I teach the following classes on the Eastside:

• Morning class in Yang Style Tai Chi (Beijing 24 form).
  Location: near Marymoor Park in Redmond.
  Level:Only for those with prior Yang Style experience
  Times:7.30-8.30 am, Tuesdays and Fridays
  Contact: Martin Mellish, (425)881-6692, martin@theflow.org
   
• Open Tai Chi and Chi Kung Class
  Location:Redmond Athletic Club, Redmond
  Level: Open to all. Ongoing class.
  Time: 7.45-8.45 pm, Tuesdays.
   
• Yang 24 Form Tai Chi Class
  Location:Nothshore Senior Center, Bothell Parks and Rec, Bothell
  Level: Open to all. Learn the form in a 10-week session
  Time: 7.45-8.45 pm, Wednesdays
  

Beginning Yang Style Classes are an excellent introduction to T’ai Chi for people with no previous experience. You will learn a simple form that takes five minutes to do on a daily basis and I will also introduce most of the basic concepts of T’ai Chi and explain why and how it works.

Beginning Chen Style Classes are a good introduction to the Chen Style and also a preparation for some of Master Gao’s classes.

Chi Kung will include breathing, relaxation and visualization practices, the Five Animal forms (imitations of the movements of the Crane, Tiger, Bear, Deer, and Monkey) cleansing of body, mind, and spirit, the Healing Sounds, and exercises designed to open the joints and energy channels of the body.

Push Hands is the name given to a variety of two-person T’ai Chi exercises that develop sensitivity to and awareness of the flow of your partner’s energies and your own. It was formerly used as a preparation for self-defense, but most modern practitioners are more interested in:

• Learning to relate to others in soft, skilful, and productive ways instead of mindlessly giving in or butting heads.
• Checking the effectiveness of their T’ai Chi movements by seeing if they work with a partner.

There are no specific pre-requisites for this class, but I do like to talk with people first.

Chen Style Sword Workshops are designed both to teach the Chen sword form to new students and to allow those who followed Master Gao Fu’s workshops last year to go deeper. The workshops are structured as follows:

• One weekend workshop per month.
• New students learn the externals of the movements on Saturday afternoon.
• Old and new students get together on Sunday for detailed correction, revision, and internal instruction.

Private sessions are $50 per single person or $60 for two or more, for a one-hour session.