Stone Guardian is a collaborative health movement based in Salem, Oregon. We emphasize holistic health through exercise, Acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and overall Qi cultivation.
Spring is nearly here and before we start another form we will pause to learn about the Liver organ system and practice an exercise to cleanse the wood nature of it.
Today we’ll introduce the 24 Stance Yang form of Taijiquan. We always start by discussing a bit of the history, learn some of the foot and hand positions and the first couple stances of the form.
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Today we’ll introduce the 24 Stance Yang form of Taijiquan. We always start by discussing a bit of the history, learn some of the foot and hand positions and the first couple stances of the form.
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Monday!
Review: Open Stance, Part the Wild Horse's Mane
Learn: White Crane Spreads Its Wings; Brush Knee and Step Forward; Play Lute
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Review: Open Stance, Part the Wild Horse's Mane
Learn: White Crane Spreads Its Wings; Brush Knee and Step Forward; Play Lute
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Monday!
Review: White Crane Spreads Its Wings; Brush Knee and Step Forward; Play Lute
Learn: Step Back, Reeling Forearms; Grasp Sparrow's Tail
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Review: White Crane Spreads Its Wings; Brush Knee and Step Forward; Play Lute
Learn: Step Back, Reeling Forearms; Grasp Sparrow's Tail
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Monday!
Review: Step Back, Reeling Forearms; Grasp Sparrow's Tail
Learn: Single Whip; Wave Hands Like Clouds, Single Whip
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Review: Step Back, Reeling Forearms; Grasp Sparrow's Tail
Learn: Single Whip; Wave Hands Like Clouds, Single Whip
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Monday!
Review: The form so far
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Review: The form so far
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Monday!
Learn: Stroke Horses Back; Cross Hands, Right Heel Kick; Strike Opponents Ears with Fists; Turn, Cross Hands, Left Heel Kick
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Learn: Stroke Horses Back; Cross Hands, Right Heel Kick; Strike Opponents Ears with Fists; Turn, Cross Hands, Left Heel Kick
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Monday!
Review: Stroke Horses Back; Cross Hands, Right Heel Kick; Strike Opponents Ears with Fists; Turn, Cross Hands, Left Heel Kick
Learn: Single Whip Low and Stand on Left Leg; Single Whip Low and Stand on Right Leg; Jade Lady Works Shuttles
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Review: Stroke Horses Back; Cross Hands, Right Heel Kick; Strike Opponents Ears with Fists; Turn, Cross Hands, Left Heel Kick
Learn: Single Whip Low and Stand on Left Leg; Single Whip Low and Stand on Right Leg; Jade Lady Works Shuttles
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Monday!
Review: Single Whip Low and Stand on Left Leg; Single Whip Low and Stand on Right Leg; Jade Lady Works Shuttles
Learn: Needle at Sea Bottom; Ward Off and Push Away; Turn, Intercept and Punch; As If Closing Shut; Cross Hands; Concluding Posture
Today is Mother’s Day, so if you have other plans, don’t worry, next week we’ll repeat the above material.
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Review: Single Whip Low and Stand on Left Leg; Single Whip Low and Stand on Right Leg; Jade Lady Works Shuttles
Learn: Needle at Sea Bottom; Ward Off and Push Away; Turn, Intercept and Punch; As If Closing Shut; Cross Hands; Concluding Posture
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Monday!
As last week was Mother’s Day and I wanted to not have to ask any student to choose between class and holiday events, we’ll repeat the last week class. If eveyone was able to make it we’ll start the form review.
Class Eight Material:
Review: Single Whip Low and Stand on Left Leg; Single Whip Low and Stand on Right Leg; Jade Lady Works ShuttlesLearn: Needle at Sea Bottom; Ward Off and Push Away; Turn, Intercept and Punch; As If Closing Shut; Cross Hands; Concluding Posture
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Review: For the remainder of the season we’ll review the entire form from start to finish. If there are any specific stances that you would like to focus on, call them out and we will spend some extra time on them.
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Monday!
Review: For the remainder of the season we’ll review the entire form from start to finish. If there are any specific stances that you would like to focus on, call them out and we will spend some extra time on them.
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Review: For the remainder of the season we’ll review the entire form from start to finish. If there are any specific stances that you would like to focus on, call them out and we will spend some extra time on them.
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Monday!
Review: For the remainder of the season we’ll review the entire form from start to finish. If there are any specific stances that you would like to focus on, call them out and we will spend some extra time on them.
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Review: For the remainder of the season we’ll review the entire form from start to finish. If there are any specific stances that you would like to focus on, call them out and we will spend some extra time on them.
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Monday!
Spider is out today celebrating one of his kid’s birthdays. Class will return next week.
Spider is out today celebrating one of his kid’s birthdays. Class will return next week.
Review: For the last class of the Spring season we’ll again review the entire form from start to finish. If there are any specific stances that you would like to focus on, call them out and we will spend some extra time on them.
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Review: For the last class of the Spring season we’ll again review the entire form from start to finish. If there are any specific stances that you would like to focus on, call them out and we will spend some extra time on them.
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Monday!
