Energy Arts presents:
Energy Arts Live
An Ongoing Monthly Membership Program Offering In-Person and Live-Stream Weekly Classes, and Guided Practices in
Tai Chi, Qigong, Bagua and Daoist Meditation
with Master Bruce FrantzisÂ
and Senior Instructors
REGISTRATION OPEN!
Energy Arts presents:
Energy Arts Live 2023
An Ongoing Monthly Membership Program Offering In-Person and Live-Stream Weekly Classes, and Guided Practices in Tai Chi, Qigong, Bagua and Taoist Meditation
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with Master Bruce Frantzis
and Senior Instructors
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REGISTRATION OPEN!
The class schedule and pricing is the same for BOTH In-person and Online Classes.
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An Invitation from Master Bruce Frantzis
Longmont, Colorado
When I was a young man traveling throughout Asia, I studied martial arts full-time, everyday. My sole focus was on developing power.
Then in the 1980s, I experienced a traumatic car accident that literally broke my body, and the importance of health and healing became crystal clear.
When my teachers–most especially Daoist Sage Liu Hung Chieh–led me into places within my mind that I never dreamed existed, it opened me up to the ultimate potential of spirit and consciousness.Â
Whether training is for health, power, healing, smooth emotions, peace of mind, clarity or any combination of these and more, they are all manifestations of how much energy you have and how well it flows through you. Daoists have perfected both the science and the art of cultivating energy or “qi” for millennia.
Growing and using your qi is a skill that can be learned by anyone.
Regardless of your reasons for being drawn to tai chi, other internal arts, qigong, yoga or meditation, the benefits you can experience are entirely based upon the quality of your practice. The quality of your practice is governed by the depth and effectiveness of the material you train. Having an adept teacher to guide you through the process is essential to understanding what is possible and how to achieve it. I diligently searched all over the world for the very best teachers that I could find because I wanted the most in-depth, comprehensive and pure instruction possible.
I was incredibly fortunate that I was able to seek out and learn from some of the most brilliant masters of the modern era. My primary teacher, Grandmaster Liu, passed down to me the complete teachings of the Daoist Sage Lao Tzu, which come from a rare and authentic lineage, known as the Water Tradition, and which has been transmitted in a unbroken chain, from teacher to student, for millennia. It has been my life’s mission to share the precious and potentially life-shifting ancient knowledge that I received in the East here in the West.
Energy Arts Live makes it possible for you to take part in the classes offered at my center in Colorado from the comfort of your own home. You can live stream classes online or download classes as it fits with your flow to study with me and my Senior Instructors, and join with students from all across the globe.
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Bruce Frantzis
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“The smooth, balanced flow of qi—your life-force energy—is the single most important determinant to your health, vitality and happiness.”
– Master Bruce Frantzis
Learn from where you are…
Energy Arts Live gives you access to LIVE teachings as well as RECORDINGS of every single class and guided practice. This gives you the tools to learn at your convenience from wherever you are in the world.
You can DOWNLOAD recorded classes and guided practices for permanent offline access on your device.
The EA Live program is designed to help you gain the most benefit from your practice and stay motivated to continue building your skill and knowledge.
You’ll not only receive incredible depth of instruction of Master Frantzis and his Senior Instructors, but also guided practices from Certified Energy Arts Instructors to support your ongoing practice.
Hours of live-stream classes to choose from each week
EXPERT INSTRUCTORS
Authentic Knowledge
Learn from an internationally recognized lineage master and author with 50+ years of experience teaching thousands of students around the globe.
REALTIME SUPPORT
Worldwide Community
Take advantage of the encouragement and support of practicing along with hundreds of students as you learn from practitioners with decades of experience.
IN-DEPTH LEARNING
A Multimedia Digital Experience
Experience the ease of learning from your home with multiple camera angles, clear audio, and live Q&As. It’s the next best thing to attending in person!
