Registration for this schedule starts on 11/25/2025 and ends on 01/27/2026
Participants must be 37 years to 111 years old when the program starts.
Registration for this schedule starts on 11/25/2025 and ends on 02/24/2026
Participants must be 37 years to 111 years old when the program starts.
Registration for this schedule starts on 11/25/2025 and ends on 03/31/2026
Participants must be 37 years to 111 years old when the program starts.
Registration for this schedule starts on 11/25/2025 and ends on 04/28/2026
Participants must be 37 years to 111 years old when the program starts.
Registration for this schedule starts on 11/25/2025 and ends on 05/26/2026
Participants must be 37 years to 111 years old when the program starts.
Tai chi and qigong are complementary traditional Chinese arts that help to improve one’s health, vitality, and well-being. Tai chi is a series of gentle flowing movements based on martial arts. Qigong is a mind/body exercise that helps stimulate “elemental life force.” In this class, we focus on the basic forms of traditional Yang style tai chi and this term we will begin to explore the well known and universally practiced Yang 24 step form. We will also start learning the Health Qigong version of the Ba Duan Jin, a popular and powerful qigong form. In addition we will delve into some of the philosophy and basic principles behind these arts.
Ages 18+
Rick Warm
Rick Warm has practiced martial arts including tai chi for 40+ years. His study of tai chi and qigong has become more serious and focused over the past 10 years, and he is a certified instructor from the prestigious Deyin Institute in the UK. Rick is also the director of the Center for Wisdom and Leadership.
Though the crux of Rick's work has centered on leadership and the development of wise leaders, for the last decade Rick has also focused on wisdom in “second half of life,” the midlife transition, and in particular what it means to be an elder. Rick has taught classes and run seminars and workshops on the topics of wisdom, spirituality and aging. He also leads a number of Elder Wisdom Circles around the city. Elder Wisdom Circles are groups of older adults, generally in retirement, that gather weekly to discuss such topics as conscious aging, spirituality, and the journey towards wisdom. The circles gather to learn from each other, encourage lifelong learning and growth, and discern how they can make a difference in the world – small or large.
CCAC’s scholarship program was created so that everyone has access to the arts and can express themselves. Students may receive scholarships of up to $100 per session (Spring, Summer, and Fall) based on availability by filling out a simple form.
Support for CCAC's scholarship program comes from the Gerald H. Fitzgerald Scholarship Fund and contributors like you.
Please contact Clifton Cultural Arts Center if you have any questions.