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February 25, 2012 - Susan Matthews at Saddleback College, Laguna Beach, California

Experiencing the True Subtle Energy Body
Learn the art of being present in the moment, living through your subtle energy body. Get detailed instructions how to build, experience and practice fluid movement, how to play the qi in such a way that it allows a direct connection between physical being and spiritual power. Call Susan to Register 970-903-5723 or email mail@susanamatthews.com
Cost: $25, 10:00am-12:15 pm; Evening session $25, 7-9 Two-person energy play, push hands.

Brain Workshop for Movement Disabled
Balance Training. Learn powerful, yet simple, tools and exercises for stress reduction, flexibility, posture, and memory.
Learn essential nutrition for the brain. For details about the Brain Workshop Program see www.brain-workshop.com
Learn how to use movement as a meditation and to repair brain injury. (For details, read this article.)
Call Susan to Register 970-903-5723 or email mail@susanamatthews.com
Cost: $45, 1:30pm-4:00 pm

May 18-20, 2011 - Master George Xu Workshop in Southwestern, Colorado
I am excited to ask George to teach Bagua this year--along with the standard electrical fare including 'going beond human' and an invigorating blend of Chen, Xing-Yi, and Qigong. Please contact Susan immediately about your interest in this workshop.  970-903-5723 or email mail@susanamatthews.com

Classes in Durango and Cortez, Colorado with Susan Matthews, M.S.

Durango

Fridays, 1:30-2:45pm
Rehabilitation Class for Movement Disorders
(Parkinsons, MS, Stroke, Brain Injury, Seniors, see description below)

Fridays, 3:00-4:15pm
Regular classes for Advanced and Beginner students

Cortez

Mondays 6:15-7:30pm
Regular classes for Advanced and Beginner students

Thursdays 1:30-2:45pm
Rehabilitation Class (see description below)

Fridays, 10am-11:15am
Regular classes for Advanced and Beginner

Please Call Susan to Register 970-903-5723
Cost: $95 for 8 weeks or $15/drop in.

Locations:

First United Methodist Church of Durango
2917 Aspen Drive, Durango

Shanti School of Taijiquan
620 S Beech St, Cortez

Regular Adult Classes in Tai Chi and Qigong - Bagua, Tibetan Qigong, Chen style form, Tong Bei, Lan Shou, Push Hands and much more. Continuing and advanced students attend this class. It's all about energy. Come learn how to build energy for use in health, strength, power, and consciousness. Learn to feel energy (qi) in the physical body, build it, move it, guide it with the mind and make a direct connection to the spiritual.

Read articles below for benefits. Home practice supported with DVDs available through MastersFromChina.com.

Rehabilitation Classes with Brain Workshop Training

Learn simple yet powerful exercises for
BALANCE, POSTURE, FALL PREVENTION, BLOOD CIRCULATION, MEMORY, DIGESTIVE HEALTH, HEART HEALTH, SLEEP, RELAXATION, STRESS REDUCTION, INCONTINENCE.

Get Balance. Get expert instructions to stand tall:
SENIORS, MOVEMENT DISORDERS, PARKINSON'S, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, STROKE, BRAIN INJURY.
See attachments below.

Workshops and classes are presented in collaboration with:
First United Methodist Church of Durango
National MS Society Cortez Chapter.
Four Corners Parkinson's Support Group
Southwest Center for Independence Brain Injury Support Group

In Cortez: Private/semi-private lessons and Private Consultation for Chronic Pain, Neurorehabilitation after Stroke: Available in Durango, Cortez, and the Four Corners Region by appointment.

Brain Workshop™ Seminars

Choose the training program that's right for you!

Here are your options:

1) Check out All Titles in our Online Video Store for independent home practice Qigong and Tai Chi videos with Susan Matthews, George Xu, and many great Chinese Internal Martial Arts Masters. Learn by watching the very best.

2) Read the following pages about specific conditions that can be addressed by practicing Tai Chi and Qigong and join a class:

Brain Workshop™ & Tai Chi for the Brain
Tai Chi and Skiing-Spiral Anatomy™ Training
Tai Chi and Women's Health and Empowerment
Tai Chi for Seniors
Tai Chi-Qigong for Arthritis
Tai Chi for Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia
Guidelines for Practicing Tai Chi after Stroke
How to Use Tai Chi to Rehabilitate the Aging Brain
How to Use Tai Chi to combat Alzheimer's and Memory Loss
Guidelines for Practicing Tai Chi with Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis
Get the Ultimate Training in Mind-Body Integration for Elite Athletes

National Center for Alternative and Complimentary Medicine (NCAM) news release on World Tai Chi and Qigong Day and current research projects funded by NIH.

Visit the World Tai Chi and Qigong Day web page on medical research on tai chi and qigong and browse health issues benefitting from practice.

3) Come to Colorado for a Rehabilitation Vacation! Tour the wonders of the Southwest while receiving expert, cutting-edge rehabilitation therapy. Email Susan for details.

4) Come to Colorado for a Tai Chi Vacation. Practice Qigong and Tai Chi in the mystical Canyons of the Ancients, in the spectacular San Juan Mountains, along pristine rivers. Custom tours. Combine your visit to the Southwest with a Brain Workshop™ Seminar or a China Masters Seminar. Email Susan for details.

5) Receive PRIVATE CONSULTATION.
Get your questions answered.
Let me help design a custom program based on your specific needs, physical condition and goals.
Email Susan for details.

Article: Introduction to Tai Chi and Qigong and the Benefits of Daily Practice

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day's www.WorldTaiChiDay.org collects medical research on Tai Chi & Qigong, and places it in an easy to use search base, so that you, your loved ones, your students if you teach, can look up any health issue and find emerging medical research that can show how Tai Chi or Qigong may help them. World Tai Chi Day Medical Research Database

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