Sifu Blough receives promotion certificate from Dr. Yang at the YMAA Retreat Center in California
Sifu Blough earns promotion to full instructor rank in the YMAA Qigong program
While training at the YMAA Retreat Center in Miranda California in August, Sifu Blough received a promotion from assistant instructor to full instructor of YMAA Qigong. Sifu Blough is only the fifth person to earn full instructor ranking in YMAA Qigong. This summer Sifu attended the week-long Taiji Ball Qigong seminar in addition to another week of training in Taiji Shuai Jiao and Qin Na.
If you are interested in training at the Retreat Center, next year's dates should be posted soon on www.YMAA.com. The program for next summer includes Qigong massage and Taiji fighting set.
Qi Elements has a New, Permanent Home
On November 1 Qi Elements moved into our new location at 464 Herndon Parkway, Suite 215. The property is located in the Springwood Professional Center, just a short distance from our former location. From the intersection of Herndon Parkway and Spring Street, turn south on Herndon Parkway, drive past the Boeing Building (on the southwest corner of Herndon Parkway and Spring Street), and turn right into the entrance of Springwood Professional Center. Qi Elements is in the far building, center entrance, upstairs left.
Qi Elements is on the second floor (see outside view below)
Directions to our (soon to be) new location
Our aperiodic Sunday classes 1:00-2:15 PM focusing on pushing hands and qin na will be held on June 20, July 18 and 25. Watch this space for more dates for the Sunday classes.. This class is $10 for Qi Elements students (free for unlimited students) and $15 for others.
The third Saturday in April is observed as World Tai Chi and Qigong Day. In past years Qi Elements has joined the Peaceable Dragon group for a celebration at Meadowlark Gardens Park in Vienna. http://www.nvrpa.org/parks/meadowlark/index.php.
If you would like to learn more about the World Tai Chi and Qigong Day movement, visit the website at http://www.worldtaichiday.org/.
Beginning Classes in Yang Family Taiji Form
We have new Beginner Taiji Classes Tuesday and Thursday mornings 8:45 to 10:00 AM.
The class will focus on fundamentals of Taiji and is suitable for students with no previous Taiji experience.
The class includes one-half hour of additional Qigong exercises from 9:30-10:00.
Students who wish to go more deeply into Taiji study can transfer into the advance Taiji class, which follows immediately after the beginning class, after they have learned Taiji fundamentals.
