Downtown - Saturday 10 A.M.
ASHEVILLE ALTERNATIVE FITNESS DUO CONCLUDES
“CONSCIOUS MOVEMENT ACROSS AMERICA” TOUR IN HOMETOWN
Weeklong Wellness Extravaganza Helps Relieve Stress, Heal Communities
Free Wellness Walk Aug. 30 Shares Health Benefits of Tai Chi and Qigong
Asheville residents Michael Clark and Accem Scott are best known for their “Conscious Movement” cable television series on URTV (Charter cable channel 20) and for sharing “meditation in motion” with hundreds of local people by hosting celebrations of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day. Now they return to their hometown for the climax of Conscious Movement Across America, a four-city tour that offers a weeklong series of wellness events, many of them for free.
“We decided to end our tour with a big homecoming that offers something for everyone,” said certified teacher Michael Clark, founder of Heaven and Earth Tai Chi, “The whole week will be jam-packed with events. From free lectures and walks to mind-body fitness workshops and a screening of our TV show “The Best of Conscious Movement.” URTV has declared Aug. 24-31 “Conscious Movement Week” and will broadcast the series every evening from 10-11 p.m. Mission Hospitals even asked us to put on a stress-reduction workshop for employees.”
Asheville-area residents will be able to sample for free the once closely guarded Chinese health secrets of Tai Chi and Qigong (pronounced “chee gung”) at a Free Wellness Walk Saturday, Aug. 30, 10 a.m. – 12 noon, from City-County Plaza downtown (College St. & Spruce St.) to Montford Park. Participants will enjoy a leisurely walk combined with mini-classes in moving meditation and fun ways to take care of themselves.
“This walk is a real homecoming for us,” said Accem Scott, an African-American martial artist and naturopath, author of the American Barefoot Doctor’s Manual, “Montford Park is where we held the first Conscious Movement Day in 2004.”
Asheville is host to one of four such walks across the country as part of Conscious Movement Across America, a grass-roots approach to self-healing and healing our communities, founded by Clark and Scott. Conscious Movement Across America aims to bring health, wellness and fellowship to all Americans across racial, economic and religious boundaries. The Free Wellness Walks and accompanying workshops teach folks how to relieve stress and stimulate their body’s internal medicine through mind-body techniques like Tai Chi and Qigong.
Clark and Scott are a bi-racial teaching team with more than 30 years of combined experience. “We want to reach out to all ethnic groups, which is why we included a free workshop at Shiloh Community Center that serves many African-Americans,” said Scott, “Michael and I call ourselves ‘Tao Brothers,’ because it reflects our mission of teaching people mind-body harmony and racial harmony. We believe that as people heal themselves, they'll be able to begin healing our planet. This is the kind of world we want to live in, and we believe others do, too.”
Tai Chi and Qigong are low-impact health exercises that coordinate breath, movement and meditation. Western science supports these mind-body arts as complementary medicine, recognizing their key benefits like relieving stress, improving balance, boosting the immune system and enhancing mental focus.
For more information, contact Tao Brothers: www.tao-brothers.com, taobrothers@gmail.com, phone: (828) 280-7287
------- Okay everyone.. Here is a good chance to get out there and hoop or dance - in the street! - in a parade. I know these guys. They invited me to come hoop. they mentioned bellydance on the radio..
10 a.m. – 12 noon, from City-County Plaza downtown (College St. & Spruce St.) to Montford Park!
Get out there and MOVE! All are invited.
;)
ASHEVILLE ALTERNATIVE FITNESS DUO CONCLUDES
“CONSCIOUS MOVEMENT ACROSS AMERICA” TOUR IN HOMETOWN
Weeklong Wellness Extravaganza Helps Relieve Stress, Heal Communities
Free Wellness Walk Aug. 30 Shares Health Benefits of Tai Chi and Qigong
Asheville residents Michael Clark and Accem Scott are best known for their “Conscious Movement” cable television series on URTV (Charter cable channel 20) and for sharing “meditation in motion” with hundreds of local people by hosting celebrations of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day. Now they return to their hometown for the climax of Conscious Movement Across America, a four-city tour that offers a weeklong series of wellness events, many of them for free.
“We decided to end our tour with a big homecoming that offers something for everyone,” said certified teacher Michael Clark, founder of Heaven and Earth Tai Chi, “The whole week will be jam-packed with events. From free lectures and walks to mind-body fitness workshops and a screening of our TV show “The Best of Conscious Movement.” URTV has declared Aug. 24-31 “Conscious Movement Week” and will broadcast the series every evening from 10-11 p.m. Mission Hospitals even asked us to put on a stress-reduction workshop for employees.”
Asheville-area residents will be able to sample for free the once closely guarded Chinese health secrets of Tai Chi and Qigong (pronounced “chee gung”) at a Free Wellness Walk Saturday, Aug. 30, 10 a.m. – 12 noon, from City-County Plaza downtown (College St. & Spruce St.) to Montford Park. Participants will enjoy a leisurely walk combined with mini-classes in moving meditation and fun ways to take care of themselves.
“This walk is a real homecoming for us,” said Accem Scott, an African-American martial artist and naturopath, author of the American Barefoot Doctor’s Manual, “Montford Park is where we held the first Conscious Movement Day in 2004.”
Asheville is host to one of four such walks across the country as part of Conscious Movement Across America, a grass-roots approach to self-healing and healing our communities, founded by Clark and Scott. Conscious Movement Across America aims to bring health, wellness and fellowship to all Americans across racial, economic and religious boundaries. The Free Wellness Walks and accompanying workshops teach folks how to relieve stress and stimulate their body’s internal medicine through mind-body techniques like Tai Chi and Qigong.
Clark and Scott are a bi-racial teaching team with more than 30 years of combined experience. “We want to reach out to all ethnic groups, which is why we included a free workshop at Shiloh Community Center that serves many African-Americans,” said Scott, “Michael and I call ourselves ‘Tao Brothers,’ because it reflects our mission of teaching people mind-body harmony and racial harmony. We believe that as people heal themselves, they'll be able to begin healing our planet. This is the kind of world we want to live in, and we believe others do, too.”
Tai Chi and Qigong are low-impact health exercises that coordinate breath, movement and meditation. Western science supports these mind-body arts as complementary medicine, recognizing their key benefits like relieving stress, improving balance, boosting the immune system and enhancing mental focus.
For more information, contact Tao Brothers: www.tao-brothers.com, taobrothers@gmail.com, phone: (828) 280-7287
------- Okay everyone.. Here is a good chance to get out there and hoop or dance - in the street! - in a parade. I know these guys. They invited me to come hoop. they mentioned bellydance on the radio..
10 a.m. – 12 noon, from City-County Plaza downtown (College St. & Spruce St.) to Montford Park!
Get out there and MOVE! All are invited.
;)
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