Kuo Shu Tournament Medals Won and Lessons Learned

The entire Body Balance Academy team thanks our friends, parents and fellow students for your support of our trip to the US International Kuo Shu Tournament in Baltimore this summer.

Body Balance was represented by more competitors than ever before, thanks to successful fund raising efforts of the leadership team and the dedication of Kung Fu and Tai Chi students.

Check our Facebook page for posts of photos and videos from the weekend festivities and competitions.

We are still adjusting the final medal count to be completely accurate. Suffice it to say that many medals were won in Kung Fu events by most members of the team. We will post a final tally once we are confident of the count.

Meanwhile, enjoy this compilation video of opening ceremonies and competition events from Saturday recorded by Ron Haennelt (Brian's dad).

Tai Chi comes from Wu Chi

Tai Chi 
comes from
Wu Chi
and is the mother of Yin and Yang.

In motion it separates;
in stillness they fuse.

It is not excessive or deficient;
accordingly when it bends,
it then straightens.

--T'ai Chi Chuan Lun by Wang Tsung-yueh

Be water in this Now-river...

 

Soul of my Soul of the Soul of a hundred universes,

be water in this Now-river. So jasmine flowers

will lift on the brim, and someone far off

can notice the flower-colors and know

there's water here.

--Rumi

Anam Thubten Evening Meditation Retreat Friday Jun 27 7pm

Dharmata Foundation presents 
an evening with 




Anam Thubten

author of No Self, No Problem and
The Magic of Awareness

at Body Balance Academy

Friday June 27th at 7:00pm

The focus of this retreat is to unburden ourselves from mental habits that cause unnecessary suffering and to realize our natural state which is the inner dimension of peace, joy and love. Anam Thubten invites everyone to experience this spiritual transformation through meditation practice and the timeless teachings of the Buddha.

Anam Thubten grew up in Tibet and at an early age began to practice in the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He is the founder and spiritual advisor of Dharmata Foundation.

The event is open to all by donation.

Contact: David Christie 530-748-5114

Heaven & Earth Energy (time lapse video)

This was filmed over the course of 7 days at El Teide, Spain’s highest mountain. It’s renowned as one of the best places in the world to photograph stars.

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Memorial Day class schedule 11am Tai Chi ONLY

Planning ahead for the holiday weekend?

Join Shih Fu Eileen 

for an energizing Tai Chi hour 

starting at 11am

on Monday May 26th

There will be NO OTHER CLASSES that day.