Speaker: Ruth Sova, MS, ATRIC

Take your Ai Chi experience to a new level. Prepare yourself to present Ai Chi workshops so you can validate your technique to offer improved care to your clients. Compare the benefits of Ai Chi for the average healthy adult and modifications for special situations. Hear about the Eastern thought behind the movement performance and sequence of Ai Chi. Examine the continuing evolution of Ai Chi with several new ways to make the basic program more effective. Analyze the body and mind efforts necessary for a positive effect. Apply teaching techniques including lecturing, music, pacing and flow of a class or workshop. Ai Chi Ne (partner work) is included in this presentation.

· Learn the deeper concepts behind Ai Chi.

· Experiment with a new focus to give more depth.

· Gain experience with the intricacies of each movement pattern.

· Apply teaching and leadership skills.

· Compare modifications for varied special populations.

· Show your excellence in teaching and caring for clients with professional development that provides a new and deeper way to nurture your clients.

· Prepare yourself to provide the best of this prestigious, highly regarded program.

· This proven, effortless program continues its healing reputation, strengthening the immune system, boosting the psyche, bringing focus to vital life forces and increasing energy.

· Experience the tranquil balance of the sympathetic and para-sympathetic systems, the soothing balance of yin and yang, and the balance of the body-mind.

· Enjoy the beauty and relaxation offered by combining the best of life – music, water, and Ai Chi. Feel the harmony and centering as your spirit awakens and you move toward self-actualization.

In order to get the most from the presentation, the participant should have practiced at least 100 sessions of Ai Chi either individually or as a practitioner. The participant should have strong anatomy, kinesiology and physiology knowledge.

Upon satisfactory completion of this course, participants will be certified as Ai Chi Basic Practitioners.

· Ai Chi Ne (partner stretching)

· Ai Chi in depth

· Cultivating the Chi (new Ai Chi positions)

· Practical teaching information

· Pool teaching scripts for varied learning focus

· Ai Chi for special populations

· The autonomic nervous system

· Breathing techniques and benefits

· The para-sympathetic and sympathetic systems

· Physical positioning

· Training by internationally recognized presenters

· Supplementary handouts

· The book Ai Chi: Balance, Harmony and Healing

· Cassette tape of Ai Chi music

· Pool practicum

· Morning and afternoon refreshment breaks

· Lunch

· Written exam

· Practical exam

· Certification fees

· Examination fees