Spring Session 2023
Class Schedule
March 28 – May 20
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Spring Schedule
March 28 – May 20
Monday:
School Closed
Tuesday:
11:00 am-6:00 pm: Open Practice (Main Hall)
10:00-10:30 am: Foundational Qigong Guided Practice / Alden Przybylinski
6:00-7:00 pm: Dragon and Tiger Qigong / Craig Barnes
7:00-7:30 pm: Daoist Meditation / Craig Barnes
Wednesday:
11:00 am-6:00 pm: Open Practice (Main Hall)
11:15 am-12:00 pm: Dao Yoga Guided Practice/ Maylis Bernet
12:30-1:30 pm: Heaven and Earth Qigong/ Ralph Heber and Elisabeth Worsing
6:00-7:00 pm: Yang Style Tai Chi Review/ Craig Barnes
7:00-8:00 pm: Bagua Water Palm Review/ Craig Barnes
Thursday:
11:00 am-6:00 pm: Open Practice (Main Hall)
12:30-1:00 pm: Heaven and Earth Qigong Practice/ Ralph Heber and Elisabeth Worsing
6:00-6:30 pm: Tai Chi Circling Hands / Craig Barnes
6:30-6:45 pm: Push Hands Instruction/ Craig Barnes
6:45-7:30 pm: Push Hands Practice / Craig Barnes (In-person only)
Friday:
11:00 am-6:00 pm: Open Practice (Main Hall)
10:00-10:30 am: Daoist Breathing Guided Practice / Katie Keane
3:00-4:00 pm: Master Class / Master Frantzis (In-person only)
Saturday:
10:00-11:00 am: Yang Style Tai Chi / Master Frantzis
11:00 am-12:00 pm: Bagua Water Palm / Master Frantzis
12:00-12:30 pm: Daoist Meditation / Master Franzis
Sunday:
School Closed
Weekly Classes
Tai Chi Yang Style
All Students Welcome
Tai chi forms were born out of connecting the original standing postures of Daoism to create movements. Yang style Tai Chi, known for its larger frame, opens up the body quickly, while still using softness and releasing to open the body and develop internal power and strength. Master Bruce Frantzis studied from the direct lineage with some of the best Yang Style masters of our time.
What You Will Learn
In this class Master Frantzis will take us through the Old Yang Style Medium Form from the beginning, going into the first part of the form. He will also put an emphasis on how the Wu style relates to the Yang style, so it is a great course for Wu Style practitioners. There will also be a focus on applications and fighting techniques.
Saturdays, 10:00-11:00 am – Instruction by Master Bruce Frantzis
Wednesdays, 6:00-7:00 pm – Review by Senior Instructor Craig BarnesÂ
Bagua Water Palm
All Students Welcome
Bagua or baguazhang is an internal martial art – its beautiful physical movements are based on the universal spiraling energetic patterns as described in the I Ching. Master Bruce Frantzis will continue to teach a water variation of the single palm change, one of the eight variations of baguazhang, a practice that allows the student to connect with and manifest different energies that exist in the universe and our bodies.Â
What You Will Learn
The Water Palm is named for its focus on the smooth, fluid quality of bagua movement. This class will teach how to create that quality internally, which releases tension, smooths out your insides, and is unsurpassable, especially in its ability to release and open the shoulders and neck.
Saturdays, 11:00 am-12:00 pm – Instruction by Master Frantzis
Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00 pm – Review by Senior Instructor Craig BarnesÂ
Daoist Meditation
All Students Welcome
The Water Tradition of Lao Tzu is a specific branch of meditation that trains practitioners in pragmatic methods to delve deeply inside themselves, cope with stress, and flow smoothly through challenging moments and changing times.Â
What You Will Learn
You will learn techniques, such as the Inner Dissolving Method, a technique to release blockages, so that you can become clearer and healthier in body, mind and qi.
The primary focus will be on how to direct the subconscious mind to contact and transform that which is inside you. From a Daoist perspective, when you release all that is false or conditioned, whatever remains must be true to your essence. This is the path.
