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Online Attendance Now Open for Registration!

New Students Welcome!

Tai Chi is an ancient and powerful exercise system. Its beautiful flowing movements are designed according to the principles of Chinese medicine to circulate blood and chi life force. Regular practice will transform your life by increasing health and vitality, smoothing out emotions and calming the mind. This Wu Style short form is a condensed and easy to learn. It contains the essential inner workings extracted from the traditional long form of Tai Chi.

In just one week you can learn a gentle yet powerful healing form that you can practice and will benefit you for the rest of your life. Craig will teach the sophisticated and often secret internal methods that give Tai Chi its power making this course beneficial not only as an introduction to beginners but also for practitioners who want to improve their understanding and skill.

Master Frantzis was taught, empowered, and encouraged by his teacher, Liu Hung Chieh, to create short forms that would be more easily absorbed and practiced by Western Tai Chi students. He passed it on to Senior Instructor Craig Barnes who has been practicing, teaching, and refining the form for decades.

What You Will Learn

Senior Instructor Craig Barnes will take us through the full Wu Style Short Form in a 6 day intensive, covering the choreography and internal methods of traditional Tai Chi  as much as can be accomplished in this short timeframe.

To make the most of any of this summer’s events and achieve the best personal growth, it is recommended to attend all 3 weeks in-person.

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 and Craig respond directly to those they see practicing in the room and adjust accordingly.

• Hands-on adjustments from 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 LESSONS with Craig Barnes available now ~1 hour
2. SIX LIVE Teaching Sessions with Craig Barnes ~24 hours
3. Access to a Private Facebook Training Forum
4. Recordings of all sessions for viewing and downloading.

Course Schedule

This is the schedule for just the 6 day Wu Style Tai Chi Short Form Intensive with Craig Barnes.  If you are attending other summer events, you can get that information on their own event pages. For purchase, there is a discounted retreat bundle available below. You can now attend some events in-person and online, but you must attend each event either all online or all in-person. For example, you can attend the Wu Tai Chi Intensive all online, and the Swings and Daodejing workshops all in-person.

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, June 11-16:

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

• Tuesday, June 11th, 2024, 9:15-9:45 am
  

Class schedule:

• Tuesday-Sunday, June 11-16th, 2024
  10:00 am-12:00 pm Morning Session
  2:00-4:00 pm Afternoon Session

Preparation Lessons: Available Immediately After Purchase

You can get started right away with lessons from Craig Barnes where he takes you through the basics of alignments and weight shifting, the energies of Tai Chi, and demonstrates the entire Wu Style Short Form. It is highly recommended that everyone attending watch and practice these lessons. It is especially necessary for beginners and a great review for experienced practitioners.

Course Fees

ONE WEEK INTENSIVE (Online or In-Person): $897 $867 or 3 Monthly Payments of $289 (Early Bird Discount Until May 15th)