Lotus TrainingSunday November 18
time: 10:00 -17:00 Entrance next to Zonnelicht KDV Rijnstraat 559 - 's Hertogenbosch tel: +31 (0)73 - 612 5282 (office hours) |
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Qigong, Tai Chi, Peace Games & Push Hands
Workshops by Grandmaster Marilyn Cooper
On the 18th of November 2018, there is a unique workshop in the Lotus-Building in Den Bosch. A foreign kung fu grandmaster comes to teach Qigong, Peace Games & Tai Chi Push Hands. A daunting experience uncovers many hidden gems of martial arts in a workshop form.
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Schedule for Sunday November 18th
- 10am Qigong (energy-work for clearing the mind, relieving stress, strengthening the immune system and stimulating positive energy-flow).
- 11am to 12(noon) Peace Games (9 solo, partnered and whole group games based on Qigong, Tai Chi, Shaolin and Bagua - systems of kung fu - that are designed to make participants feel calm, grounded, centered and empathetic with others). Good for students in a classroom, gym or playground.
- 1pm to 5pm Tai Chi & Push Hands: Warm-ups (joint rotations), and stretches will prepare the body for the range of motion needed for Tai Chi. Then we will learn a few basic forms from much longer forms of Tai Chi. We will use those forms with partners to understand how they function for fighting and for healing. We will take breaks for questions, to drink water or tea and to rest.
The Peace Games are solo, partnered and group games based on Tai Chi. They generate peace of mind and healing energy without the lengthy, laborious learning process of traditional Tai Chi training. The Peace Games are great for introducing newbies to Tai Chi, for teachers of kids to have new ways to make their students less likely to be bullies or victims of bullying, more focused, calm and centered.
For wellness in the workplace, Taoist deep breathing and movements called Qigong target the pain, stiffness and brain fatigue from working at computers, from driving and even from biking. The Peace Games are a good tool for mediating conflicts, creating a productive atmosphere in the workplace, and are wonderful way to get folks together at retreats and conferences.
"Awareness energy" called "Qi" is channeled throughout each person's body. Here we see people sharing that grounded awareness in "Push the Turtle." Participants feel positively energized, calmer, more grounded, more in tune with nature and with others after playing the Peace Games and practicing Qigong and Tai Chi.
Sincerely,
Grandmaster Marilyn Cooper
For wellness in the workplace, Taoist deep breathing and movements called Qigong target the pain, stiffness and brain fatigue from working at computers, from driving and even from biking. The Peace Games are a good tool for mediating conflicts, creating a productive atmosphere in the workplace, and are wonderful way to get folks together at retreats and conferences.
"Awareness energy" called "Qi" is channeled throughout each person's body. Here we see people sharing that grounded awareness in "Push the Turtle." Participants feel positively energized, calmer, more grounded, more in tune with nature and with others after playing the Peace Games and practicing Qigong and Tai Chi.
Sincerely,
Grandmaster Marilyn Cooper
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Grandmaster Marilyn Cooper has an extensive career in martial arts, women’s empowerment and teaching. Starting in the mid-1960s as an art student, she emerged years later, a Kung Fu artist. She wrote articles on kung fu and has performed at universities and masters’ demonstrations around the world.
She opened her first Kung Fu school in 1980 in New York City, and have been teaching Kung Fu ever since. She also founded a national non-profit institute called Pushing for Peace, whose mission is to promote a T’ai Chi program designed to help prevent youth violence and improve mental and physical health. Her Peace Games are now taught all over the world. |
“In my opinion, Marilyn provides a uniquely effective learning experience of immense breadth and depth. She has devoted a lifetime of passion and expertise to making accessible the often cryptic teachings of centuries-old Chinese health and martial arts to students of all levels and backgrounds, including in the areas that Grandmaster Kwok stressed: martial applications, health and healing practices, and performance.
Her program for young children incorporates the deep philosophical principles of taijiquan to impart character, respect, balance and humility, while her work with adults further promotes health, fitness, and self-defense.
She embodies the best that martial artists may become: skilled and humble, learned and generous; respectful of tradition while aware of the need to grow. Marilyn is a true master and a rare martial artist, teacher, and person.”
Her program for young children incorporates the deep philosophical principles of taijiquan to impart character, respect, balance and humility, while her work with adults further promotes health, fitness, and self-defense.
She embodies the best that martial artists may become: skilled and humble, learned and generous; respectful of tradition while aware of the need to grow. Marilyn is a true master and a rare martial artist, teacher, and person.”
—Jeffrey K. Lee - GCA Law Partners, LLP