Our new season begins in October 2023! Join us for Tai Chi and Qigong at the Regent Centre on Locke Street South.

Class Schedule and Fees

If you have questions, please contact me at smithmk2@gmail.com or (905) 521-0043 for more information.

SCHEDULE FOR CLASSES AT THE REGENT CENTRE
FALL 2023 & EARLY WINTER 2024
150 Locke Street South, Hamilton, Ontario

MONDAY
Beginners Tai Chi 11:30 am-12:30 pm (Instructor: Marilyn Nazar)
Qigong 1-2 pm (beginners welcome!)
Advanced Tai Chi 2:15-3:15 pm

TUESDAY
Intermediate Tai Chi 5:15-6:15

WEDNESDAY
Advanced Review noon-1:30 pm (open practice, no instructor present)

THURSDAY
Intermediate Tai Chi 5:15-6:15 pm (Instructor: Sam Rush)
Beginners Tai Chi 6:30-7:30 pm (Instructor: Sam Rush)
 
FRIDAY
Advanced Tai Chi 1-2 pm
Lok Hup Ba Fa 2:15-3:15 pm

SATURDAY
Beginners Tai Chi 1-2 pm
Qigong with Meditation 2:15-3:45 pm

Fees: $17.50 + HST  / class 
$70 + HST / monthly pass *new rate as of October 2023

If you would like to attend class, please fill out a registration form.

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 always feel free to 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 would work as a refresher if you've learned before. Our Tai Chi set is a 108-form.
 
Intermediate Tai Chi
In these classes we continue learning the Tai Chi set and work on a deeper level of fundamentals to achieve your next level of strength, flexibility, and health.

Advanced 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 instruction in other internal martial arts forms and application (push hands). 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.

Advanced Review
I offer instruction in six different internal martial arts (Tai Chi, Lok Hup Ba Fa, Hsing-I, Sword, Saber, and Pa Kua). I teach them on a rotating basis, so if you're not familiar with some of them, don't despair: they'll make it onto the roster in due time. The Wednesday Advanced Review session is for people who wish to gather and have a practice session without instruction.

If you have any questions, please contact me at smithmk2@gmail.com or (905) 521-0043.



Last Updated 22 August 2023

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