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Eastport Arts Center’s latest wellness offering is Tai Chi with Valerie Michael. Weekly sessions will be offered on Sundays, 1-2 pm, beginning March 2. Students of all levels of experience are welcome to join the sessions, which will present Yang style Tai Chi: a 37-movement Chen Man Ching form.The circular, flowing motions of Tai Chi help relax body and mind and are a form of moving meditation. The practice provides moderate aerobic training equal to levels obtained by walking at a moderate pace. The integrated movements result in less strain and greater power with less effort and better balance. The slowness of the Tai Chi movements, in combination with the slightly flexed stances and placement of weight on one leg at a time for sustained periods, leads to significant lower extremity strength training and increased loading on the skeleton, which promotes strong bones. In addition, slow, continuous, relaxed and repetitive movement also results in dynamic stretching, which enhances overall flexibility.
Classes will be offered by donation of $5 to 15 per session. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. The sessions are designed for adults and older teens. Students should wear comfortable clothing that does not restrict movement, and supportive footwear. Participants will be invited to join an email contact list for the group, to receive updates, as needed, to the weekly schedule.
Valerie Michael grew up in Oxford, England, and was a middle school art educator for thirty years in upstate New York. She relocated to Maine fourteen years ago and has been studying Yang style Tai Chi for thirteen years, alongside working as an artist and member of Eastport Gallery.
Details of these and other opportunities to get involved at Eastport Arts Center may be found at eastportartscenter.org.
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