Energize with Sunrise Tai Chi

Let the sun shine in! Master-teacher Ramel Rones gently guides you through the morning with a series of powerful mind/body exercises that awaken the senses, stimulate the mind, and fill your body and spirit with abundant energy.

The simplified, short Yang-style Sunrise Tai Chi sequence is practiced to both the left and right to help you develop symmetry and balance. Tai chi chuan has been known for centuries to promote deep relaxation, excellent health, and to prevent injuries and illness. These easy movements will stretch and strengthen your body, and improve your circulation of oxygen and qi energy.

The program also teaches you to find balance between strength and flexibility, increase bone density, and massage the internal organs, improving your quality of life and daily physical performance.

• Select your choice of short, medium, or long workouts and choice of music.

• Revitalize your health and well being with mind/body exercise, meditation, stretching, and strengthening techniques.

• Apply core principles of tai chi, qigong, and yoga together for a holistic workout.

This tai chi form is used as a mind/body intervention at Tufts Medical School to improve general health and specifically to prevent and treat osteoarthritis of the knee, its side effects and symptoms, as published in The BMJ (British Medical Journal), as well as for chronic pain/fibromyalgia prevention and treatment as published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Relax with Sunset Tai Chi

Cool down after a long day! Master-teacher Ramel Rones gently guides you through a series of restorative mind/body exercises that will help you calm down, recuperate from stress, and release tension.

The simplified, short Yang-style Sunset Tai Chi sequence is practiced to both the left and right to help you develop symmetry and balance. This easy mind/body practice can be done sitting or standing. It uses gentle yoga poses, purifying movements and meditations of qigong, and relaxing tai chi stances and exercise.

Sunset Tai Chi will improve your circulation of blood and qi energy, counteract the effects of stress and fatigue, and promote your health and vitality.

• Choose a short, medium, or long practice to relax and rejuvenate after a long day.

• Experience moving meditation and deep breathing to feel calm and focused.

• Boost your natural healing of chronic conditions, including arthritis, fibromyalgia, insomnia, osteoporosis, and cancer.

This tai chi form is used as a mind/body intervention at Dana Farber Cancer Institute to strengthen the immune system as a complementary approach for cancer prevention and treatment, and for recovering from side effects and symptoms, as published in the New England Journal of Medicine.