Qi-Gong for Health & Tai Chi Chuan

UCSJ's Women's Friendship Circle invites you to Qi-Gong for Health & Tai Chi Chuan, an adult beginners' class lead by Grand Master Diego Rivera (8th Tuan), president of the Wushu PR Federation, with over 40 years of experience in martial arts.

Suggested Donation:

$5 for members of UCSJ,

$10 for general public

Classes are held monthly, typically the 2nd or 3rd Sunday of the month, after the worship service in Memorial Hall of Union Church of San Juan. Please consult this calendar for future class dates. Registration is at 11:30am, after the worship service on the day of the class.

Qigong, a traditional Chinese practice, has several health benefits, including:

• Lowering blood pressure

• Reducing anxiety and depression

• Relieving chronic pain

• Improving well-being in people with cancer

• Strengthening the immune system

• Promoting fitness and flexibility

Benefits of Tai Chi Chuan include:

·  Promotes physical fitness

·  Improves balance

·  Enhances mental clarity

·  Reduces stress

·  Improves cardiovascular health

·  Relieves chronic pain

·  Offers potential therapeutic benefits for various chronic health conditions

·  Helps calm emotions, focus the mind, and strengthen the immune system.

Reserve your space by signing up at the office or writing to: tristani20.ucsj@gmail.com

•   For general information on Tai Chi Chuan, click on: https://www.bing.com/tai+chi+chuan+definition

•   For more information on Tai Chi's health benefits click       on: https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-health-  benefits-of-tai-chi

"This gentle form of exercise can help maintain strength, flexibility and balance, and could be the perfect activity for the rest of your life." (Harvard Health Publishing Blog article - May 24, 2022)