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RVML Resource Center 2002-2007 Calendar Archives 3 April 2007, Tuesday |
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Lecture: The Ancient Practice of Tai Chi Chuan- By Sean Kelly
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: RVML Event Center - 258 A St, Ashland
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The Ancient Practice of Tai Chi Chuan By Sean Kelly
$5.00 - 20.00 Suggested donation, everyone welcome, no one turned away
Presentation Description:
Tai Chi, meaning Grand Ultimate Energy, is an ancient Chinese internal martial art practice that can support you in deepening your understanding of and connection to the essential chi energy intrinsic to oneself and the whole living Universe. This energy has been called different names by various spiritual traditions, like truth, God, enlightenment, the Tao. When one directly connects with this underlying energy, the mind quiet en's, the body relaxes and the emotions settle as one falls into the deep core of stillness while in motion. This ancient Taoist practice promotes radical physical and psychological health and well being, grounds you deep in the body, supports a full incarnation and encourages a life of self discipline, clarity, purpose and joy.
Presenter's Biography:
Sean was born and raised outside of Dublin, Ireland. At 21 years young with very little spiritual background accept for a burning desire to find Truth and God Sean found himeself in India in the presence of Sri HWl. Poonjaji, lovingly known as Papaji.(For information on Papaji's background please visit. www.poonja.com)
In meeting Papaji, Sean's mind stopped and he had a spiriutal awakening and a direct realization of his true Nature. Papaji confirmed Sean's realization and sent him back to the West to meet one of his older students Eli Jaxon-Bear. Sean has spent several years with Eli deepening into his teaching and being supported by his loving guidance. Eli guided Sean to the life long practice of Tai Chi Chuan and had him lead Tai Chi morning stretches at all of his retreats throughout the U.S. Eli introduced Sean to his Taoist Master Chiang, Shirfu, with whom both Eli and his wife Gangaji had studied with in the 70's and then to one of Shirfu's senior students Master Fu Tung Cheng and sent him to study with Master Cheng at a buddhist monestary.
Sean's Martial Art background prepared him well for his study with a true Chinese Master, a rare find in this day and age. At seventeen years old he was awarded fourth degree blackbelt in Wado Rye Karate and earlier on at 15 he had competed in and won four consecutive state featherweight boxing championships. Sean was the only one of Master Chengs students to reach the infamous "chin to toe" stretch in less than 100 days. He spent years studying at the monestary with Master Cheng and meeting with Master Y.C. Chiang privately, while deepening into the internal Chinese martial art practices of Guang Ping Yang Tai Chi,Northern Shaolin, Internal Fukien White Crane, Hsing Yi, Pa Kua, weapons and Chi Gung Standing Meditiation.
He founded the Inner Freedom program, a non profit, offfering Tai Chi to incarcerated youth at Juvenile Hall in Marin County California. He now teaches at risk youth kids in the Rogue Valley in Oregon and holds several classes and retreats locally in Ashland and Medford. He has recently started working with seniors and the physically challenged through the Oregon State University research Institute.
More information: (541) 488-9257 e-mail: skelly@socstc.org
Website: http://www.taichiashland.com
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