Saturdays, 12:00-12:30 pm – Instruction by Master FrantzisÂ
Tuesdays, 7:00-7:30 pm – Review and Practice with Senior Instructor Craig Barnes
Dragon and Tiger Medical Qigong
All Students Welcome
This qigong set is ideal for beginners and those looking to get a sense of qi (energy) in the body and how to use it.
What You Will Learn
This course will cover the seven physical movements of Dragon and Tiger as well as how to feel and move energy along the surfaces of the body to increase health and a feeling of well-being. In particular this session, there will be a focus on the breath work within each move and other elements not covered in previous sessions of Dragon & Tiger Qigong.
Tuesdays at 6:00-7:00 pm – Instruction by Senior Instructor Craig Barnes
Heaven and Earth Qigong (German with English translation)
Recommended for All Students
Heaven and Earth is one of the most popular qigong sets inside the Energy Arts System because it is easy to learn and benefits from training can be experienced almost immediately. It is also one of the core sets that anyone serious about internal arts will want to train deeply.
This class will be taught in German with an English translation available.
What You Will Learn
The main focus will be to generate an accurate, clean, smooth and relaxed Heaven and Earth practice that will shed unwanted accumulated tension, circulate blood and qi, and take participants deeper inside themselves. It is this act of going inside that allows a practitioner to breech the external barrier and enter into the realm of “internal art” – a training protocol that Heaven and Earth is set up to achieve.
Wednesdays, 12:30-1:30 pm – Instruction by Senior Instructors Ralph Heber and Elisabeth Worsing.Â
Thursdays, 12:30-1:00 pm – Review and practice led by the instructors.
This class is broadcast live from Germany with simultaneous English translation available.
Tai Chi Push Hands
All Students Welcome
Tai Push Hands is both a precursor to learning Tai Chi as a martial art and also a way to feel the interactions of qi and touch with another person. It is an invaluable practice that has been with Tai Chi since the beginning. The focus of this course will be to use Tai Chi Push Hands to open and heal the body in preparation for the upcoming summer retreat.
What You Will Learn
Starting from the very beginning, students will learn the building blocks of how to practice push hands, a two person exercise. The basis of push hands is to develop softness, strength and internal unification in the body by training the practitioner to go inside and use the mind and qi, as opposed to muscular effort.Â
Thursday, 6:30-6:45 pm, Instruction by Senior Instructor Craig Barnes
Thursday, 6:45-7:30 pm, Practice led by Senior Instructor Craig Barnes (in-person only)
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Tai Chi Circling Hands
 All Students Welcome
Tai Chi Circling Hands® was designed by Master Bruce as an exercise to teach the fundamentals of tai chi while at the same time giving the body a complete energetic workout. Tai Chi Circling Hands® will teach you the internal neigong components which unlock the healing power of tai chi.
What You Will Learn
In this practice-based class, we will focus on different elements of circling which forms the foundation of how to move and release the body, setting the stage to learn Tai Chi. You will learn the three circles comprising all tai chi movements and how to make your movements circular. This class will be especially helpful to those preparing for the upcoming summer retreat and to add what they have learned in previous workshops (Sung) into their Circling Hands practice.
Thursday, 6:00-6:30 pm, Instruction by Senior Instructor Craig Barnes
Daoist Yoga
All Students Welcome
Dao Yoga is a unique practice that allows you to circulate and build qi without ever over-stretching your muscles and tendons. Learn gentle postures that are combined with Daoist Breathing methods. This soft yet powerful practice will develop internal awareness and the neigong techniques underlying qigong and meditation.
No experience is necessary for this guided practice session.
Wednesdays, 11:15-12:00 pm – Guided practice by Maylis Bernet
Foundational Qigong – Level 1
All Students Welcome
In this practice, we will explore the components that make up the necessary foundation of core qigong skills, including the basic standing alignments, making circles, shifting weight, feeling the kwa.
Tuesdays, 10:00-10:30 am, Guided Practice by Alden Przybylinski
All instructional classes will be immediately available to you upon registration as recordings.
