Class Schedules

January 9, 2012

Instructors will be available for be a free practice venue for Form graduates and Form I and Form II students. Click here for more information.

There are no residency requirements to take classes (you do not have to be a resident of Allen).

All JFRC classes are for ages 18 years and up unless otherwise noted (Introduction to Tai Chi class is for ages 16 and up). To register for any of the classes at Joe Farmer facilities, please contact the Joe Farmer Recreation Center (JFRC) in Allen at 214-509-4750, 1201 E. Bethany, Allen, TX 75002.

Now also offering Tai Chi For Corporate & Small Groups through Prime Distributing. Please call or e/mail to sign up:
Carole Booth 972-562-1153
info@taichiplayers.com

Saturday In The Park:
Group Practice and Instruction

Instructors will be available for be a free practice venue for Form graduates and current Form I and Form II students at the Joe Farmer Rec Center's amphitheater in Allen.

Form graduates and current Form advanced students may come to perform the Lu Tai Chi Form from 8:00 to 9:00 AM. Student discussion and more information can be found on the Lu Tai Chi Facebook page.

Please RSVP to Elise, Kelly, or Carole during class or via e-mail at info@taichiplayers.com if you plan to attend a Saturday session (so that we know we need to attend).

Saturday Classes

Saturday sessions are held in the morning when confirmed by instructor. If it is raining or the temperature is unusually high, sessions may be cancelled.

Introduction to Tai Chi*
Ages 16+

Lakeside Club House
Joe Farmer Recreation Center
1201 E. Bethany, Allen, TX
Mondays, 6:30 - 7:30 PM

To sign up:

There are no residency requirements to take classes (you do not have to be a resident of Allen).

Visit http://www.allenparks.org. See Quick Links: Go to Stuff Online>Activities>Land Fitness. You may also sign up at JFRC Front Desk in person or by calling: 214-509-4750.

Tai Chi is sometimes called “Moving Meditation.” An easy class for practicing the basics of Tai Chi’s unique slow movements that benefit the body, mind and spirit. Tai Chi will strengthen muscles and improve balance while increasing energy and vitality. As you move to quiet music, Tai Chi can promote relaxation and reduce stress to help you sleep better, become calm and gain inner peace. Repeat the class again and again, or use it as a prerequisite for the Yang Style Lu Tai Chi 64/Move Form class.

*For new Students. Required before taking any Tai Chi Form class.

Winter/Spring 2012
Mondays, 6:30-7:30 PM

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1/23 to 2/27

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3/12 to 4/18

T'ai Chi / Form Class, Part I
Ages 18+

Lakeside Club House
Joe Farmer Recreation Center,
1201 E. Bethany, Allen, TX
Mondays, 7:30 - 8:30 PM

(Note: Beginning in October, this class will meet on Wednesday nights.)

You must first complete the Introduction to Tai Chi class listed above before you sign up for this class.

To sign up visit http://www.allenparks.org. See Quick Links: Go to Stuff Online>Activities>Land Fitness. You may also sign up at JFRC Front Desk in person or by calling: 214-509-4750.

For those who want to learn the first half of the 64/Move, Lu/Yang Style Tai Chi Form, or to refresh their Form. A continuous class. Open to those who completed the Introduction to Tai Chi or with previous Tai Chi experience. Join the class at any session. The Yang style is a beautiful, rounded form, focused on weight shifts and moving with the Tai Chi energy ball to gain calm, strength and balance.

Winter/Spring 2012
Wednesdays, 7:40-8:40 PM

Make-up class on Wednesday, January 11 at 7:30 PM at Lakeside.

PLEASE NOTE: The Wednesday, January 25 class will meet at the Allen Recreation Hall for this one class only. On the next Wednesday class (March 1) classes will return to Lakeside. Click here for directions to the Rec Hall.

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1/18 to 2/29

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3/7 to 4/18

T'ai Chi / Form Class, Part II
Ages 18+

Lakeside Club House
Joe Farmer Recreation Center
1201 E. Bethany, Allen, TX
Wednesdays, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

(Note: Beginning in October, this class will meet on Monday nights.)

Note: You must first complete the Tai Chi Part I class listed above before you sign up for this class.

To sign up visit http://www.allenparks.org. See Quick Links: Go to Stuff Online>Activities>Land Fitness. You may also sign up at JFRC Front Desk in person or by calling: 214-509-4750.

Continuous class for learning the second half and conclusion of the Yang Style Lu Tai Chi 64/Move Form. Open to anyone who has completed the Tai Chi Form Class, Part I class or has had previous Tai Chi experience. This ongoing class is also for those who have already learned the Form and wish to refine it.

Winter/Spring 2012
Mondays, 7:40-8:40 PM

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1/16 to 2/27

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3/5 to 4/16

Silk Reeling Classes
Ages 18+

Tai Chi silk reeling is a basic foundation to Tai Chi that mimics the motion of pulling silk from a silkworm. The silk reeling movements are continuous, cyclic patterns performed at a constant, slow speed with the "light touch" of drawing silk. The arms form circles while shifting the weight from leg to leg, and this motion in turn drives the rest of the joints of the body in a fluid, spiraling motion. Experience the pleasure of Silk Reeling, the world famous exercise acclaimed for strengthening your core while helping to gain balance, peace and better health. Close the class with the Exercise for Bringing In the Colors to help push out impurities and bring in healing and uplifting energies.

No classes scheduled at this time.

©Carole Booth
Teacher of Lu 64 Movement
Yang Style Tai Chi Form
Founding Member of Lu Tai Chi Players