Are you ready to add something a bit different to your timetable playlist? Something really good for people’s health and well being? Different but safe and inclusive. Different but compatible with yoga values?

Did you know that you can energize all your body’s’ traditional Chinese meridians simply by learning how to organise, activate and integrate your myofascial connections.

One of the next big things in the evolution of the yoga world is the fusion of Taoist physical and mental models with yoga asana and vinyasa. There is an intersection between Taoist somatic arts and yoga asana and vinyasa.

You can add extra depth to your studio offer by including some Qigong into your schedule.

Zhong Xin Dao I Liq Chuan (ZXD/ILC) is a mindful movement practice with some very clear language around Taoist movement principles and concepts. When you study yin and yang energy from a Taoist and I Liq Chuan perspective you think yin, think yang and think balance. The concepts behind this are explained in terms of a movement template that reinforces natural and safe slow movement characterized by soft gentle circular transitions.

Here is an example of a Virabhrasana L&R transition using some circular Kung-fu movement.

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and another....

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Imagine a slow, mindful breath centered practice with the internal energetics to match! These principles and concepts are directly transferable to vinyasa krama. Practice finding movement in stillness and stillness in movement. Practice using our physical and metaphorical centre as a reference point for moving. Practice circumduction at the joints.

As the yoga practice of asana evolves there is an opportunity to internalize our practice to suit where we are. We are practicing for the long game of life. Yoga is for everybody.

As we grow a develop in our practice it's nice to be free to adapt to safely suits our circumstances. The I Liq Chuan movement template teaches a self regulating internalized movement model that is inclusive and safe for all bodies. This is an interesting clip discussing how style can sometimes be creatively limiting.

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Zhong Xin Dao I Liq Chuan (ZXD/ILC) aspires to being physically and mentally present, formless and neutral, qualities of a calm and relaxed mind regardless of the physical effort of practice.

Zhong Xin Dao I Liq Chuan (ZXD/ILC) can:

• Increase interest in your community by offering something good and different.
• Illustrate how biotensegrity works and how to develop an integrated kung-fu structure and a whole-body frame to establish rock solid stability and set up for safe static or moving patterns.
• Teach your community how to practice organizing and activating your fascial lines to build whole body strength and power.
• Develop whole body connections like foot to core, hand to core, hand to foot and visa versa mix of connections. These whole-body connections direct force over a number of joints rather than localizing stress in a single joint, the basis of biotensegrity.
• Help you to use your muscles in an intelligent whole-body way, minimize repetitive strain type injuries and reduce unhelpful stress and force on joints, all part of a healthy yoga lifestyle.

Message me to discuss options that may include instructing large or small groups, workshop formats or private training. I'm happy to book in a complimentary workshop at your studio to give you and your community a feel.