Join Us for Lessons in
Wu Style Tai Chi
with Melinda Franceschini
Thursdays 12:00pm - 1:15pm
On-Going Class - You Can Join Anytime
Sunday Workshops
January 12th and February 9th
10:30am-12:00pm
Tai Chi
Physical Benefits
Improves Balance and Helps Prevent Falls
Lowers Blood Pressure
Relief from Arthritis
Improve Cardiac, Vascular and Pulmonary Health
Increase Flexibility
Quality of Life Benefits
Become more Present
Increases Energy and Stamina
Reduces Anxiety
Improves Cognitive Function
Sleep Better
“Melinda immediately put me at ease when I went into my first class. She has a special way of helping her students begin to connect to the flow of chi in their bodies and her way of explaining the movement is creative and easy to follow.”
——Tai Chi Student
Melinda Franceschini brings 25 years of practice to her gentle and powerful teaching style. She has benefitted from her practice greatly over the years and loves to witness how the practice enhances the lives of others.
Melinda has studied Tai Chi, Qigong and Bagua extensively with Master Bruce Frantzis and his senior instructors, notably Bill Ryan of Toward Harmony Tai Chi and Qigong. Master Frantzis is a disciple of Grandmaster Liu Hung Chieh in China who was a disciple of Wu Jien Chuan.
This workshop is designed to build on beginning practices for practitioners who have previously learned the seven movements. We will refine the movements, incorporate principles and internal components, and focus on Dragon and Tiger’s energetic practices. Through a variety of specific Dragon and Tiger exercises we will work on developing the ability to better feel energy and your energy field and move energy along the pathways of the movements.
The material learned in the workshop is designed to improve the circulation of chi, clear out blockages and increase the benefits of practicing your Dragon and Tiger set.
Tai chi is based on a 3,000-year-old system that works with the chi or life-force energy within your body.
When chi is flowing freely, in a balanced manner throughout the body, you have good health. If chi becomes blocked, stagnant or unbalanced in some manner, it leads to tension, discomfort and illness.
This principle is the foundation of Chinese medicine, which includes acupuncture. Tai chi, like acupuncture, works to clear blockages and balance chi within your body. Tai chi has the added benefit that you can easily do it for yourself anytime you wish.