Rooted in the classical Chinese martial and contemplative traditions, Tai Chi Chuan can be approached as exercise, as martial art, as meditation, as a practice for health and longevity, and as a lifelong art of cultivation.

Yet with time, these distinctions begin to soften.

The martial becomes contemplative.

Movement becomes meditation.

Stillness becomes alive.

Practice becomes a way of listening.

What you can expect in our Tai Chi classes.

We offer four class locations;

• Brickton Community Hall - Saturdays at 10:00am

• Centrelea Community Hall - Friday at 10:00am

• Bridgetown Salvation Army Church - Friday at 12:00pm

• Middleton Nova Scotia Community Collage CORAH specifically for ages 55+ - Please visit the CORAH Tai Chi section of our website for details

Each class begins with five minutes of seated meditation, followed by Tai Chi specific warm-up that involves stretching and mobilizing the joints.

We practice Yang style Tai Chi and our classes are beginner friendly and suitable for ages 16+.

A regular practice in Tai Chi offers benefits both physical and emotional/mental;

• Balance and coordination

• Strength and flexibility

• Builds the body and mind connection

• Helps manage anxiety and improves focus

Eventually, perhaps, practice becomes less about adding something to ourselves.

It becomes a process of letting go.

Of unnecessary tension.

Unnecessary striving.

Unnecessary resistance.

Until movement becomes simpler.

Breath becomes quieter.

And we begin to glimpse something the contemplative traditions have been pointing toward for centuries:

That peace is not something we acquire.

It is something we learn to stop disturbing.

Tai Chi becomes a practice of returning.