Heaven Man Earth Internal Arts - Pensacola

If training were a game...

If you'd like to attend classes and the current hours do not suit you, then please private message me with time(s) that do.

Instead of fabricating using the mind in an attempt to reify, we cultivate what is there; what is real...

A Christian who is a prospective student asks whether a Taiji class is conducive or perhaps contrary to his faith.

As always, fear not - but I see no conflict. Actually I welcome this question because not only do I want to train along side dedicated Christians, but I see that anyone dedicated to the fundamentals of Christianity should already have a growing internal awareness - an awareness that is separate from the world. After all, Christ is within (Galatians 2:20, Colossians 1:27, Romans 8:10-11, Ephesians 3:17, 2 Corinthians 13:5, 1 Corinthians 6:19, etc)! And Christians - as well as internal arts practitioners - are called to realize that they are in the world, yet not of it (John 17:14-16).

Considering today's Easter holiday, I want to share some Biblical verses that strike at the core of Christianity and all internal arts alike:

Matthew 6:33 - Seek first the kingdom of God... and all shall be added.

Luke 17:21 - Behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

Thessalonians 5:17 - Pray without ceasing

2 Corinthians 10:5 - Casting down imaginations... Bring into captivity every thought.

2 Corinthians 13:5 - Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.

Ephesians 4:6 - One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

So - while Taiji, neigong, and qigong might be entirely unfamiliar to a Christian - I propose that the type of training we do is in no way contrary to Christianity. I can also promise that you will be better at "taking thoughts captive" if you put in the effort - and that your experience of 'being in the world yet not of it' will deepen. As I see it, the more our awareness becomes embodied, the more an "open heart" becomes literal and not figurative.

Happy Easter! He who is anointed (Christ) is risen!

"What can Taiji classes actually help me with?"

- correcting your posture
- automatically keeping good posture
- getting "out of your head"
- improving connection with your body
- rehabilitating injuries
- correcting shallow breathing and respiratory issues
- strength with mobility
- compressed joints
- slowing down thoughts
- letting go of thoughts
- becoming embodied
- stabilizing your emotions
- achieving a fresh perspective
- ... much more - these came to me as I freshly ponder this question.

Surely there are other approaches to achieving the above, but I've not found anything necessarily more *causal*. Often people want a highly specialized solution for each special-sounding-problem, but I propose all such problems are downstream from fundamentals.

These natural outcomes are more to do to the fact that special care is given to developing bodily awareness than they are to do with any stylistic, sectarian, or lineal specialization.

Taiji (aka Tai Chi) classes are about to begin in Pensacola, Florida!

Classes will be held Tuesdays (2h) & Thursdays (1h) at 4:15pm @ 1010 N 12th Ave (The Historic Sacred Heart Hospital) - Suite 211.

Everyone is welcome and will be met where they are... We follow the https://DiscoverTaiji.com curriculum. Classes are taught by James Maniotis, a https://HeavenManEarth.com affiliate.