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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

New Tai Chi Sword Short Form -

tai chi sword 1.gif 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).

Chinese Yoga (Dao-In) Levels Revised - Chinese Yoga (Dao-In) levels have been recently revised and approved by Dr. Mao. Dao-In is now divided into 3 levels. Dao-In Level 1 is the new "short form" and is comprised of 20 movements and 7 seated meditation postures. The short form is comprised of the easiest movements for beginners.

Latest Info -

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

New Certified Instructor - This month, CHI has certified its youngest instructor - Justin Moser. Justin is a 17 year old, high school student who attends the Oxford Academy in Orange County. This May, he became a Certified Instructor in 18-Step Harmony Tai Chi.

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The Integral Way Lifestyle is the practice of a modern Taoist way of life as transmitted by the Ni Family Tradition known as "The Integral Way." The "Integral Way" integrates the best of classic Taoist practices with useful modern developments to achieve health, happiness, harmony, longevity, and spiritual independence. In the Taoist understanding, these "goals" are attained through the conservation, cultivation, and refinement of the "qi" (chi) or energy of the body, mind, and spirit. The Integral Way Tradition is comprised of 8 areas or groups of energy practices which touch all aspects of life:

1) Integral Wisdom - Taoist teachings as transmitted, interpreted & ellucidated by the Ni Family Tradition
2) Movement Arts - tai chi, qigong/dao-in, bagua, spiritual swordsmanship
3) Heavenly Way Ethics - classic Taoist moral teachings
4) Meditation - Taoist meditation techniques
5) Integral Nutrition - Chinese Nutrition integrated with useful modern, holistic developments
6) Integral Medicine - Traditional Chinese (Taoist) Medicine
7) Advanced Energy Practices - Internal Alchemy, etc.
8) Forecasting Sciences - I Ching, Feng Shui, Chinese Astrology, Face-Reading, etc

A person living the Integral Way Lifestyle lives a modern, productive life which includes various energy practices from these 8 areas according to one's needs. Since each person is a unique "tai chi" or "integration" of energy at a different point along the Path of Life, the Integral Way Lifestyle is different for each person.

The Integral Way Lifestyle is a holistic, individualized path of refining one's own personal energy. It may be said to be "spiritual" in that "spirit" is the most refined of our energies, but it is not "religious" or dogmatic. It does not promote blind faith or spiritual dependence. Everything offered in this Tradition is to be experienced and "proven" for oneself. The Integral Way is a refreshing approach to life that provides tools that help one develop health, happiness, longevity, and spiritual harmony and independence.

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