Peaceable Dragon

Taiji Level 1 / Burke VA / Mon Apr 13-Jul 13

Kris Brinker — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:52:42 +0000

Day(s): Mondays
Date(s): April 13 - July 13, 2009
Time(s): 7PM-7:50PM
Number of Classes: 13
Location: Ekoji Buddist temple
Class Code: N/A
Fees: $130 Non-temple Members / $104 Temple members
Description: Taiji (Tai Chi) Level 1
Yang Style - Ch’eng Man Ching VariationClasses will be taught with an emphasis on relaxation and increasing flexibility. Modifications are available for physical considerations. The goal is to relax, have fun, and increase and maintain health through breathing and the gentle movements of the form.

A tool for improving physical and mental health, taijiquan is also a martial art, with each movement having applications.

Please register by email before April 9, 2009. Please use this link. Please include your name, phone number and email. Please bring your payment to the first class.
Email Kris for more information.

Sheng Zhen Qigong/Silver Spring, MD/April 18-June 13

Mike Kornely — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:52:25 +0000

Day(s): Saturday
Time(s): 10:30-11:45
Number of Classes: 9
Location: Pine Crest Local Park Building, Silver Spring
Class Code: 243023
Fees: $72.00
Description: XXXX

“Brain Painting and the Music of the Mind”

Paul Rischard — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:22:08 +0000

Peaceable Dragon Board of Directors member Paras Kaul is featured on a program With Good Reason airing on March 28th.

You know what it is like to have a song stuck in your head? But what if your brain is constantly making music of its own without your knowledge. Paras Kaul of George Mason University in Fairfax, VA taps into the natural melodies of her mind and converts them to digital sound, making brain music. Find the program at www.withgoodreasonradio.org/2009/03/brain-painting-and-the-music-of-the-mind. Listen to the program at http://www.withgoodreasonradio.org

NBC Covers Taijiquan for Stress Relief

Paul Rischard — Tue, 13 May 2008 09:41:17 +0000

A recent NBC segment on “Mind and Body” showed the results of medical studies at the University of California at Irvine. These studies indicate that Taijiquan (Tai Chi) can relieve stress and promote a greater sense of well-being. The link is http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24490120/

Vital Force (Qi) Revealed

Webmaster — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:58:41 +0000

Check out this Vital Force (Qi) demonstration video by Kourosh Kashani.

Jan Nogle

Jan Nogle — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:14:07 +0000

Jan learned Taiji (Yang style, Cheng Man-Ch’ing variation) from John Allen. She practices standing, sitting, and reclining Qigong, Taiji Sword, and Walking Qigong. In October 2007, she became certified in “Evidence Based Taiji” as taught by Master Yang Yang. He holds a Ph.D. in Kinesiology, has conducted research on his Seven Step Taiji form, and in 2006 was honored as the “Qigong Master of the Year” at the 9th World Congress on Qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is now affiliated with Peaceable Dragon. Jan teaches Evidence Based Taiji/Qigong classes to staff at a rehabilitation hospital twice a week. She also teaches Taiji twice a week for multiple classes at the Recreational Center of the Fairfax County Park System with John Allen.

Jan’s extensive background and experience in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation add unique dimensions to her understanding and practice of Taiji and Qigong. She is the Director of Clinical Neuropsychology at a rehabilitation hospital where she works intensively with individuals who have suffered a brain insult, such as a traumatic brain injury or a stroke. She easily relates the similarities of her professional career with the internal arts and is able to explain in layman terms the internalization experiences that go beyond Taiji and Qigong choreography. Her focus is consistently on nurturing the body, mind, and spirit of her patients as well as in her students in Taiji and Qigong. She hopes to develop research into the application of Qigong and Taiji principles to the healing of individuals trying to recover from a brain insult.

She also finds time for watercolor (her specialty), ink and pencil drawings, harp playing, and exploring Chinese brush painting, or Sumi-e. She is a passionate naturalist and her compassion for all animals and natural things align perfectly with the philosophies of the Tao.

Kourosh Kashani

Kourosh Kashani — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:19:29 +0000

Kourosh’s training in the art of traditional medicine began in 1977 when he was six years old, through his traditionally-trained father. It was not until his years as an undergraduate studying engineering that he realized his calling as a healer. He completed his engineering studies at Virginia Tech before moving on to pursue his passion at the Traditional Acupuncture Institute where studied Classical Chinese Medicine and Five Element Acupuncture and earned a master’s degree in acupuncture. He also completed a certification program in Chinese Herbal Medicine with Thea Elijah at the Academy of Five Element Acupuncture.

Over the years, Kourosh studied various forms of traditional healing, medicine and internal arts, the most valuable portion of his education being at the hands of a few great souls in the traditional mode of experiential learning. He began his study of the internal arts in 1990. He first studied Zen Bu Do Karate, followed by the Tang Shou Tao system of Chinese internal martial arts (Xing Yi Quan, Ba Gua Zhang, and Taiji Quan) brought to the US by Sifu Xu Hong Ji. He then studied Kriya Yoga and Tibetan and Taoist Internal Arts with Sunyata Saraswati. He is currently studying ancient Chinese medicine with Jeffery Yuen, 88th generation Taoist priest, as well as Hatha Yoga with various instructors.

Kourosh created the Circle of One non-profit center of traditional medicine in 2000 to provide a vehicle through which to serve people in need while staying true to the principle of never turning anyone away who asks for help, regardless of their circumstances. For more information, visit www.circleofone.org.

Kourosh has dedicated his life to the study, practice and development of internal arts, healing and medicine, the treatment of people in need, and sharing the knowledge with which he has been blessed. He continues to treat people at the Circle of One clinic, teach classes in the internal arts, and lectures publicly on various subjects relating to spirituality, internal arts, traditional medicine, eastern philosophy, and personal development.