T'ai Chi is coming to Blueberry Gardens Healing Center

Blueberry Gardens Healing Center News | March 2025

T'ai Chi is coming to Blueberry Gardens!

We are excited to welcome a new T'ai Chi class to join our schedule of weekly movement and meditation classes in the Octagon beginning May 15. See below for more information and a complete list of what's happening this Spring at Blueberry Gardens.

Beginning T'ai Chi

This class is a blend between Qigong (pronounced “Chee Gong”) and T’ai Chi with a focus on balance, control, and mental focus. It is intended for those with no experience with T’ai Chi as well as those who prefer to experience the benefits of T’ai Chi with a minimal number of steps a form.

When practiced regularly over time, T’ai Chi and Qigong improve balance, lower fall risk, increase flexibility, relieve pain and stress, lower

blood pressure, and increase mental focus and awareness.

T’ai Chi is one type of Qigong. Qigong is an older practice that includes gentle movement, breathing techniques, self-massage, and meditation. Students will experience the gentle calming practice of Qigong while learning principles of T’ai Chi.

The T’ai Chi forms are repetitive patterns that emphasize slow, flowing motions and controlled movements. They contain five to nine movements based upon the Institute of Integral Qigong and T’ai Chi (IIQTC)’s T’ai Chi Easy^TM and Integral T’ai Chi forms.

Wear loose clothing. No special equipment is needed.

Instructor: Nancy Goldberg

Class Schedule: Thursday mornings, 10:30 am – 11:30 am

• May 15, 22, 29

• June 5, 12, 19

Class size is limited to 20.

Pricing:

• $72 paid in full for 6 classes ($12/class)

• $20 class for drop in

Payable by check, cash, or Paypal.

To register for classes, contact Nancy via her website, CultivatingInnerChi.com, or email,

nancy@cultivatinginnerchi.com.

Nancy Goldberg has been practicing T’ai Chi since 2005 and Qigong since 2011. She was immediately drawn to its grounding and therapeutic nature, and credits it with helping her reduce stress and maintain her balance. After retiring as a systems engineer in 2022, she obtained certifications to teach both Qigong and T’ai Chi from the IIQTC and then started her teaching practice. In her previous profession, she developed skills to break complex challenges into simpler, more manageable tasks to be performed by a team. She brings this ability to her teaching practice: simplifying complex steps into easy to follow instructions. She enjoys both teaching and learning from her students.

• Medical Qigong Practice leader, the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC), Feb 2022

• Integral Qigong Teacher, Level 1, IIQTC, May 2023

• Integral Tai Chi Teacher, Level 2, IIQTC, Nov 2023

• Email: nancy@cultivatinginnerchi.com

• Website: CultivatingInnerChi.com

Upcoming Classes in the Octagon

Yoga, Biodanza, and more! Check out the class calendar to see what's happening each month:

Classes at Blueberry Gardens

**We follow the Montgomery County School schedule for closing for inclement weather.

Yoga

Yoga is an ancient spiritual practice that supports our desire for physical and mental health and spiritual harmony. Hatha yoga is the yoga that focuses more on physical well-being and helping to bring our bodies into balance using breathing, relaxation and body awareness through yoga asanas, or postures. More than a physical exercise, yoga encompasses mindfulness, concentration, and mental awareness in a non-competitive environment. Anyone can do yoga at a pace that is appropriate for them.

Gentle Level I Yoga class, Mondays, 5:45 pm – 7:00 pm

Instructor: Deborah Boggs

To register, contact Deborah at 301-570-5468 or deborah.boggs@blueberrygardens.org.

Biodanza

"Biodanza is about learning to dance with life and rediscovering the pleasure of living." — founder Rolando Toro Araneda

Born in South America, today Biodanza is enjoyed all over the world!

What Can You Expect at a Class?

Music, dance and movement that free your natural flow.

Inspiration and experimentation with free and guided movement (no steps to remember.)

Uplifting social connection and fun.

Shifts in body, heart and mind!

Each week is a re-set away from stress towards joy and freedom.

Adults of all ages are welcome. No experience needed, just bring your curious heart, comfortable clothes for moving in, bare feet and a water bottle.

Thursdays, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Instructor: Michelle Dubreuil Macek

Contact Michelle to register at 410-736-9311 or info@biodanzausa.com.

Gong Meditation Sound Bath

A relaxing meditation experience that uses Gong, Singing Bowls and other instruments to allow the participants to release stress and clear the busy mind. Often called a Sound Bath because you will be surrounded and “bathed” in sound waves and vibrations. Please come join us! No experience necessary.

Last Wednesday of the month, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Led by: Josh Howell

Contact Josh to register at 443-324-6639 or congajosh@gmail.com.

Host Your Next Event at Blueberry Gardens

The calendar is filling up, but a few dates remain to host your next healing event in Blueberry Gardens Healing Center's lovely Octagon Room. For more information, contact us

at 301-570-5468 or blueberrygardens@verizon.net.

Learn more about these offerings and all the happenings at Blueberry Gardens on our website, www.blueberrygardens.org.

We look forward to seeing you soon!