Daoist Breathing
All Students Welcome
The basic techniques of Daoist Longevity Breathing gets everything inside your body moving and in sync with the rhythm of your breathing. It wakes up the inside of your body and and increases the health of your tissues and organs. This practice cultivates your ability to relax at any time and concentrate for long periods.
Daoist Longevity Breathing facilitates better breathing, retrains your nervous system to relax, improves the functioning of your internal organs and increases chi reserves in the body.
No experience is necessary for this guided practice session.
Fridays, 10:00-10:30 am – Guided practice by Katie Keane
Review and Guided Practices
Regular practice is the cornerstone of getting the most out of instruction on Daoist arts. You will have the opportunity to review and train the material presented in instructional classes led by Master Frantzis and his Senior Instructors and follow along with guided practices led by knowledgeable Certified Energy Arts Instructors as an integral part of the Energy Arts Live program.
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Your Instructors
In-person and online classes are offered by Daoist Lineage Holder Bruce Frantzis and Energy Arts Senior Instructors
Master Bruce Frantzis
Bruce Frantzis is the Founder of Energy Arts and has been called the foremost Western expert in Wu style tai chi and Yang style tai chi, holding direct lineages from China. He teaches six powerful qigong sets, as well as bagua zhang and hsing-i from the martial, health, and meditation perspectives. His passion is teaching the Daoist meditation tradition, a direct path to awakening your highest potential.
Current ongoing classes include:
- Yang Style Tai Chi
- Bagua Water Palm
- Daoist Meditation
- Master Class
Craig Barnes
Current ongoing classes include:
- Dragon and Tiger Qigong
- Tai Chi Circling Hands
- Tai Chi Push Hands
- Yang Style Tai Chi Review
- Bagua Water Palm Review
- Daoist Meditation Review
Isaac Kamins
Isaac Kamins began training with Bruce Frantzis in 1992 at the age of 17. He has studied Qigong, Taiji, Bagua and Xingyi with Bruce. He is featured in the Bagua and Xingyi Mastery programs and is currently teaching in San Francisco and is the co-host of the Neijiaquan Podcast with Jess O’Brien.
Current ongoing classes include:
- Xing Yi Linking Form
Elisabeth Wörsing & Ralph Heber
Senior Energy Arts Instructors and founders of the Tai Chi Schule in Ulm, Germany Elisabeth Wörsing and Ralph Heber have two decades of experience teaching Taoist movement arts. They began training with Master Frantzis in 1993 and are known for their depth of knowledge, precise teaching and warm personalities.
Their classes are taught in the German language for native speakers. Both live and recorded English translation of each class is available to all EA Live Members.
Current ongoing classes include:
- Heaven and Earth Qigong
- Guided Practices
Certified Energy Arts Instructors
Our Certified Energy Arts Instructors–Katie, Maylis, and Alden–lead many of our guided practices. These classes are designed to help support a healthy practice rhythm, integrate and absorb the lessons from instructional classes, and train with others from around the globe.
Current guided practice and review classes include:
- Daoist Breathing
- Dao Yoga
- Foundational Qigong
What You’ll Receive as an Energy Arts Live Member
1.Weekly LIVE Teachings with Master Frantzis [~2.5 hours]Â
Study with Master Bruce Frantzis each week as he teaches live from the Energy Arts Training Center in Longmont, Colorado. Courses progressively build each week. In the Spring Session, classes include: Yang Style Tai Chi, Bagua Water Palm, and Daoist Meditation.
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2. Weekly LIVE Teachings with Senior Instructor [~5 hours]
Benefit from studying with Craig Barnes who has three decades+ training experience. In the Spring Session, classes include:
 Dragon & Tiger Qigong, Tai Chi Push Hands, Tai Chi Circling Hands, Daoist Meditation Review, Yang Style Tai Chi Review, and Bagua Water Palm Review.
