Event box

Tai Chi for Health - October Series

Tai Chi for Health - October Series In-Person

Strengthen your body and your mind and join Master Domingo Colon of the Tai Chi School of Westchester to practice Tai Chi.  The class includes easy-to -follow meditation, chi kung exercises, and Tai Chi choreography which may be done while seated or standing. No prior Tai Chi experience is necessary. 

Practicing Tai Chi's gentle, mindful movements can provide health benefits including improved balance, breathing, flexibility, strength, coordination, circulation, and stress reduction. Feel the flow of Chi energy and peace and calmness of Tai Chi right from the very first class!

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. A single registration enrolls you in both October classes held on Wednesdays, October 2 and 9.

Before practicing Tai Chi for health purposes, please seek advice from your main healthcare provider, such as your family doctor.

Practice Tai Chi at home with Hoopla or Kanopy, free with your library card, using the links below or borrow a print copy of Domingo's Senior's Tai Chi Workout:

https://www.hoopladigital.com/search?title=Tai+Chi&kindId=7&genreName=health&page=1

https://www.hoopladigital.com/search?title=Tai+Chi&kindId=9&genreName=health&page=1

https://www.kanopy.com/en/wls/video/1583259

https://www.kanopy.com/en/wls/video/5684360

https://www.kanopy.com/en/wls/mylists/customplaylists/12965551

Dates & Times:
11:00am - 11:45am, Wednesday, October 2, 2024
11:00am - 11:45am, Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Multipurpose Room
Audience:
  Adults  
Categories:
  Health & Wellness     Older Adults  
Registration has closed. (This event has to be booked as part of a series)

Photo of Instructor, Master Domingo Colon, in seated Tai Chi poseMaster Domingo Colon began his study of Tai Chi in 1965. He studied under three leading authorities of the art, Masters Wm. C.C.Chen, C. K. Chu and B. P. Chan. By 1975, he had developed the necessary skills to be appointed Chief Instructor by Master C. K. Chu. In 1978, he founded the Tai Chi School of Westchester, where he taught exercise classes on all aspects of Tai Chi focusing on Tai Chi’s benefits for health including balance, breathing exercises, relaxation, improving strength, flexibility, coordination and circulation.

Since 1971, Master Colon has taught numerous special courses for many tri-state companies, civic groups, colleges, continuing education programs, hospitals and other health facilities. He has appeared many times on cable television and radio shows and is a contributor to specialized publications dealing with the martial arts and Chinese healing methods. He has also designed programs for seniors and individuals with special needs.

Master Colon studied physical therapy at Hunter College in New York, working primarily in sports medicine, and in 1992 was certified as an Adaptive Fitness Instructor trained to teach aerobic, strength and flexibility exercises to the physically challenged. Master Colon is the author of "Senior’s Tai Chi Workout" and is a contributor to the book Things to Do When You Are 70. In 2009, Master Colon presented “Teaching Tai Chi to Special Populations” at the 1st International Tai Chi Symposium held in Nashville, Tenn. In 2013, Master Colon was the recipient of the prestigious Action Martial Arts Magazine “Action Hall of Honors Instructor of the Year Award”. This unique and extensive background in Tai Chi and physical therapy allows Master Colon to teach a highly effective and safe synthesis of Eastern and Western healing methods.

Event Organizer

Profile photo of Janet Heneghan
Janet Heneghan

Library Assistant, Adult Services

(she, her, hers)

More events like this...