Qigong (Chi Kung) Classes

Instructor:  Mike Garofalo, M.S.
Red Bluff, California

 

Mike Garofalo retired on July 1, 2016.  
He will no longer be teaching Tai Chi in the North Sacramento Valley.
He will be moving to Vancouver, Washington in April of 2017.


 

Mondays: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Saturdays: 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.


Class Schedule Changes


Tehama Family Fitness Center
2498 South Main Street
South of the Interstate 5 and South Main Street Exit
Adjacent to the St. Elizabeth's Hospital and Medical Complex

Red Bluff, California
530-528-8656

This class is free for members of the Tehama Family Fitness Center (TFFC).
TFFC non-members can pay $5.00 for one T'ai Chi Ch'uan class; or, TFFC 
non-members can take all classes and use the entire TFFC facility for $10 per day.

Outdoor Classes

 


Instructor 
Michael P. Garofalo
M.S., B.A. Philosophy

I began learning Yang Style Taijiquan and Qigong in 1986, and have taught 
Taijiquan and Qigong since 2000.  I also teach Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga, 
and have earned a YogaFit Level Four Yoga Teacher Certification.
I also teach the Chen Style of Taijiquan.

All T'ai Chi Ch'uan Classes Include Some Qigong (Chinese Yoga) Practices
All of my Yoga classes include some Qigong Practices

 Personal Fitness Trainer
 
Aerobics and Fitness Association of America Certified, 2007-2009



Brief Biography

Qualifications


Private Lessons are Available by Arrangement (530-200-3546)

Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga Class Schedule - Instructor: Mike Garofalo


Index to my Taijiquan and Qigong Research

 

 

Qigong


Chinese Vital Inner Energy Cultivation Methods
Ch'i Training, Body-Mind Energetics, Qi Development Exercises
Chinese Yogic Practices, Chi Kung, Qi-Yi-Shen Self-Cultivation, Dao Yin,
導引, Tao Yin, Chi Gong, Tui Na
Life Nourishing Ways: Yangsheng Zhi Dao, 養生, Daoyin Yangsheng Gong
Daoist Yoga, Taoist Body-Mind-Spirit Cultivation, Daoist Exercises and Longevity Practices
Traditional Chinese Medicine Exercises and Therapy


Valley Spirit Qigong
Red Bluff, California

Guides, Bibliographies, Links, Resources, Lessons,  Lore, Research



Research by
      
Michael P. Garofalo

January 16, 2011

 

© Valley Spirit Qigong, Green Way Research, Red Bluff, California, 2003-2011
By Michael P. Garofalo, M.S., All Rights Reserved.
Disclaimer

 

 

 

Qigong:  The Valley Spirit Way

 

 

 

Eight Section Brocade Qigong

 

Qigong: Links and Bibliography

 

Valley Spirit Center Qigong

 

Green Paths in the Valley Blog

 

Five Animal Frolics Qigong (Wu Qin Xi)

 

Dragon Qigong

 

Taoist Perspectives: Qigong, Philosophy, Arts, Alchemy, Mysticism

 

Wild Goose (Dayan) Qigong

 

Cloud Hands Blog

 

Qigong Ruler

 

Taiji Ball, Ball Qigong, Medicine Ball

 

Realms of the Dragons

 

Chen Silk Reeling Qigong

 

Luohan (Eighteen Buddha Hands) Qigong

 

Bear Frolic Qigong

 

Zhan Zhuang (Standing Like a Tree)

 

Wudang Qigong

 

Qigong Classes - Mike Garofalo, M.S., Instructor

 

Master Chang San-Feng

 

Six Daoist Healing Sounds

 

Silk Reeling Qigong

 

Yi Jin Jing Qigong (Muscle-Tendon Changing Qigong)

 

Lifestyle Advice for Wise Persons

 

Willpower

 

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu

 

Valley Spirit (Gu Shen)

 

Crane Frolic Qigong

 

Qigong Quotes

 

Self-Massage, Acupressure, and Chinese Massage

 

Daoyin Yangsheng Gong

 

Deer Frolic Qigong

 

Silk Reeling, Spiral and Twisting Energy, Circles

 

Ways of Walking

 

Eight Trigrams of the I Ching (Book of Changes)

 

Cloud Hands Qigong

 

Wuji Qigong

 

Chen Taijiquan 18 Movement Chen Zhenglei Form

 

Yang Taijiquan Beijing Standard 24 Form

 

Animal Frolics Exercises Qigong/Yoga/Exercises

 

The Human Body

 

Valley Spirit Center

 

Sung - Loose, Relaxed, Open, Yielding, Responsive

 

Taijiquan: Links and Bibliography

 

Temple Qigong

 

Breathing and Qigong

 

Tips and Suggestions for Qigong Practice

 

Walking and Qigong

 

Magic Pearl Qigong

 

Shifu Miao Zhang's Teahouse by the Pond

 

Eight Ways of Walking Qigong

 

Fitness, Vitality and Good Health

 

Tea

 

Taoism, Nature Mysticism, Alchemy

 

My Personal Practice

 

Dao De Jing by Lao Zi

 

Zen Poetry

 

Confucius (K'ung Fu-tzu)

 

Master Han Shan


Haiku and Short Poems

 

The Spirit of Gardening



Yoga

 

Meditation

 

Reiki

 

Index for the Cloud Hands Website

 

Disclaimer

 

 

 

Qigong:  The Valley Spirit Way

 

 

 

 

© Green Way Research, Valley Spirit Qigong, Red Bluff, California, 2011

 

 

Valley Spirit Qigong

Cloud Hands: T'ai Chi Ch'uan

Cloud Hands Blog

Fitness and Well Being

Meditation

Wuji Standing (Zhan Zhuang) Meditation

Taoism: Bibliography, Links, Resources

The Spirit of Gardening

Green Paths in the Valley Blog

Zen and Daoist Poetry

Yoga

Ways of Walking

Alphabetical Index to the Cloud Hands Website

Send Email to Mike Garofalo

 

 

 

 

 

Valley Spirit

 

 

 

 

Valley Spirit Center - Red Bluff, California


Red Bluff, Tehama County, North Sacramento Valley, Northern California, U.S.A.
Cities and small towns in the area: Oroville, Paradise, Durham, Chico, Hamilton City,
Corning, Rancho Tehama, Los Molinos, Vina, Tehama, Proberta, Gerber, 
Manton, Cottonwood, Olinda, Cloverdale, Dairyville, Bend, Centerville, Summit City
Anderson, Shasta Lake, Palo Cedro, Igo, Ono, Redding, Shasta, Colusa, Willows,
Richfield, Fall River, Montgomery Creek, Alturas, McCloud, Dunsmuir, Yreka, Happy Camp,
Shingletown, Burney, Mt. Shasta City, Weaverville, Williams, Chester, Orland,
Susanville, Weed, Gridley, Marysville, Yuba City, NorCalifia, CA, California.

January 16, 2011

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