3. Energy Arts Guided Practices – Follow Along with Certified Energy Arts Instructors [~2 hours]
Develop a personal practice rhythm to maximize your results with a full schedule of guided practices each week. In the Spring Session, guided practices include: Foundational Qigong, Daoist Yoga, and Daoist Breathing
4. The Energy Arts Training Forum on Facebook
Get access to the private Energy Arts Training Forum that is only for current students of our programs. Connect with other Energy Arts Live Members on the course and stay in touch with the global Energy Arts community.
5. Private Membership Site for Downloadable Access to Class Videos and Mobile Viewing
Log in to a private member area where you can watch recordings of every class and follow along to guided practices at your convenience. You can also download the recordings to your personal device for lifetime access. Use our mobile app to watch lessons while you are on the move or training outdoors.
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Receive Two Additional Bonuses:
1. BASE Training Library Content
Foundational Qigong 8-Class Series – Learn, Refine and Improve the Core Exercises of the Energy Arts System [~8 hours]
Daoist Longevity Breathing: 24 Exercises To Reduce Stress, Build Mental Stamina And Improve Your Health [~2.5 hours]Â
2. 10% Off Energy Arts Retreats and Workshops
Energy Arts Live Members receive a 10% Discount on all weekend workshops, retreats and instructor trainings.
Here’s a summary of What You’ll Receive:
1) Weekly LIVE Teachings with Master B.K. Frantzis
~2.5 hours
2) Weekly LIVE Teachings with Energy Arts Senior Instructors ~5 hours
3) Weekly LIVE Guided Practice Sessions – Follow Along with Certified Energy Arts Instructors ~2 hours
4) Private Energy Arts Training Forum on Facebook
5) Private Membership Site for Downloadable Access to Class Videos and Mobile Viewing
PLUS THE FOLLOWING BONUSES:
6) Foundational Qigong 8-Class Series – Learn, Refine and Improve the Core Exercises of the Energy Arts System [~8 hours]
7) Daoist Longevity Breathing: 24 Exercises To Reduce Stress, Build Mental Stamina And Improve Your Health [~2.5 hours]Â
8) 10% Discount On Energy Arts Retreats and Workshops (Live and Online)Â
Become an Energy Arts Live Member!
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Monthly Membership
Energy Arts Live All Access
$97 per month
Special Introductory Offer
$47 First MonthÂ
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Join a genuine Master’s school…
Energy Arts Live allows you to join us in the training hall here in Colorado from wherever you are.
Whether you are a new or dedicated student, connecting with experienced teachers from a genuine lineage can make all the difference in how much you get back from your practice.
Fluent in Chinese and Japanese, Master Bruce Frantzis spent 16 years of full-time study in China, Japan, India, Taiwan, and throughout Asia learning directly from some of the most skillful masters on the planet in their native language.
He was the first American to become certified to teach tai chi outside of China by the Beijing Physical Culture Association. He later became one of the only recognized Western lineage masters in the world, authoring 15 books on Taoist energy arts and meditation.
You will learn directly from Master Frantzis and his Senior Instructors, each with decades of teaching and practice experience. This level of study is rarely available outside of China. Even if you made the trip, it would be next to impossible to find a skilled teacher willing to share many of the deeper techniques that give internal arts their power to heal and make you vital and alive.
Energy Arts Live broadcasts inner-door teachings to a worldwide community. You will have opportunities to ask questions via the chat feature or live audio to refine and improve what you know, and advance along your path.
“Truly being healthy—energetic fitness—is not about how you look; it’s about how you feel. It’s about making your body, mind and spirit work together as a team”
– Master Bruce Frantzis
Frequently Asked Questions
Will you be mailing anything to me or is everything digital?
When will I receive my lessons?
Initially after purchase you will receive welcome emails with your login information to the Energy Arts Live online program. You will be asked to signup for a series of live broadcasts with a unique link through the Zoom platform to access your regular training. Recordings of live-stream classes will be available to download 1-5 days or sooner after broadcast.