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| Family Tai Chi & Conditioning In 2003 Embrace The Moon opened a program for young children. Because traditional children’s programs reside in more physically based arts such as Karate, Kung Fu, Judo, and Aikido, we had no archetype for teaching young American children these slow, ancient practices. We ourselves believed that these practices were perhaps better suited for older people. However, we were compelled to respond to a need that our adult students were asking us to address: Can you teach my children to be calm and centered? To our delight, these children, aged 5 ½ to 9, have become some of our most enthusiastic and devoted students. “I love my Embrace The Moon class!” parents tell us they say. And, at 5-10 minutes per class of seated and standing meditation, complete with books on their heads to keep their spines straight, we hear they meditate longer than their parents do! Our classes combines aerobic exercise that strengthens their bodies and improves self-esteem, stretching exercises that keep their young bodies supple, animal forms that develop their hand-eye coordination, “ukemi” (rolling practice from Judo and Aikido) that erases physical and emotional fears of falling, meditation for quiet hearts and minds, and interactive practices derived from Taijiquan and Aikido for developing sensitivity, intuition, and self-confidence. As our program has developed we learned that the parents and adult friends of our students enjoy this class just as much as their young counterparts. So, for 2010 we openly welcome all families/friends for this vigorous, fun class. Get your flow, learn a little self-defense, develop a new dimension to your relationship with the young people in your life & get in shape too! Read The X Box, Vampire Slayers and Stillness
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