Tai-chi-chuan

Teambuilding – “Tai-chi-chuan”

The courses are open to anybody and all practice sessions do not require special clothing. Simply loose clothing in which we feel good. You will be more at ease wearing loose clothing. We advise you wearing flexible shoes such as slippers or trainers.Tai Chi is practiced standing.

In practice, the course is conducted in 3 phases:

1. preparatory exercises to (re) awaken the qualities necessary to enjoy this relaxation.

2. work techniques: various forms (sequences of movements) simple, complex, modern, traditional.

3. Cool down procedures.

The senses

This workshop is made to get acquainted with the gestures and postures essential to the practice of this ancient discipline. It will awaken your senses and lead you to the path of meditation.

The movement

The forms of ” Tai Chi “are just a way to rediscover some special places of the body. We start by working the senses (the body structure, posture, movement): This is the stage of biomechanics. Then attach to the inner dynamics: the breath, energy, subtle. Concentrated and done with belief, the movement comes alive from within. The more your movement is nourished and felt inwardly, the more it will be dense. We are in touch with our creative potential, we can maximise our potential.

Tai Chi Chuan was born in China around the twelfth century. It is a mixture of Taoist knowledge (a tradition dating back 4000 years) and martial arts of the Wu Dang and Shaolin temple. Tai Chi Chuan has been kept secret until 1910 by two families: the Chen and Yang. From that date, one of the greatest masters of this art Yang Chen Fu (1883 – 1936), decided to make it public and to contribute to the health and well-being of the Chinese people during this period of political and social crisis. Soon the Tai Chi practice is spread throughout the whole country, and thereafter his many students do the same in the whole world.

The workshop takes about 1 hour 30. People who regularly do Tai Chi must imperatively practise in the morning, before having breakfast. If you are initiating, it is not compulsery but highly advised.