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Made popular through the writings of Cheng Man Ching, “Swimming in Air” or “Swimming on Land” is a fundamental component of Tai Chi Chuan that is seldom mentioned and rarely taught in a comprehensive manner. Achieving this feeling in movement, however, requires deeper Neigong foundations that arrive at the culmination of your practice. In this first of possibly more seminars, Master Bruce Frantzis and Senior Instructor Craig Barnes will go through the major systems of the body, show how they are accessed in Daoist Neigong, and teach how to integrate them into internal martial arts forms. Specifically, the course will step by step go deeper and deeper into the body, working with muscle, fascia, ligaments, tendons, and blood among others.

Master Frantzis will show how to apply the practice of Sung to soften and release internal tensions in each of these body layers. The culmination of this process will be to use these body systems to wake up, integrate with, and strengthen the etheric body. This will train a type of movement that becomes Swimming in Air.  This practice is essential for getting full health benefit out of your practice. It also can lead to improved fighting ability and seemingly mysterious push hands abilities that rely more on connection, relaxation, and the mind than on brute external muscular force. Swimming in Air is also an important, key step to opening up the system to the possibility of directly using the body as a support for meditation.

Releasing Stagnant Qi and Improving Circulation

A major physical problem of the body is the accumulation of stagnant qi in the body. This can negatively affect mobility, health, and longevity. Tai Chi, and especially the neigong components that will be taught during this course, move the qi and blood throughout the body. Learning and practicing this will improve the circulation of both qi and blood.

What You Will Learn

The first part of attaining Swimming in Air is getting the muscles, tendons, ligaments, internal organs, spine, and brain activated and coordinated. It is through these Neigong components one can eventually achieve “Swimming in Air” where everything inside of you connects to your etheric field. In this seminar, Master Bruce Frantzis and Senior Instructor Craig Barnes will explain more advanced ways of doing Tai Chi while going through the different systems of the body:

• Muscles – relax the body and create a relaxed strength
• Tendons and Ligaments
• Fascia and deeper body tissues
• Blood – increase circulation and enhance every major way that blood moves throughout the body
• Releasing the joints of the body

 

Many of the techniques within Tai Chi are taught by demonstrating them on another human being and saying, “This is what it is.” Now although that may be what it is, this method doesn’t tell you how you can train to acquire it. Watching a film does not teach you how to make a film. The focus of this workshop will not be so much on how well Bruce can “Swim in Air”, it will be to teach you the process for which you can do it yourself, and that is the difference between teaching and demonstrating.

Great for Beginners and Advanced Practitioners: 

If you are new to Tai Chi, we will teach you an easy-to-learn simple form called Tai Chi Circling Hands which you will be able to use during the course. This will be taught in a preparation session with Senior Instructor Craig Barnes that will be available to watch online immediately after buying the course.

For those who know Tai Chi, the emphasis of this course will be to apply the deeper components of Neigong within the Tai Chi form.

 

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Master Bruce Frantzis

Bruce Frantzis is a recognized Daoist Lineage Master and the Founder of Energy Arts. He trained for over a decade and a half in China, India, and Japan and worked extensively as a qigong tuina doctor. For more than 50 years he has studied and taught the martial, healing, and spiritual practices of ancient China. He teaches qigong, meditation, and tai chi (and the related arts of baguazhang and xingyi) and has authored more than a dozen books on these subjects. The heart of his tradition is the cultivation of Qi (chi), the internal energy that connects the mind, body, and spirit to the underlying consciousness of the universe (Dao).

 

Senior Instructor Craig Barnes

Craig Barnes is a Senior Instructor in the Energy Arts system and has been practicing and teaching tai chi, qigong, meditation, and the internal arts for over 30 years. He has studied actively with Master Frantzis since 1987 and has taught his own courses all over the world. He is one of only a few instructors who have been authorized by Master Frantzis to certify instructors in his system. Craig is known for his gentle yet thorough approach, and his ability to present complex material in a direct way that makes it come to life and take root.

In-person attendance is always recommended. Bruce responds directly to those he sees practicing in the room and adjusts accordingly. The teachings are transmission-based and offered in a sealed space – embodying the information is most possible in-person.

• Hands-on adjustments from Bruce and his Senior Instructors.
• Priority during Q and A sessions.

Learn From Where You Are

AN IN-DEPTH LEARNING AND MULTIMEDIA DIGITAL EXPERIENCE

If you aren’t able to attend with us in-person, the next best option is to attend live via Zoom. You will not only be watching live, but will also be able to ask questions and interact with our global community at the same time. 

Whether you attend online or in-person you will receive access to the RECORDINGS of every class. This gives you the tools to learn at your convenience from wherever you are in the world.

You can DOWNLOAD recorded classes for permanent offline access on your device.

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!

A summary of what you will receive:

1. PREPARATION LESSON with Craig Barnes available now 
2. FIVE LIVE Teaching Sessions with Master Frantzis and Craig Barnes ~20 hours
3. Access to a Private Facebook Training Forum
4. Recordings of all sessions for viewing and downloading.

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Course Schedule

Bruce and Craig tailor their teachings to the students who attend in-person, so in-person attendance is always recommended.

Schedule for Live Stream and In-Person Attendance, October 10-14:

Registration/Check-in at the Energy Arts Training Center, Longmont, CO (in-person only):

• Thursday, October 10th, 2024, 9:15-9:45 am
  

Class schedule:

• Thursday-Monday, October 10-14, 2024
  10:00 am-12:00 pm Morning Session*
  2:00-4:00 pm Afternoon Session
  *Saturday, October 12 will only have the afternoon session: 2-4 pm

Preparation Lessons: Available Immediately After Purchase

You can get started right away with a Preparation Class by Senior Instructor Craig Barnes where he takes you through Tai Chi Circling Hands – a simple but highly effective movement to use when Bruce teaches the workshop. If you are new to Tai Chi, it is highly recommended that you take this course before the workshop begins (app. 1 hour in length). Even if you are experienced in Tai Chi, the principles and smoothness of Tai Chi Circling Hands will be useful to incorporate into your Tai Chi before you take the course.

 

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Course Fees

FIVE DAY INTENSIVE (Online or In-Person): $597 or 3 Monthly Payments of $199 (Early Bird Rate Until August 10th)

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