Rising Phoenix T'ai Chi (TM)

08/14/2026

Harvey Meisner, Assistant Director of Rising Phoenix T'ai Chi, teaches many seniors' classes, and has been at Canterbury Court for more than 20 years!

08/13/2026

We are returning to FB and BACK IN OUR STUDIO-- Located in Inman Park, in the Little 5 Points Community Center! Please join us for some FREE CHI on August 31st at 1:00pm, and/or September 2nd, at 1:30pm. These are free introductions to our TWO NEW classes!

The FREE introductory session detail follows the class descriptions!

Mondays, 1:00--2:00pm This is a "Movement Improvement T'ai Chi and Qi Gong" class starting on SEPT 14 with a FREE Introductory class on AUGUST 31st at 1:00pm!

Wednesdays, 1:30--2:30pm This is a Traditional T'ai Chi and Qi Gong class which will teach "T'ai Chi 24" and several Qi Gong sets, with a FREE Introductory class on September 2 at 1:30pm!

Which class would best suit you? Please see the descriptions here, or online with the links provided below. You are welcome to register for BOTH Free classes, even if you think you know which class might fit you the best. Both teachers will attend both Free Introductory classes, so we will be able to help you with your selection in person, or if you'd like to tell us more about your desires, feel free to email us and we can help you with your selection!

Movement Improvement T'ai Chi® (MI TC) https://choosewelltoday.com/movement-improvement-t-ai-chi

TEACHER: Harvey Meisner, Assistant Director of Rising Phoenix T'ai Chi This is a specially designed program for Seniors of all activity levels AND for those with special circumstances, such as Parkinson's Disease, severe arthritis which affects walking, balance issues, injury rehabilitation, and more. Using traditional T'ai Chi moves and concepts, this class is modified for those who prefer a gently paced class of small to medium sized movements, during which students use provided chairs for balance support or seated work. This class incorporates a 10-15 minute seated set in the middle of the hour. Students always have the option of being seated for as long as they prefer, or standing as long as they prefer.

*******This NEW IN PERSON MI TC class begins MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2026! Please JOIN US FOR A FREE INTRODUCTORY CLASS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 31 at 1:30pm in our studio! Email us at [email protected] so that you can secure your spot in the FREE intro class, or just for more information!

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Traditional T'ai Chi and Qi Gong Classes https://choosewelltoday.com/traditional-t-ai-chi
TEACHER: Cate Morrill, Director of Rising Phoenix T'ai Chi This is a traditional class of what is known as T'ai Chi 24, a Yang-based style that is the official sport T'ai Chi set. Traditional T'ai Chi and Qi Gong classes are for folks who are comfortable walking gently, softly, slowly, for an hour or so, with a 5 minute break at the middle of the hour. These are for students who are seeking benefits such as strength, flexibility, balance, mental clarity, improved stamina, cardiovascular benefit, brain building, and more. Though chairs are available for specific qi gong balance work, or for a short rest at any time, most of this class is performed standing and walking. Students practice at their own level of ability---small, medium, or large frame postures are demonstrated for each student's comfort.

*****This NEW, IN PERSON, traditional T'ai Chi class for beginners, starts on SEPTEMBER 9, 2026 at 1:30PM! Please JOIN US FOR A FREE INTRODUCTORY CLASS ON SEPTEMBER 2, at 1:30PM !Please email us at [email protected] to secure your spot in our FREE in person, introductory class, or for more information! We hope to see you there!

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01/30/2025

Gong Xi Fa Xi, or Gong Hay Fat Choy, however you say it ~~ May You Be Happy and Prosperous in this New Year of the Snake!~~ And it's a Wooden Snake at that, good news! We hope to connect with you more this year, as we peel off the old and refresh, restore, and reinvigorate our energy of mind, body, and spirit! Please enjoy this fun article about this New Year. The Snake has many positive qualities according to the stories of the Chinese zodiac,!

This Lunar New Year, the snake is expected to bring about transformation and new beginnings.

10/02/2024

To everyone affected by the recent storms from Helene, we send to you healing chi. We wish we could support you in person, but that is not currently possible, so we hold you close in the Healing Circle, and encourage some long, slow, deep breaths to help you manage the stress. Easier said than done, certainly, but we do have western science and eastern philosophy that remind us that controlling our breathing pattern and focus can influence our mood, our anxiety levels, and, importantly, our energy, both physical and spiritual. When we feel that we are going to explode from the stress, it can be best to focus on the exhalation, even breathing out quickly and saying "ha" a few times can help 'let it out'. If we are feeling lack of energy but rest is not imminent, we focus on the full, deep inhale, as if to draw strength from the air itself, and simply allow the exhale. Even just taking One minute to focus on one of these patterns can provide a bit of support, and help to 'reset' energy so it can be focused on the task at hand. Not a cure-all, but a help. We will soon hold a workshop that will be free for those affected and for those not affected, their fee will be 100% donated to one of the proven, cleared charities that are on site supporting recovery. That info to come later, but for now, perhaps, try just to...breathe.... ☯️
This is Quan Yin, Goddess of Compassion

