The hotels below are relatively close to the workshop and the prices quoted to me were more reasonable than most of the hotels close to the airport.  AARP and Triple A membership discounts are offered at most hotels.

If anyone would like me to check out information concerning transportation, bus schedules or anything else related to your visit to Florida email me at:  miki@whitecranehealingarts.com or call 954/721-7252

• Courtyard By Marriot – 2440 W. Cypress Creek Rd. – 954/772-7770
• LaQuinta Inn – 999 W. Cypress Creek Rd. – 954/491-7666
• The Westin Fort Lauderdale - 400 Corporate Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 33334 1-800-937-8461    954-772-1331
• Hampton Inn - 720 East Cypress Creek Rd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33334
  1-800-426-7866   954-776-7677

The following hotels offer free shuttle service to and from Ft. Lauderdale airport.  The workshop is approximately 15 minutes from any of these hotels. 

Hilton Garden Inn  Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood Airport
180 S.W. 18^th. Ave., Dania Beach, FL. 33004

1-877-782-9444       954-914-9204

www.ftlauderdalehollywoodairport.gardeninn.com

Spring Hill Suites by Marriott

151 S.W. 18^th. Ct., Dania Beach, FL. 33004

Reservations:  1-800-936-6925

http://www.Marriott.com/FLLDB

Complementary full breakfast

Comfort Inn

2520 Stirling Rd., Hollywood, FL. 33020

954/922-1600    1 -800-333-1492

$181.00 plus tax for a room with two double beds

Courtyard – Marriott (located inside Outdoor World)
400 Gulf Stream Way, Dania Beach, FL. 33004
954/342-8333
http://www.Marriott.com/FLLHT

Sheraton Suites
1825 Griffin Rd., Dania Beach, FL. 33004

1-800-325-3535

If you have transportation or are renting a car, you can rent a whole apartment for around $95.00 a night.  We checked the location out and the apartments are nice and approximately 15-20 minutes to the workshop.

Shamrock Corporation short term rentals

Sunrise/Ft. Lauderdale

4001 N. Pine Island Rd.

Sunrise, FL. 33351

954/578-4120

http://www.shamrockcorp.com

Time:  Next Session - TBA

TAO Yoga

Sundays, 10:30 - 11:34 am

10 week session start date Sept. 7th.

Intro to TAO Meditation Practices
Standing-Tai Chi Circling Hands-Sitting-Ba Gua Circle

For millennia, millions of people have harnessed the power of their life-force energy-chi-to become incredibly healthy. You can do the same.

The Meditation Training will be held October 31-November 2

• October 31 - Friday: 7 pm-10 pm
  
• November 1 - Saturday: 10 am-5 pm
• November 2 - Sunday: 10 am-5 pm

Location: Fern Forest Nature Center - 201 Lyons Road South,  Pompano Beach, FL 33068

Price:  $340 per person

This introduction to TAO meditation will help you learn:

• Standing practices-body alignments used in all Taoist practices, as well as how to sink your chi and release blocked energy inside your body with the Outer Dissolving technique.
• Moving tai chi circling hands - includes all the fundamental healing practices of tai chi, projecting and absorbing energy, and techniques for achieving deep relaxation at all levels, increasing mobility and balance and relieving joint and general body pain.
• Moving practice of ba gua circle walking-a foundation meditation practice of the I Ching and the internal martial art of ba gua chang.

Bruce Frantzis is a Lineage Holder in Taoist energy arts. He studied healing, martial arts and meditation with renowned teachers in Asia for 16 years - including more than a decade in China. Since 1987, Frantzis has taught chi gung, martial arts, TAO yoga, TAO meditation, and energetic-healing therapies to over 15,000 students in the United States and Europe. Frantzis is the author of several widely praised books about the power of chi including: Tai Chi: Health for Life; the chi gung book, Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body; and two volumes on TAO meditation. To learn more about Frantzis, his books or his workshops, visit EnergyArts.com.

China’s ancient Water method of Taoist meditation includes tai chi, other internal martial arts, chi gung, hands-on energetic healing methods and sexual practices that are still practiced as a living tradition today. Taoism predates Buddhism and is based on the principles described by Lao Tse, Chuang Tse and the I Ching over 2,500 years ago. This weekend will explore the four basic ways TAO meditation is done: standing, sitting, moving (within tai chi and ba gua) and lying down. 

All participants must sign a waiver of liability form

Local Contact:

White Crane Healing Arts
954.721.7252
954.815.1234 (cell)
WhiteCraneHealingArts.com

To Register Online

Visit - http://www.energyarts.com
or Call - 415.454.5243

Early Registration is Highly Encouraged Your payment includes a $50 nonrefundable registration fee; no refunds are permitted after September 30, 2008. Minimum enrollment required. Make checks payable to Energy Arts, Inc.; Visa/MasterCard accepted.

Energy Arts, Inc.
P.O. Box 99
Fairfax, CA 94978
415.454.5243
admin@energyarts.com
EnergyArts.com

Download a PDF Brochure of the Intro to TAO Meditation Practices class

In taoist yoga some of the forms or asanas are similar to the popular Hatha yoga, but the application of movement is different.  Hatha yoga uses postures and breath control (pranayama) to energize subtle channels (nadis).  Taoist Yoga uses gentle movements and breath to move and balance chi.  In Hatha yoga you stretch in order to relax, whereas in Taoist Yoga you relax in order to stretch.  In Hatha yoga one stretches into a posture or asana as much as the body is capable and holds it, often with some amount of tension.  You then relax and release the pose.  In Taoist Yoga, you find the point that is around 70% of your maximum physical extension or range of motion, and then relax the body, mind and spirit.

Chi Gung can improve hatha or any yoga practice because the internal training tunes the body to feel how the different poses are affecting the deep physical and emotional layers.  Chi gung’s emphasis on moderation and softening give the nerves the ability to release the muscles so that the body gains the flexibility needed to get into and hold the yoga postures.   Awareness of chi movement or prana energy is also increased to prevent overstretching, which can lead to injuries. 

This practice comes from a 3000 yr. old system. I learned this practice from Bruce Frantzis, who is one of the most respected Taoist lineage masters in the west. Few teachers have the ability, like Frantzis to integrate the depth of understanding that the ancient Chinese discovered.  Taoist Yoga is used to restore health of mind, body and spirit and can be used uniquely to repair moderate to severe injuries and trauma of the body. The Taoist Yoga system is part of the broad offerings of internal practices for self development, anti aging and longevity being offered at White Crane Healing Arts in 2008. 

 See class schedule for class times         

What Are Real Foods?
Real foods are natural, whole, traditional and nutrient dense.  Classes will discuss many of the present day illnesses and diseases which can be attributed in part or whole to a diet that lacks the necessary nutrients to create or sustain health and the ability to absorb those nutrients.  Subject matter will include:  pasteur raised grass fed animals, dairy products, cultured vegetables, water kefir & other beneficial beverages, lacto fermentation,
the energetic properites of food and much more