There is now a new Tai Chi Straight Sword Short Form!  This form, approved by Master Maoshing Ni, consists of the first 16 movements of the full (33-Step) form.  Teaching certifications are now being offered for the new short.  So Tai Chi Straight Sword is now comprised of Level 1 (the new 16-step short form) and Level 2 (the full 33-Step long form). 

The “Eight Little Treasures” is the short form of the longer Eight Treasures Qigong Form transmitted by the Ni Family Tradition.  The Eight Treasures is comprised of 32 movements arranged into 8 sections.  The “Eight Little Treasures” is composed of 1 movement from each of the 8 sections.  Teaching certifications are available for this form through the CHI Health Institute which is a non-profit institution that promotes health through the Ni Family Taoist Movement Arts (see our website at www.chihealth.org). Descriptions of the movements may be found in The Eight Treasures: Energy Enhancement Exercise book and The Taoist Eight Treasures DVD or video by Dr. Maoshing Ni (available at www.sevenstarcom.com).

The 8 Little Treasures Sequence:

1. Move the Stars and Turn the Big Dipper
2. The Great Bird Spreads Its Wings
3. The Jade Plate Receives the Morning Dew
4. Turning the Head to Look at Your Star
5. Lying Down to Watch the Constellations
6. Bringing the Stream Back to the Sea
7. Pushing Down the Fierce Tiger
8. The Dragon Flies Throughout the Heavens
0. Standing Meditation

Harmony T’ai Chi Fall Retreat

Sept.  23-26th, 2010

Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico
(2 hours NE of Albuquerque)

Please join us, with Dr. Maoshing Ni, DOM, PhD, LAc in the beautiful southwest as we celebrate Community and the Equinox under the Harvest Moon! The Southwest Integral Friends are sponsoring this event to offer you a focused experience in the Ni family movement art of Harmony StyleT’ai Chi.

Entry levels of the 18-step and 28-step ver-sions of the Harmony T’ai Chi form will be taught. Participants will have an opportunity to learn the entire 18-step form if they have not previously done so, or may go on to learn much deeper levels of the form.

Opportunities for certification and in-structor training in 18-step and 28-step Harmony T’ai Chi will be provided

Practice the form with other focused practitioners to deepen and revitalize your cultivation.

Refresh your spirit, mind and body with your IWS family and friends as we culti-vate during this auspicious celestial event.


Join us for Sunday morning spiritual ser-vices featuring the Everspring Renewal Ceremony and group T’ai Chi!  

More information will be announced as it becomes available.

For immediate questions, please contact:
Peter Stege at: 505-454-0003
E-mail: pstege@hotmail.com
www.spacious-sky.com