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Riding with Chi
Your Pathway to Energy Mastery

A unique guide to discovering and mastering energy flow, or chi, for riders of all abilities and disciplines.

The Chinese character chi represents the life-process or energy flow that sustains all living things. In Chinese culture, the practice of Tai Chi and Qi Gong (chee kung) eveolved, in part, as a way of enhancing the flow of chi within the human body.

In Riding with Chi, the elements of efficient energy flow--low breathing, relaxation, spine alignment, and balance--are discussed and demonstrated in terms of these exercises and their application to the rider's position (Disc 1). Disc 2 teaches several short, easy-to-follow Tai Chi-style and Qi Gong routines. You will learn to relieve, facial tension, lower and increase your breath, relax and supple your body, and achieve a stable and balanced position while in motion, as on a horse. Once you learn to feel energy flow within your own body, you will feel it within your horse as well, opening a pathway for extraordinary communication between forse and rider.

Over time, energy mastery will bring grace and sophistication to your riding position as it becomes apparent how a fusion between relaxation and energy flow forms the foundation for balance in motion--for both horse and rider.

Three experts have come together to bring you this unique program: Patricia Norcia owns a dressage training facility in Connecticut and has taught breathing exercises at major universities. Asian-trained David Ritchie owns and operates a school for Tai Chi Ch'uan and Qi Gong instruction in Connecticut. Mark Russell, author of Lessons in Lightness, owns a training facility in Tennessee anf gives clinics across the country.

DVD format (2-Disc set)

Yang Style Tai Chi
Cheng Man Ch'ings 37 Postures

The Yang Style 37 Posture Tai Chi Form, otherwise known as the Yang Short Form, was developed by Cheng Man Ch'ing from the Yang Long Form to make Tai Chi easier to learn for the masses.

Tai Chi Ch'uan was originally created as an internal martial art based on the movement of Qi (internal energy) and the principle of Yin and Yang, the philosophy of opposing but interconnected energies. Today Tai Chi is mostly practiced because of its wonderful health benefits and is practiced by millions of people throughout the world.

In practicing Tai Chi one can reach a state of meditation while in movement. The postures are interconnected by specific transitions in a smooth and flowing manner.

This double DVD is instruction in the 37 Posture Form. There are numerous alternate views, with text and audio instruction. Also included ia a Tai Chi over view and common form mistakes and correction.

$35 - DVD format (2-Disc set)

Yang Style Tai Chi
Saber/Broadsword

The Tai Chi Saber was said to have been invented by the legendary founder of Tai Chi Ch'uan, Zang San Feng. The Saber is a short bladed curved weapon that is sharp on one side and dull on the other. Practice of the Saber Form helps one to improve whole body movement, deepen the root, and project the qi.

$25 - DVD format

Yang Style Tai Chi
Saber/Broadsword

The Tai Chi Long Sword is straight and double edged. It is sharpest at the top third, the middle third is less sharp, and lower lower third near the handle is dull. Practice of the Long Sword helps one deepen the root, fine tune the whole body movement, improve the mind/body connection, and develop extension of qi. The Sword form is a very good overall workout.

$25 - DVD format

Qi Awareness and Sensitivity
for
Tai Chi and Push Hands

The Qi Awareness and Sensitivity workshops were presented at the 2005 Zhang San Feng Festival at East Stroudsberg University, East Stroudsberg, PA.

The Workshopds were presented by David Ritchie, Director/Owner of Centeral Connecticut Tai Chi Ch'uan and Assistant Instructors.

Qi Awareness is to help Tai Chi practitioners develop their personal understanding of Qi and its effects, that it truly exists and is affected by mind and thought.

The Qi sensitivity workshop is to learn activities to aid practitioners in pushing hands and Taiji. Learn to send Qi, receive and neutralize it. An advancement of the Qi Awareness workshop.

$25 - DVD format (2-Disc set)

Qigong
Exercises for Health & Longevity

Qigong (pronounced "chee gung") is an ancient Chinese healthcare system with roots that began thousands of years ago. Qi can mean breath or energy and gong can mean exercise or work.

Qigong cultivates intrinsic energy (Qi) which is found naturally within all people. Qi is a dynamic force which powers all the fital functions in the human body. Qigong is a combination of exercises and meditation that utilizes deep diaphramatic breathing in conjunction with slow synchronous Tai Chi like movements to bring ones body, mind and spirit into alignment and balance.

Routine practice of qigong aids in healing and health maintenance.

The 18 Qigong postures in this DVD can be easily learned and practiced by anyone.

$25 - DVD format

The Tao of Tai Chi Farm
Zhang San Feng Festival
1994

This DVD was made from an older analogue VCR video tape during one of my first visits to the Tai Chi Farm. Although some quality is lacking, one can get a real sense of being there. This video was taken during the 1994 Zhang San Feng Festival. There is no meddling with the original sights and sounds. No added music, no special effects, no aufio dubbing, no text during the film. Any special effects would have taken away some of the original feel of the Farm. This is a treat! Sit back and enjoy! - David Ritchie

If you have never attended the Tai Chi Farm this DVD/Video can help you understand the foundation of the Zhang San Feng Festival today, Master Jou, Tsung Hwa's legacy.

Those of us who have met Master Jou and attended classes, workshops and the Festival will always carry a little bit of Master Jou in our hearts and minds.

Relaxation Meditation

$12 - CD format

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