Through the White Oak Institute on the east coast and Shanti School in the west, we are proud to offer numerous events and workshops for individuals and professionals who wish to learn essential biophysical, energetic, and mental exercises that train the principles of Tai Chi and Qigong. These are essential principles that must be applied to any form to maximize the benefits of any practice.
We offer workshops and classes that are open to absolute beginners all the way to advanced practitioners. We also offer a path to Instructor Certification for those who are dedicated to teaching Tai Chi.
Current Schedule of Seminars and Workshops 2008
Grand Master George Xu
Coming to Asheville, NC on July 19th, 2008 for a three day engagement.
How to use just your structure to quadruple your physical power for any Martial Art, sports, rehabilitation, or whatever else you are doing with your body.
How to use your mind to focus power and energy in ways that will absolutely astound you.
How to cut out all of the garbage from your understanding and practice so you can get down to the science of the Chinese Grand Masters.
Don't make the mistakes that he speaks about on this video!
It doesn’t matter if you practice any Martial Art, any sporting event, or any physical or mental practice. This 3 day seminar is an absolute must. Go to the video section of this page for some clips of Grand Master Xu from youtube.com. Watch how simply and powerfully he moves as well as how well he specifically and rationally he explains what he is doing - and he is willing to honestly tell you exactly what you need to do to get better results out of your training and exactly how to do it!
Space is limited- we are only accepting 40 participants. So you need to enroll now!
My name is Derek Croley and I have been practicing various Martial Arts for over 25 years. Suffice it to say that it takes a lot to impress me these days. In a world that is full of all kinds of weird stuff people are peddling as “the secrets of the Masters” George Xu is the best Chinese Master teaching in America that I have ever met. And believe me, I have trained with some of the very best Internal and External Martial Arts Masters and Grand Masters in the world. All of them are great and have something to offer, but George Xu is one of the few who is able to look at where you are right now mentally and physically and show you exactly what to do to get to the next level.
This seminar is your opportunity to train with somebody who will literally change your entire life with just one weekend. Not in a “go team” kind of way like a motivational speaker, but Grand Master Xu has the unique ability to cut to the chase and tell you exactly what you need to do to get to the next level of your physical, mental, or spiritual practice in a no nonsense, practical and scientific manner. I absolutely guarantee that you will leave this seminar with the tools you need to get to a real high level. I know that the first time I met him and added his training methods into my system my abilities began to skyrocket from where they were before. But you don’t have to be a martial arts Master to learn from him- he will be able to see exactly where you are in your training and help you from there! Do not miss this seminar.
Sincerely,
Master Derek Croley
PS- I strongly recommend that you attend at least one or two of our preliminary seminars to make sure you are at a level to get the most out of Grand Master Xu. I might also point out that we offer CEU credits for attending our seminars with the White Oak Institute. Again, click here to get to the White Oak Institute website, or email Annawoi@bellsouth.net for more information.
If you are interested in classes that we offer is Asheville that will also help you to understand what Grand Master Xu has to say go to www.CroleysMartialArts.com, or if you are interested in more information to prepare for his seminar but don't live in the Asheville area for classes and just can't make it to a preliminary seminar, go to www.TaiChiMadeSimple.com for more information that will help you.
The White Oak Institute is proud to announce our association with Fit Athletics and Health and Fitness Instructor, Coach Dean Duncan! A lifelong sports enthusiast, Dean has set many honorable records as an athlete and coach. He graduated high school with an NCHSAA class AA state mile (1600m) record. At Brevard College he helped his team win a national title in Cross Country and twice earned All American honors on the track. After graduating from Brevard College, Dean ran for Appalachian State University where he helped the Mountaineers win southern conference titles in cross country and Track and Field.
After college, Dean began a career in Therapeutic Recreation where he worked with special populations and long term care residents. During this time, Dean became a Certified Long Term Facility Peer Review Surveyor and worked in several facilities as a contract fitness and exercise instructor. Dean taught classes for several retirement and long term care facilities in the Asheville area.
While continuing to run and race, (after 6 years in Therapeutic Recreation) Dean won both North Carolina and South Carolina 5000m Road Racing titles and started his coaching career for the University of North Carolina at Asheville. As an assistant at UNCA, Dean developed a throwing squad that produced six individual conference champions and two NCAA Regional Qualifiers. After becoming head coach at UNCA, Dean began coaching distance running. His distance athletes earned 26 individual all conference awards, and two athletes qualified for NCAA East Regional Championships.
Dean’s company, and our new associate, FITAthletics offers the training knowledge and benefits of elite athletics to fitness enthusiasts of all abilities. He and his staff have almost twenty years of experience in working with people of a wide range of abilities.
Dean is also currently a Health and Fitness Instructor for the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and enjoys coaching Cross Country and Track and Field for North Buncombe High School.
We welcome the enhancement that FITAthletics provides as an affiliate. We are happy to be able to jointly offer seminar and private coaching products that reflect the professionalism and ability to deliver results that you can expect from both organizations.
*Join the National Certified and accredited Tai Chi Instructors of The White Oak Institute, along with Coach Duncan for our next seminar, Tai Chi for Runners. The seminar will be held on the Campus of the University of North Carolina, Asheville, on August 13, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
The Tai Chi principles taught in our seminars will maximize athletic performance, speed, and overall increase of power, as well as significantly reduce sports related injuries by correcting posture and unifying and aligning the body.
The price for the seminar is $125.00. Please call Anna O’Donnell at 828-582-8634 or email annawoi@bellsouth.net for more details.
For hundreds of years the Chinese have taught that
Tai Chi and Qigong are among the best disciplines for
the improvement of overall health and fitness. In China
these arts are included in almost every form of athletic
training and even as part of physical fitness is schools.
If you were to visit China you would see most of the
population
practicing Tai Chi and Qigong in the street before they
go to work!
They believe in Tai Chi so much because their scientific
method has proven time and again how effective the art
is for health, longevity, and proper mechanics for athletics
of all kinds. The difficulty is that their research
methods and terminology are too different from ours,
making the translations hard to follow.
Susan Matthews MS, Neuroscientist and Master Tai Chi
Instructor has developed a system through which a Western
athlete can understand scientifically apply Tai Chi
and QiGong from a neurological standpoint to any sport
that you are participating in: biking, running, swimming,
etc.
Her methods are based upon scientific discoveries about
the brain and nervous system that have revealed the
brain's capability of plasticity—it's intrinsic
ability to change and grow. If you are interested in
learning how you can use this to enhance your training,
then this workshop will provide you with tools and inspiration
to get started.
Brain Workshop™ uses sophisticated sensory integration
techniques (visual, kinesthetic) and mental imagery
that can transform the brain and body. These techniques
are combined with movement principles (synchronous,
rhythmic,
bilateral) which have all been linked to brain activation
for memory and learning, growth and development, states
of consciousness, locomotion, autonomic function, and
neural repair.
The price for the seminar is $125.00. Please call
Anna O’Donnell at 828-582-8634 or email annawoi@bellsouth.net
for more details.
Coming to Asheville, NC on July 19th, 2008 for a three day engagement.