{"id":383971,"date":"2021-09-05T12:48:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T18:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.personalempowermenttoday.com\/?p=383971"},"modified":"2021-09-23T11:13:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T17:13:14","slug":"healing-gentle-movements-of-tai-chi-with-master-helen-liang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.personalempowermenttoday.com\/healing-gentle-movements-of-tai-chi-with-master-helen-liang\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience the Healing, Gentle Movements of Tai Chi With Master Helen Liang"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On any given day, if we\u2019re not stressed about the pandemic, we\u2019re consumed by the \u201cwhat ifs\u201d swirling around our unpredictable world. It\u2019s no wonder\u00a0<b>we\u2019re exhausted, burned out, and feeling completely out of sorts.<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Many people have turned to meditation to calm and center themselves, but for those of us who\u00a0<b>can\u2019t easily quiet the busyness of our minds<\/b>, what can we do?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The answer lies in the\u00a0<b>ancient Chinese martial art of Tai Chi<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tai Chi is a beautifully choreographed slow-motion, low-impact practice renowned\u00a0<b>for calming the mind while reducing stress and clearing negative energies<\/b>. It\u2019s often described as\u00a0<b>\u201cmeditation in motion\u201d<\/b>\u00a0because it engages both your mind and body \u2014 whereas exercise and meditation primarily engage one or the other.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com\/go\/hgm\/a18516\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-383973\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.personalempowermenttoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Gentle-Movements-Tai-Chi-Helen-Liang.jpg?resize=300%2C250&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>On Wednesday,<strong> September 15<\/strong>,\u00a0<b>renowned Tai Chi Master Helen Liang<\/b>\u00a0will show you how soothing Tai Chi can be for\u00a0<b>calming your mind, while dynamically strengthening your body and bringing balance back into your life.<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com\/go\/hgm\/a18516\"><span class=\"s1\">You can register here for\u00a0<b>Experience the Healing, Gentle Movements of Tai Chi to Cultivate Balance, Strength & Nourishing Calm<\/b>.<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In this free, experiential Tai Chi workshop, you\u2019ll discover:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<h4><b><\/b><span class=\"s4\"><b>How deliberate movement can heal us on a physical, mental, and spiritual level<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<h4><span class=\"s4\">How Tai Chi, if practiced regularly, is\u00a0<b>comparable to resistance training<\/b>\u00a0in how it strengthens the body<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<h4><b><\/b><span class=\"s4\"><b>The way the opposing forces of Yin and Yang work together to activate peace and harmony<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<h4><span class=\"s4\">Why the key to cultivating Qi energy is in slow, fluid motions<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<h4><span class=\"s4\">The Taoist philosophy behind Tai Chi and the reason it is considered a soft internal martial arts style<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tai Chi\u2019s purpose is to\u00a0<b>move your Qi<\/b>, your life-force energy, throughout your body while also\u00a0<b>balancing your yin and yang<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 forces that are opposite but complementary to one another \u2014 to bring your whole being into harmony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Master Helen will lead you in a shortened, modified version of 8-Posture Form to show you how easy this martial art form is to learn \u2014 and how it can be performed at any time or place, without requiring a lot of space, special equipment, clothing, or footwear. Even if you have some physical limitations, Master Helen will be able to easily modify the practice so that it can work for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s6\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com\/go\/hgm\/a18516\">You can RSVP for free here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Live long, love life and be well!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Harold\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">P.S. In\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com\/go\/hgm\/a18516\">Experience the Healing, Gentle Movements of Tai Chi to Cultivate Balance, Strength & Nourishing Calm<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> you\u2019ll discover how the ancient Chinese martial art Tai Chi can center, harmonize, and calm you with gentle movements that cultivate internal and physical strength, flexibility, and mental focus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">We hope you\u2019re able to catch the event as scheduled. But if you register and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s6\">miss it, you\u2019ll receive a downloadable recording as soon as it\u2019s available.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"center\"><strong>About Master Helen Liang<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-383972\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.personalempowermenttoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Helen-Liang.jpg?resize=213%2C236&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"236\" \/>Master Helen Liang<\/strong> is a world-renowned Tai Chi, Qigong, and Chinese Martial Art master with more than three decades of teaching experience. She is the vice president of the SYL Wushu Taiji Qigong Institute in Vancouver, Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Helen is the author of numerous videos on Tai Chi, Qigong, Liu He Ba Fa (Water Style), and other internal styles of Chinese Martial Art. Her<em>\u00a0Tai Chi 24 Form<\/em>…\u00a0<em>Beginner Tai Chi\u00a0for Health<\/em>…\u00a0<em>Tai Chi\u00a0for Women<\/em>…\u00a0and <em>Qigong for Cancer<\/em> are all bestsellers on Amazon. Helen was featured twice on the cover of <em>Kungfu Tai Chi\u00a0Qigong magazine<\/em> in the United States. She was also featured in the books <em>Chinese Martial Arts Elites, Contemporary Famous Chinese Martial Artists, Kungfu Elements, <\/em> and <em>Extraordinary Chinese Martial Artists of the World<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2005, Helen and her father, Grandmaster Shou-Yu Liang, together with <em>Channel M<\/em>, Canada, created a one-of-a-kind instructional Tai Chi television series comprising 130 episodes for Canada\u2019s multicultural community. The show, planned and written entirely by Helen and Grandmaster Liang, and hosted by Helen, has been picked up by stations across Canada and the United States. It was nominated for several Leo Awards, namely Best Lifestyle Series, Best Direction, and Best Host, and won the Best Lifestyle Series Award.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Helen hosted another Tai Chi video for Canada\u2019s national telecommunications company, Telus Corporation, to promote wellness to Canada\u2019s diverse multicultural community. She has also been featured by many media companies, including Chinese Central Television (CCTV), Shanghai and Sichuan Provincial television in China, national pay-per-view features in the U.S., CBC, <em>Fairchild Television,<\/em> and <em>Channel M <\/em> in Canada, as well as numerous newspapers and magazines in the U.S., Canada, and China.<\/p>\n<p>She was invited to demonstrate in the Opening Ceremony of the 10th World Wushu Championships in Toronto in 2009. In 2013 and 2014 she obtained level 8th degree from both International Wushu Sanshou Dao Association (IWSD) and the World Organization of Wushu Kung Fu Masters. She was also awarded Outstanding Martial Arts Achievements by IWSD.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s6\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com\/go\/hgm\/a18516\">You can RSVP for free here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On any given day, if we\u2019re not stressed about the pandemic, we\u2019re consumed by the \u201cwhat ifs\u201d swirling around our unpredictable world. It\u2019s no wonder\u00a0we\u2019re exhausted, burned out, and feeling completely out of sorts. Many people have turned to meditation to calm and center themselves, but for those of us who\u00a0can\u2019t easily quiet the busyness […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-383971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-shift-network"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personalempowermenttoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personalempowermenttoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personalempowermenttoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personalempowermenttoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personalempowermenttoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383971"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.personalempowermenttoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":383975,"href":"https:\/\/www.personalempowermenttoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383971\/revisions\/383975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personalempowermenttoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personalempowermenttoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personalempowermenttoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}