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Biographies
Instructors
Karen
Anderson
Stephanie
Brown
Laura Colvin
Becka Davis
Patrick
Martin
Emily
McRobbie
Lisa Oliver
Keelyn
Riley
Sarah
Witham
Bodyworkers
Amal
Lana
Lisa Oliver
Paul
Kulpinski
Counselors
Bradley
Olson
Nicolette
Sachs
Roxanne
Witte
Physicians
Brandie
Gowey
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Patrick
Martin, Tai Chi Practitioner and Teacher
Patrick began his study in holistic wellness in 1975 with Yang style Tai Chi
Master Waysun Liao at the Tai Chi Tao Center in Chicago, Illinois. In
conjunction with his tai chi practice he attended a four-year program under
the guidance of Sri Goswami Kriyananda at the Temple of Kriya
Yoga, also in
Chicago. At the Kriya Yoga Temple, Patrick studied and practiced in many
disciplines, from Eastern mysticism, Zen Buddhism, and Yogic philosophy to
Hatha Yoga practice and teaching.
His studies at the Temple of Kriya Yoga stirred an even greater passion for
Tai Chi. In 1989 he traveled to Mainland China to study and practice the
authentic Chen-style Tai Chi with Grand Master Chen
Zhenglei, who is
considered one of the ten most prominent Tai Chi Masters in China today.
After an intensive two-month study, including six hours of form practice per
day, six days a week, Patrick was welcomed and recognized through his Tai
Chi performance at Chenjiagou (Chen Village), the birthplace of Tai Chi.
In 1990 Patrick moved to Flagstaff from Chicago and began teaching the
authentic Chen style Tai Chi. In 1992 he was invited to teach through
Employee Assistance and Wellness at Northern Arizona University.
Patrick has studied with other prominent Chen Masters, and has participated
in numerous workshops with well-respected Tai Chi Masters, including Master
George Xu in San Francisco and Master Tsang Xia Xing from China. In July
2006 Patrick participated in the International Forum on Taijiquan in Thunder
Bay, Canada, where he performed before a panel of seven Grand Masters from
China and around the world.
Patrick's book Beginning Tai Chi with Patrick Martin was published in 2001.
His six part Beginning Tai Chi video series can be seen on the Dish Network
[channel 9411] as well as Flagstaff cable channels 4 and 59. Patrick
continues to present classes and programs through Northern Arizona
University, and offers workshops throughout the United States on managing
stress through Tai Chi.
"Real Tai Chi is moving qi gong, internal energy work. (the practice in
becoming a conscious participant in our own internal process, the process of
homeostasis). Otherwise it's just a dance of separate body parts with no
substance, no gong fu".
Patrick Martin
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