TAI CHI CLASSES IN WOLFVILLE,
Nova Scotia, Canada

The KINGS COUNTY TAI CHI ASSOCIATION has been holding classes year round in Wolfville since February 1983 at the St. John's Parish Hall on Main Street.

Style

Yang Style, as taught by the late Mr. Lee Shiu Pak of Montreal - a traditional long form with upright posture and expansive movements

Instructor

Marilyn Manzer has been instructing in Wolfville since 1985. She has studied since 1984 with Sam Slutsky of Montreal, who apprenticed with Mr. Lee and regularly gives workshops in Wolfville. Prior to that she studied the Taoist tai chi style with John Panter of Halifax, and prior to that Mr. Lee's yang style with Margaret Ann Capper Galbraith, who currently teaches in Sackville, N.B.

Classes

Classes are held on Thursday evenings at the St. John's Parish Hall from 7:00 - 9:00 pm from September to May. In the summer they are usually held elsewhere. This class is simultaneously for all levels and has several advanced students who assist with instructing beginners. People of any level can join the class at any time.

The classes begin with warm-up (or slow down) breathing and movement exercises, followed by practicing tai chi walking through perfecting "brush knee twists" and "step back and repulse the monkey". This is followed by performing the tai chi exercise in a large group. Then the group divides according to the stage of learning and we work in small groups, finishing the evening by performing the first stage of the exercise program all together. Halfway through the class we always stop for a cup of mint tea and a bit of conversation.

The emphasis in the class is to learn the exercise form and to developing correct posture, alignments and placements for the practice of tai chi.

For more information about our style of tai chi and other classes in the Maritime Provinces visit our tai chi website at http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Philosophy/Taichi/

To request further information, contact:

Marilyn Manzer
53 Pleasant St., Wolfville, N.S. B4P 1M9
902-542-0558
email: marilyn@marilynmanzer.com