
within 30 days of purchase to request a refund. Refunds will not be granted after July 18.
We have a dedicated support person who can help you with any issues you may encounter. Please email
[email protected]
if you have any questions.
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