If you have questions, please contact me at smithmk2@gmail.com or (905) 521-0043 for more information.
All classes run at the Regent Health Centre, 150 Locke Street South, Hamilton, Ontario.
FOR NEW TAI CHI BEGINNERS: The next beginners session will start in March 2025. It's best to begin as close to the start of a session as possible. Qigong is always open to new beginners
FALL & WINTER 2025
THE NEW BEGINNERS SESSION STARTS SATURDAY, MARCH 1st, 2025
MONDAY
Beginners Tai Chi 11:30 am-12:30 pm (Instructor: Marilyn Nazar)
Qigong 1-2 pm (beginners welcome!)Tai Chi Review 2:15-3:45 pm ~ This is a split class: Continuing Tai Chi 2:15-3pm, and Other Forms, 3:00-3:45
TUESDAY
Continuing Tai Chi 5:00-6:15 pmTHURSDAY
Beginners Tai Chi 5:15-6:30 pm (Instructor: Sam Rush)
FRIDAY
IN FEBRUARY: Continuing Tai Chi 1-2 pm
Lok Hup Ba Fa 2:15-3:15 pm
FROM MARCH 2025 ONWARD: Continuing Tai Chi 1-3pm ~ this is a split class: Tai Chi 1-2:30pm, and Other Forms Practice, 2:30-3:00
SATURDAY
Beginners Tai Chi 1-2 pm
IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY: Qigong and Meditation 2:15-3:45 pm
FROM MARCH 2025 ONWARD: Continuing Tai Chi 2:15-3:45 pm
Fees: $20 + HST / class ($22.60)*
$80 + HST / month ($90.40)*
*new rates as of October 2024
The monthly pass is valid from the beginning to the end of each calendar month. For the duration of the pass, participants can attend unlimited classes.
If you would like to attend class, please fill out a registration form.
Continuing Tai Chi
This class is for people who have already learned the Tai Chi set and want to work on their art on an ongoing basis and receive individual instruction. You're welcome to attend these classes as long as you have familiarity with the whole Tai Chi set. You don't have to have it memorised.
Lok Hup Ba Fa / Liu He Ba Fa
This is an advanced form of internal martial art. It's rarely taught but is enormously valuable. I offer advanced and detailed instruction in the entire set. If you'd like to learn Lok Hup from scratch, watch this space for when the next set of classes will start, or inquire at smithmk2@gmail.com
Qigong (All Levels / Beginners Welcome)
If you have any questions, please contact me at smithmk2@gmail.com or (905) 521-0043.
Last Updated 1 January 2025
Payment for in-person classes can be set up through the Regent Centre's online portal at regenthealthcentre.ca, or at the front desk when you attend class. You can use this portal to sign up for the classes you want to attend to guarantee your spot! There are usually enough spots at class, so please come even if you haven't signed up.
Access the online schedule and follow the instructions for signing up here. If you need additional help, call the Regent Centre during business hours at (905) 523-4999.
INFORMATION ON CLASSES. All Classes are taught by Melissa Smith unless otherwise specified. For more detailed information, see the FAQ and this series of articles that I wrote on Tai Chi and Qigong.
Beginner's Tai Chi
Tai Chi is a great tool for releasing stale tensions while developing a better relationship with your body. Learning it challenges coordination and concentration, and helps initiate a host of healing responses. It is a form of meditation, and it helps condition the body so that stillness meditation practices, should you wish to do them, become easier and more comfortable. This class offers step-by-step instruction in the Tai Chi set. It's the place to start if you've never tried Tai Chi, and works as a refresher if you've learned before. Our Tai Chi set is a 108-form.
INFORMATION ON CLASSES. All Classes are taught by Melissa Smith unless otherwise specified. For more detailed information, see the FAQ and this series of articles that I wrote on Tai Chi and Qigong.
Beginner's Tai Chi
Tai Chi is a great tool for releasing stale tensions while developing a better relationship with your body. Learning it challenges coordination and concentration, and helps initiate a host of healing responses. It is a form of meditation, and it helps condition the body so that stillness meditation practices, should you wish to do them, become easier and more comfortable. This class offers step-by-step instruction in the Tai Chi set. It's the place to start if you've never tried Tai Chi, and works as a refresher if you've learned before. Our Tai Chi set is a 108-form.
Continuing Tai Chi
This class is for people who have already learned the Tai Chi set and want to work on their art on an ongoing basis and receive individual instruction. You're welcome to attend these classes as long as you have familiarity with the whole Tai Chi set. You don't have to have it memorised.
Lok Hup Ba Fa / Liu He Ba Fa
This is an advanced form of internal martial art. It's rarely taught but is enormously valuable. I offer advanced and detailed instruction in the entire set. If you'd like to learn Lok Hup from scratch, watch this space for when the next set of classes will start, or inquire at smithmk2@gmail.com
Qigong (All Levels / Beginners Welcome)
In many ways, Qigong forms the foundation of Tai Chi, and is its own form of self-healing and meditation. Qigong consists of simple exercises that build strength, increase flexibility, and help reset your body and mind to their naturally relaxed and happy state. Unlike Tai Chi, Qigong is not a martial art. If you're pressed for time, and not sure you can attend classes consistently, or if you're dealing with a health challenge or stress overload, this is the class for you.
Tai Chi Review
This is a class for any Tai Chi student to gather and practice what they've learned. We'll start the session with Beginner's content and move on to the whole Tai Chi set. After that, we'll spend the remaining time practicing more advanced forms. The review class will include instruction in these forms for those who would like to pick them up a little bit at a time.
I teach six different internal martial arts (Tai Chi, Lok Hup Ba Fa, Hsing-I, Sword, Sabre, and Pa Kua). I teach them on a rotating basis. If you're not familiar with them but want to learn, don't despair: they'll make it onto the roster in due time. By request, I'll also offer this content in workshop format.
If you have any questions, please contact me at smithmk2@gmail.com or (905) 521-0043.
Last Updated 1 January 2025
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