We're excited to offer FREE Tai Chi and Qigong classes at the Walnut Beach Farmer's Market on Thursdays in Milford . The classes will be pre-market from 3pm - 3:45pm and open to the public. Classes are family friendly and suitable for all ages and abilities. Stay after class and enjoy the market from 4pm - 7pm which includes food trucks and live music.

Upcoming class dates: August 15, and August 22.

Visit our table at the 45th Milford Oyster Festival in Main Street USA on the Milford Green. The Milford Oyster Festival is voted as the best food festival in Connecticut with over 50,000 attendees each year.

Stop by our table and pick up some giveaway items.

September 13 is Mid Autumn Festival, the 2nd largest Chinese holiday of the year, when you light lanterns and eat mooncakes. We will celebrate by taking a field trip to Manhattan's Chinatown on Saturday, September 7. We will leave after our 9am - 10am Tai Chi class. We will eat dim sum for lunch, go to the martial arts supply store, visit some bakeries to buy mooncakes, and have some individual shopping time.

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What: Health Qigong Wu Qin Xi (Five Animals Exercises) Workshop

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When: Sunday, September 15, 2019, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

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Where: Aiping Tai Chi Center, 518 Boston Post Rd, Orange, CT 06477

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Cost: $35 currently registered students of Aiping Tai Chi Center and their guests; $50 general admission; $60 at the door.

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Register: Click here to register.

Wu Qin Xi (Five Animal Exercises) is a set of Health Qigong imitating the movements of tigers, deer, bears, monkeys and birds. It was designed by Hua Tuo, a leading physician of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220AD). It is based on existing ancient Chinese traditional physical exercises following theories of the functions of the internal organs and meridians as well as the principles of the circulations of Qi and blood in the human body. Wu Qin Xi is the theme of this year's World Health Qigong Day. All International Health Qigong Federation member organizations are called to promote and learn Wu Qin Xi around the world to understand the charm of Wu Qin Xi and to further understand Health Qigong.

This workshop will be taught by Shifu Shirley Chock and will include detailed instructions on the movements of each of the five animals, along with information on which organs and meridians are stimulated by each of the movements.

We are proud to participate again in the 7th Yale University Multicultural Block Party. Event will be held Sunday, September 22nd from 12pm - 3:30pm at the Yale Divinity School courtyard. We will give a Tai Chi demonstration at the event. Stop by our table to pick up giveaway items. Stay tuned for more details.

Fun Fact: Shifu Shirley Chock was the organizer of Yale University's first Multicultural Block Party in 2012.

One of the many fun things to do in New Haven are the cultural "Pop Ups" on the New Haven Green sponsored by the Proprietors of the Green. This summer the pop ups have included music, dance, and capoiera. We are excited to give a Tai Chi pop up on Saturday, September 28. Join us for a Tai Chi demonstration and free Tai Chi class. The event will be free and open to the public. Stay tuned for more details.