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Tips on Teaching Seniors

kleinpj — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:48:47 +0000

I met many wonderful teachers at ‘A Taste of China’ Summer Seminar. Many teach Seniors who have movement and/or cognitive challenges. As part of our seminar sharing, I explained how I use 12″ length of foam ‘float’ noodles to assist students to perform movements such as ‘prayer wheel’ and ‘cloud hands’ as well as for self-tapping massage.
If you teach Seniors and have valuable knowledge to share on successful teaching strategies and classs activities for this student group, this is the place to share. We invite your comments and teaching tips.
PK

QIGONG

kleinpj — Mon, 26 May 2008 17:32:46 +0000

To all Chi Timers:
We are expanding Chi Time programming to include more traditional QIGONG froms. We will be posting information about new seminar and workshop programming in the fall as well as new instructional resources in our e-store.
In preparation….I have just completed a QiGong Instructor Certification course with Master George Picard for 24 Posture QiGong in the ‘Wu YI Jie He’ family system. At the June ‘08 ATOC seminar, I will be training with Dr. Yang Yang. Later in August, I will study for 2 weeks with Master Yang Jwing Ming at his California mountain retreat center. In Nov, I will be training with Master Jiang Jianye, out of Albany NY.

Chi time @ School March ‘08

kleinpj — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:20:40 +0000

We attended two school health fairs in march ‘08: Elmwood Village Charter School, Bufffalo, NY and Cheektowaga Central, Cheektowaga, NY. We hope to have Chi Time @ school breaks introduced in these school very soon.

Hilton Head S.C. Hospitality

kleinpj — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:17:55 +0000

Feb 28th, I had a wonderful visit with both the Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s family support Groups in Bluffton/Hilton Head, South Carolina. We did the ‘Chi for You’ and ‘5 Elements’ Routines. Many of the atttendees agreed to partiicpate in our on going research about utlity of taiji/qigong for caregivers and individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.

For Health Professionals

kleinpj — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:52:25 +0000

If you are a PT, OT, exercise specialist or other health professional, and you are integrating taiji/qigong into your practice in some way, let us know about your work, your successes, and post inquiries about problem-solving any challenges.
PK

Chi-Time @ School Blog

kleinpj — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:09:58 +0000

We have recently launched our latest product ‘Chi Time @ School’. those of you who are trying out this activity in your classes or rehab sessions, please, share your successes and post inquiries for help with porblem-solving any challenges encountered.

TV Show to air soon

Admin — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:32:39 +0000

In late summer, the Wellness Institute of Buffalo & WNY teamed up with Apollo Media to produce a 30-minute public service TV show with the purpose of encouraging seniors to exercise for health. Three types of exercise are featured: walking, resistance band exercise, and taiji/qigong. As part of the presentation, Penny Klein, Bill Klein, members of bill adams matial Arts: Nancy Moxon and Ann Heyden, Michelle Cofield from Town of Tonawada Sr. Center, and Taiji Buddies: 94-year old Alice Eidenier and her daughter Pat Honsberger demonstrated ‘Chi for You, Two , or More’ routines. The show will be aired in Buffalo on public TV in the near future. Viewers will be able to call in and request a ‘fit kit’ which includes our award-winning ‘Chi for You, Two , or More’ DVD, Qi Concept Productions, 2006.
We will update on channels, dates, and times for broadcast airings.

Passport to Wellnes Fall walks

Admin — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:18:14 +0000

As is our custom, this spast Friday, Oct 26th, 2007, we were out at the final Passport to Wellness Walk sponsored by the Wellness Institute of Buffalo and WNY. The walk was held at the Delaware Park Rose Garden. We led the warm-up exercise by introducing the group to some basic taiji/qigong exercise. The day was beautiful, partially cloudy the very white clouds free form ona background of blue sky. The fall colors were at their and the yellows, reds, oranges, and green of the trees were reflected in Hoyt Lake as we walk around its perimeter. We met a lot of nice people and renewed a few old friendships. In addition to introducing taiji/qigong to the walkers, we teamed up with D’Youville College Physical Therapy Department and the Western NY District of the American Physical Therapy Association to help celebrate October as PT Month by doing balance screening and offered advice on falls prevention. All in all, a great time.
PK

Alzheimer’s caregiver research in progress

Admin — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:05:28 +0000

This past June, we presented preliminary results of our ongoing research into the utility of an instructional DVD (Chi for You, Two, or More) and perceived benefits of taiji/qigong practice for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. We are still conducting free workshops in our area as a means of recruiting subjects and are willing to travel to conduct free workshops in other geographic areas.

Let us know if you want to host a workshop in your area. This work is partially funded by a grant from D’Youville College.

Tai Chi Chuan in management of Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease

Admin — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:43:35 +0000

As a follow up to a study on therapeutic benefits of taiji for individuals with Parkinson’s disease by Klein PJ & Adams W published in ‘Neurology Report’ in 2006, P. Klein was invited to be a contributing author for a new publication: ‘Tai Chi Chuan, State-of-the-Art in International Research’,
Editor: Dr. Youlian Hong, University of Hong Kong,
Publisher: S. Karger Publisher.
The book is a definitive synthesis of contemporary research in TCC with comprehensive reference works in which studies from biomechanics, physiology, psychology, health and fitness, rehabilitation and therapy, clinical treatment as well as social impact are reported. It is being written by a team of international experts. When complete, it will be published as a volume in the series ‘MEDICINE AND SPORT SCIENCE’. The work is now in the proof reading stage. It should go to press in early 2008. Members of the Tuesday AM Taiji Buddies class (MaryJo, Alice, Pat, Jim, Diane, Paul, Nancy & Bob) are featured in a photo/ illlustration in our chapter.

PK