Anybody Know of a Good Teacher/Class for Qigong or Tai Chi in NYC?

[futuredaze]

Lately, I have been trying to get back into my practice.  I took some courses years ago, and they helped me in a lot of obvious and subtle ways.  These days, I do what I can remember from the classes, or try things I see on YouTube or read about.  I'm making progress, but feel having an instructor would help.  NYC seems to be one of the few places in the U.S. where there is a lot out there, so I can't just "try them all" like I would do in a smaller city or town.

 

I am also open to Taoist meditation instructions and anything else related to Taoism and Chinese medicine.

 

If anybody has any input, I'd love to hear it.  I do not live in NYC, but can get there in 40 minutes thru public transit, and want to take advantage of living near the city while I still do.

 

I tried searching for this too, but did not come with much.  If anybody knows otherwise, please let me know.  Thanks!

[RiverSnake]

Whatever experimentation you do in trying different systems.....always have a basic core practice that your doing daily...this builds a foundation. Here is a link to many instructors in New York, found them through the NQA:

 

http://nqa.org/find-member/

Edited February 7, 2016 by OldChi

[futuredaze]

Cool, I will look into those.  Thank you

 

Edit: And I do have a basic/core practice.  It is a vipassana style meditation for 15-60 minutes a day, plus some basic qigong movements, breathing techniques, and some stretches thrown in.  I'd like to take some more courses so I can revise my core practice, maybe even get some pointers for things I already do.  There was a lot of interesting things I tried in prior classes, such as the animal forms, and certain tai chi movements, but I never quite got to master those.  I only could get the most basic things down. 

Edited February 8, 2016 by futuredaze

[doc benway]

New York has lots of great options!

 

William CC Chen is top notch - http://williamccchen.com/  I've competed with his students and their pushing hands skill is high level.

Bill Phillips is a student of Chen Man Ching and is an excellent teacher. I've trained and competed with his students as well and studied with Bill in workshops. Very high level of training - http://www.patiencetaichi.com/

Alex Dong has excellent credentials but I can't speak for him personally - http://alexdongtaichi.com/

Master Yu Go Shun has an excellent reputation but I also can't speak for him personally - http://www.meetup.com/The-New-York-Chen-Tai-Chi-Chuan-Meetup-Group/

Here is a nice list to peruse - http://martialartsnewyork.org/types/internal/

[futuredaze]

Looks good, thank you!

[Astral Monk]

http://www.taichinyc.net

 

Tina Zhang and Frank Allen, get your Wu on!

 

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Edited February 9, 2016 by Astral Monk

[Songtsan]

Possibly Tom Bisio