Entering the gate and being led to the path, this must come from oral guidance. To ceaselessly exert oneself in the method is self-cultivation. (Yang Cheng Fu, c.1930; trans: Swaim, L., 2005, p. 437.)

Historical image of Tai Chi practitioners practising push hands.

TAI CHI CHUAN

PO Box 971, Stephens City, VA 22655, USA.

Traditional

LOCATION service areas

Our Middletown VA studio also serves the Winchester, Stephens City, Strasburg, Front Royal areas; and northern VA, the WVA panhandle, PA, and MD areas.

Our City of Blue Mountains workshops are in the Springwood-Lawson area, serving the entire lower, mid- and upper mountains, and western Sydney areas including Penrith and Emu Plains.

TENETS OF TRADITIONAL TAI CHI

Class Info

Training Levels, Times & Fees

Winchester, VA area (USA)

New students can join at the beginning of each month, so long as there is space available. Students begin with the first third of the Yang Cheng Fu long form.

Saturday

1.30 - 3.00pm - Ongoing: Advanced Students who have completed both the Yang Cheng Fu and Yang Lo Chan forms. 4 - 5 pm - Ongoing: Experienced Beginners who are completing the entire Yang Cheng Fu form.

Next Intake for New Beginners: October 2018 - Saturdays, 90 minute classes. Email for more info.

Tuesday 6.00 - 7.30 pm. "Tai Chi Tuesday": Advanced students only. Must have completed at least the Yang Cheng Fu long form. Please be aware that associate teachers will be participating in coaching less experienced students. Additionally, energy-based floor work is regularly combined with Tai Chi training for optimal understanding, Qi movement, and performance of the Tai Chi form.

Thursday 6.00 - 7.00. "Therapeutic Thursday": Chigenic™ Movement - all levels.

Fees: Ongoing students pre-pay one month in advance.
New beginners pre-pay the first 12 weeks then pay each month.Cancellation policy applies. Cancellation policy applies. 
Saturday 1.30 - 3.00pm. $15.00; 4 - 5 pm.  $10.00.
New beginners Saturday only, 90 minutes: $15.00/ class. Call for current class time and next intake. 
 Tuesday 6 - 7.30 pm.  5.30 - 7 pm. $15.00 / class. 
Thursday 6 - 7 pm. $10.00 / class. 
Combinations of days throughout the week may be offered on a sliding scale. 
Registration: Non-refundable, one-time-only $25.00 per person for all new students. This fee covers only a fraction of the administrative cost of establishing and running the entry process and the training. 
Training CDs & DVDs: A complementary CD of the first third of Yang Cheng Fu form is included in Tai Chi registration. CDs of the 2nd Third, 3rd Third, and the entire Yang Cheng Fu Tai Chi form are available for purchase. DVDs of both the Yang Cheng Fu and Yang Lo Chan long forms are made available for purchase at varying times of student readiness. DVDs of the Aumgenic™ Therapeutic Movement are available to Ranna's Thursday evening students.


How to Join & Participate
Winchester VA area training
Tai Chi classes 
Register. Please call. If you send an email, please be sure to follow up with a phone call. 
Meet the Trainer. (Required.) Please arrange a time to meet and discuss your entry into Traditional Tai Chi training. At this time, you will be provided necessary enrollment forms. This process replaces the old-world custom of approaching a teacher in the hope of being accepted for training. It also is designed to ensure that you ascertain that Tai Chi is what you thought. Location directions will be provided when your interview time is set.
Confirm. Confirmation of your place requires pre-payment of relevant fees (see above).
Attend training.  Full info at www.thesixthdimension.com/taichiclass.htm
It's important to attend consistently and practise between classes in order to complete learning the movements sequence of the 1st third in about 12 weeks and of the entire form in about a year. Frequent absences slow down your progress which new students find discouraging. 
Aumgenic™ class: Register, pre-pay to confirm, attend. 

NOTE: SPACE IS LIMITED at our VA location and our training group is kept intentionally small. Because space is limited, registration and meeting the trainer do not guarantee a place in training.

Additional holistic health services & training at our VA location: www.thesixthdimension.com

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