Tai Chi & Martial Arts

Swimming in All Directions [1]

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The title of this Somatics learning series is in homage to an early metaphor for Tai Chi - “Swimming in the Air.” Constrained movement of the shoulders is widespread in today’s world, and a source of genuine concern not only for Tai Chi enthusiasts, but for dancers, yogis, and athletes and fitness buffs of all persuasions. In my dual roles as long time Tai Chi teacher and Hanna Somatic Educator, I see tight shoulders almost invariably amongst students attempting to master the ancient discipline of Tai Chi, as well as in the great majority of clients who find their way to my clinic.

$15.00

Swaying in the Breeze [7]

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This is the latest in a series of guided lesson CDs designed by John Loupos C.S.E., M.S. to help you assume a proper stewardship of your own body.

Ideal for Tai Chi'ers, Yoga enthusiasts, and anyone involved in a sport or fitness discipline that calls for unerring balance and agility, as well as for persons whose natural sense of balance and proprioception has been compromised due to age or injury... this learning series will help you to stand straighter and to organize and move your body with more surety and certitude.

$15.00

Functional Differentiation of the Lumbar, Thoracic, & Cervical Spine [11]

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Do you remember when you were a kid, and looking back to the rear over your shoulder while backing up your car made for such a casual gesture that you'd toss your head around without a second thought? For most folks over the age of 40 or 50 those days are long gone. If twisting to look behind now entails a more concerted effort... if turning your head to either direction has devolved from a near automatic motion into one necessarily slower and more thought-out, perhaps even a whole body affair, than this CD series is for you.

$15.00

Where Breath Meets Qi [15]

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This unique approach to conscious and conscientious breathing and somatic organization makes for an invaluable practice adjunct for anyone involved in mindful disciplines, whether it be yoga, Tai Chi, Qigong, meditation, or just livin in your body in the best way you can. The lessons in this learning series offer a truly unique blending of some of the best and most healthful methods drawn from the traditions of East and West.

$15.00

Tai Chi Connections [DVD] [19]

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In this Tai Chi Connections DVD, Master-Teacher John Loupos teaches a traditional Yang style Tai Chi Chuan (taijiquan) form, with a unique emphasis on revealing the underlying principles that characterize higher level Tai Chi practice, no matter what style of Tai Chi you're interested in studying. Also included is John’s guidance on on mindfulness and stress relief, along with a section on stretching and Tai Chi warm ups.

$29.95

Tai Chi Connections : Advancing Your Tai Chi Experience [23]

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With training skills on rooting, stepping and TaiChi's mechanical nuances, you'll also learn how to slow your life down be free and develop a modality for life long happiness.

$20.95

Inside Tai Chi: Hints, Tips, Training & Process for Students and Teachers [27]

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Preparing you for what to expect in your Tai Chi journey, this book offers practical advice, observations, and training exercises for anyone on the path.

$20.95

Movements for Sensing & Freeing the Sacrum & Cranium for Tai Chi’ers & other human beings [31]

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Long time Tai Chi teacher and author John Loupos is also a student and teacher of Hanna Somatics and maintains a private clinical practice in same. John regards Tai Chi Chuan and Hanna Somatics as intelligent, even necessary, co-practices - as mutually supportive as one side of a coin to its opposite. This CD learning series is John’s latest project in his continuing quest to provide educational guidance for Tai Chi’ers and other individuals who want to live in their bodies in the best way. In this CD learning series John includes four lessons, plus an insightful postscript.

$15.00

Exploring Tai Chi [35]

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Designed to present Tai Chi as a tool for personal development and as a metaphor for living life in the clearest and most deliberate manner.

Sifu John Loupos began studying martial arts in 1966. As a young teen, John inherited a school of his own and has been teaching martial arts ever since. His repertoire of studies includes Okinawan Karate along with several Chinese Kung Fu systems including Bak Sil Lum, Choy Lay Fut, and Praying Mantis, plus Yang style T'ai Chi Chuan (108 move set), Liu He Ba Fa, Xingyi, and Bagua.

$20.95