09/25/2024

Greetings, all, we have another great FREE workshop Monday, Sept. 30, at 11AM for those dealing with a cancer diagnosis, pre-, during, or post treatment! A FREE lunch is also provided! This workshop is at the Chapman Cancer Wellness Center at Piedmont West, located at Howell mill and I 75. Details upon registration. T’AI CHI AND QI GONG TO BUILDING ENERGY AND STRENGTH FOR THE LUNGS IN AUTUMN---Autumn is the season in which we focus on the Lungs. In this particular time of respiratory concern, all attention paid to the Lungs is well placed. We will work to calm any irritation and boost good, strong Lung energy. In T'ai Chi/Qi Gong theories, illness in the Lungs may be associated with sadness, or depression, which may cause shallow breathing and a lack of energy, and the result could be a downward spiral. Let’s change that with an upward lift and practice long, slow, deep, cleansing breaths using uplifting imagery! We’ll use movements that inspire a brighter focus and lung expansion, and the energy opening will follow! Suitable for seated or standing work, we will help the joy and peacefulness flow easily! Lunch will be provided.
Please see our web page to register!

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07/08/2024

Happy Summertime! We are pleased to release our new Cancer Wellness schedule of FREE classes! We are on Zoom and In-Person with an array of helpful T'ai Chi and Qi Gong sets! Details and descriptions are on our website at https://choosewelltoday.com/piedmont-cancer-wellness
For those dealing with a cancer diagnosis, pre-, post-, or during treatment, we offer classes for patients and current caregivers, FREE to you at Chapman Cancer Wellness at Piedmont, Piedmont West, on Howell Mill at I75! FREE classes and FREE parking!
To find out more, email us from anywhere on the website, or from here to [email protected]. We are here to serve!
The new schedule for July and August, which begins for us on July 9th, will be:

TUESDAYS, 10:30-11:15 a.m. (on Zoom) T’AI CHI AND QI GONG Opening stretches for a great day!

TUESDAYS, 12:00-12:30 p.m. (In Person) T’AI CHI FORMS INTRODUCTION for the BEGINNER or ADVANCED player!

TUESDAYS, 12:30-1:30 p.m. (In person) T’AI CHI AND QI GONG for all levels

TUESDAYS, 1:30-2:00 p.m. (In person) ADVANCED T’AI CHI AND QI GONG Permission of the instructor is required, detailed work

WEDNESDAYS, 10:30-11:15a.m. (on Zoom) POWER UP QI GONG From small to large framed energetic moves to build endurance, balance and fitness

THURSDAYS, 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. (on Zoom) T’AI CHI AND QI GONG COMBINATION, Come for all or part of the time, forms and concepts for health and wellness, similar to the offerings on Tuesdays.

Now, let's flow!!☯️

Piedmont Cancer Wellness. ChooseWellToday

04/09/2024

We're back again!
Planning some posts for all, in hopes of chances to Refresh, Restore, and Rejuvenate Energy and Health, and even Rehabilitate where needed!
Our regular classes are on our website, www.Choosewelltoday.com but a special event Tuesday, April 9 may be of interest to you or someone you know! They do not need to be affiliated with Piedmont, it is open to all! Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
Pulmonary Support Group

Beginner Tai Chi, Presented by Cate Morrill, CTCQGI, CHC
Certified Tai Chi Instructor and Certified Heath Coach
Join Us in person
Tuesday April 9, 2024
1:00 pm
Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
77 Building 6th floor Classroom 7
For more information call 404-605-2994
or email [email protected]

Come to experience and learn an easy yet very beneficial set of T’ai Chi Qi Gong for Lung support at Piedmont’s Pulmonary Support Group on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, from 1:00—2:00PM!
Patients with the following lung conditions benefit from Pulmonary Rehabilitation:
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Sarcoidosis
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Interstitial Lung Disease
• Lung cancer
• Lung Transplantation

This exercise class will help with skills to improve your endurance and muscle strength so you are better able to carry out your daily activities.
Please dress comfortably, and wear comfortable clothes, and very comfortable, low or no heel shoes.
https://www.piedmont.org/media/file/Pulmonary-Support-Group.pdf
https://www.piedmont.org/pulmonology/services-treatments/pulmonary-rehabilitation

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02/16/2022

Good beautiful morning to you! In honor of Langston Hughes, whose birthday was Feb. 1, and for the vision of new opportunities, I offer my favorite poem of his...Dreams... "Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams for if dreams go, life is a barren field, frozen with snow"...so perhaps you may wish to look up, breathe deeply, and remember a dream you have for yourself! With joy, Cate

02/01/2022

Gong Xi Fa Cai! And Happy New Year to you! The Year of the Tiger...Known as the king of all beasts in China, the Tiger is a symbol of strength, exorcising evils, and braveness. A year of the Tiger is considered a good year. Let's flow!!!

07/09/2021

Greetings all! We are back in the flow! We hope you and yours are doing well, following the path back to health and community! To do part of our part, and to help you Choose Well Today, we are offering a NEW, POP-UP WORKSHOP, available to our public for the FIRST time on Zoom! WU DANG PRIMORDIAL QI GONG PART ONE, in Four Parts, will be held in July and August, starting this coming Monday! This is a most wonderful set of qi gong that strongly benefits our essential life force! Please read more about it at the link, and please feel free to email us for more information or with questions to [email protected] .
We are happy to be back on FB, continuing with our classes on Zoom, and soon in our studio again! We also will soon host a FB live mini-class, for a Taste of Chi! For now, we hope to see you in the workshop, or hear from you if you are interested in a Zoom or in-person class. Here we flow, to your health, just remember to Choose Well Today!

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