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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

8 Little Treasures - New Short 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

Get This?

Chi Health Institute has restructured the certifications for teaching the Ni Family movement arts. There are now 3 ranks of instructors. These are: Certified Instructor, Senior Instructor, and Master Instructor.

Certified Instructor

The first rank is Certified Instructor. A new instructor starts off at the Certified Instructor rank. The Certified Instructor knows the form and has the basic tools to teach the form in classes, workshops, and private lessons. They may also help students prepare for teaching certification. However, they cannot give the Practical Exam or the required Instructor Training Intensive to Certified Instructor candidates. A person may remain at this rank for as long as they like or they may choose to seek elevation to the rank of Senior Instructor with additional training and experience. Certified Instructors are invited to join the Integral Way Society.

Senior Instructor

The second rank is Senior Instructor. Senior Instructors can do everything the Certified Instructor can do, but they can also administer the Practical Exam and offer the required Instructor Training Intensive to Certified Instructor candidates. Senior Instructors have a deeper level of knowledge regarding their movement art, more than one year’s teaching experience in their form, greater maturity in teaching and practice, and additional training in the form of having taken the required Senior Instructor Training Intensive. A person may remain at this rank for as long as they like or they may choose to seek elevation to the rank of Master Instructor with additional training and experience. Senior Instructors are required to be members of the Integral Way Society

Master Instructor

The third and highest rank is Master Instructor. Master Instructors can do everything the Senior Instructors can do. However, Master Instructors know the entire curriculum for their movement art including all of the deeper spiritual and energetic aspects. They can offer the required Senior Instructor Training Intensive for those Certified Instructors seeking elevation to Senior Instructor rank. Prior to their elevation as Master Instructors (i.e., as Senior Instructors), they have examined at least 10 successful candidates for teaching certification. They have attained a high level of mastery and maturity in their teaching and practice and are judged by the Master of the Tradition to have attained the level of Master Instructor. They are required to be members of the Integral Way Society and Mentors of the Integral Way Tradition.