The last few weeks of the Winter Session will be for a review of the entire form. If there are any particular stances you want to focus on please draw attention to them; otherwise we’ll just start at the beginning and go to the end.
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Learn: Routine Eight: Straighten the Body Seven Times to Keep all Illness Away
As this is the last routine and fairly simple we will also review the entire form.
The last few weeks of the Winter Session will be for a review of the entire form. If there are any particular stances you want to focus on please draw attention to them; otherwise we’ll just start at the beginning and go to the end.
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Review: Routine Six: Turn Head and Look Back
Learn: Routine Seven: Touch Yong Quan
Review: Single Whip Low and Stand on Left Leg; Single Whip Low and Stand on Right Leg; Jade Lady Works Shuttles (Left, Right); Needle at Sea Bottom
Learn: Ward Off and Push Away; Turn, Intercept and Punch; As If Closing Shut; Cross Hands; Concluding Posture
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Review: Routine Five: Twisting the Fist and Focusing Fierce eyes
Learn: Routine Six: Turn Head and Look Back
Review: Stroke Horses Back; Cross Hands, Right Heel Kick; Strike Opponents Ears with Fists; Turn, Cross Hands, Left Heel Kick
Learn: Single Whip Low and Stand on Left Leg; Single Whip Low and Stand on Right Leg; Jade Lady Works Shuttles (Left, Right); Needle at Sea Bottom
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Learn: Routine Five: Twisting the Fist and Focusing Fierce eyes
Review: Single Whip; Wave Hands Like Clouds; Single Whip;
Learn: Stroke Horses Back; Cross Hands, Right Heel Kick; Strike Opponents Ears with Fists; Turn, Cross Hands, Left Heel Kick
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
We’ll be taking a break this week from the Ba Duan Jin to observe Lunar New Year. By request we’ll be discussing and throwing the Yijing for the coming Fire Horse Year. I will also be instructing on throwing the Yijing, for those that would like to learn.
We will also discuss an exercise that can be done with the Yijing, or really any book that you hold significant.
We had a bit of a change up last week as a group of new students found us and our regular group for the Winter session were absent, so we re-did the first week’s introduction class. This week I’ll assume we’ll be back on track until proven otherwise. If so the following class will occur.
Review: Step Back, Reeling Forearms; Grasp Sparrow's Tail
Learn: Single Whip; Wave Hands Like Clouds; Single Whip; Stroke Horses Back
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Review: Routine One through Four
Review: Step Back, Reeling Forearms; Grasp Sparrow's Tail
Learn: Single Whip; Wave Hands Like Clouds; Single Whip; Stroke Horses Back
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Review: Routine Three: Holding Up Heaven with a Single Hand
Learn: Routine Four: Turning the Head and Twisting the Tail
Review: White Crane Spreads Its Wings; Brush Knee; Play Lute
Learn: Step Back, Reeling Forearms; Grasp Sparrow's Tail (Left & Right)
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Due to student illnesses today’s class has been moved to next week. Hopefully this allows everyone a chance to recover from the variety of respiratory viruses kicking around and with luck, Salem will be a little less parched next week as well.
At the request of the active new students January 11th class will repeat on the 18th.
Review: Part Wild Horse’s Mane
Learn: White Crane Spreads Its Wings
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Review: Routine Two: Draw the Bow and Shoot the Arrow
Learn: Routine Three: Holding Up Heaven with a Single Hand
Review: Part Wild Horse’s Mane
Learn: White Crane Spreads Its Wings
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Review: Routine One: Hold Up the Heaven with Both Hands.
Learn: Routine Two: Draw the Bow and Shoot the Arrow
Learn: Part Wild Horse’s Mane
Review: Starting Posture
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Today we introduce the Ba Duan Jin Qigong form and learn the first rountine, Hold Up the Heaven with Both Hands.
Starting the first Sunday after the Winter Solstice we start the class from the beginning. This class will repeat after each Solstice and Equinox.
Today we’ll introduce the 24 Stance Yang form of Taijiquan. We always start by discussing a bit of the history, learn some of the foot and hand positions and the first couple stances of the form.
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
We’ll revisit the Seated Cosmic Axis with special attention paid to nourishing the seed of Yang that has just started to sprout.
This is a great class to start with if you are new to our Qigong classes. Next week we’ll be starting a new standing form.
Review: Jade Lady Works Shuttles, Needle at Sea Bottom, Ward Off and Push Away
Learn: Turn, Intercept and Punch, As If Closing Shut, Cross Hands, Concluding Posture
Review: Entire Form
Review: Single Whip Low and Stand on Left & Right Leg
Learn: Jade Lady Works Shuttles, Needle at Sea Bottom, Ward Off and Push Away
Review: Relinquish and Tranquility; Diamond Mudra
Learn: Great & Perfect Enlightenment; Diamond Mudra; The Great Wheel of Buddha; Diamond Mudra
Review: Turn, Cross Hands, Left Heel Kick
Learn: Single Whip Low and Stand on Left & Right Leg
Review: Discover Your Innate Noble Heart; Buddha’s Teaching
Learn: Relinquish and Tranquility; Diamond Mudra
