Bruce Frantzis & Craig Barnes – Energy Arts Live Holiday 2023

Description Of Energy Arts Live Holiday 2023

Welcome

An Invitation from Master Bruce Frantzis Longmont, Colorado

When I was a young man traveling throughout Asia, I studied martial arts full-time, everyday. My sole focus was on developing power.

Then in the 1980s, I experienced a traumatic car accident that literally broke my body, and the importance of health and healing became crystal clear.

When my teachers–most especially Daoist Sage Liu Hung Chieh–led me into places within my mind that I never dreamed existed, it opened me up to the ultimate potential of spirit and consciousness.

Whether training is for health, power, healing, smooth emotions, peace of mind, clarity or any combination of these and more,  they are all manifestations of how much energy you have and how well it flows through you. Daoists have perfected both the science and the art of cultivating energy or “qi” for millennia.

Growing and using your qi is a skill that can be learned by anyone.

Regardless of your reasons for being drawn to tai chi, other internal arts, qigong, yoga or meditation, the benefits you can experience are entirely based upon the quality of your practice. The quality of your practice is governed by the depth and effectiveness of the material you train. Having an adept teacher to guide you through the process is essential to understanding what is possible and how to achieve it. I diligently searched all over the world for the very best teachers that I could find because I wanted the most in-depth, comprehensive and pure instruction possible.

I was incredibly fortunate that I was able to seek out and learn from some of the most brilliant masters of the modern era. My primary teacher, Grandmaster Liu, passed down to me the complete teachings of the Daoist Sage Lao Tzu, which come from a rare and authentic lineage, known as the Water Tradition, and which has been transmitted in a unbroken chain, from teacher to student, for millennia. It has been my life’s mission to share the precious and potentially life-shifting ancient knowledge that I received in the East here in the West.

Energy Arts Live makes it possible for you to take part in the classes offered at my center in Colorado from the comfort of your own home. You can live stream classes online or download classes as it fits with your flow to study with me and my Senior Instructors, and join with students from all across the globe.

Everything furthers,

Bruce Frantzis

“The smooth, balanced flow of qi—your life-force energy—is the single most important determinant to your health, vitality and happiness.”

– Master Bruce Frantzis

Learn from where you are…

Energy Arts Live gives you access to LIVE teachings as well as RECORDINGS of every single class and guided practice. This gives you the tools to learn at your convenience from wherever you are in the world.

You can DOWNLOAD recorded classes and guided practices for permanent offline access on your device.

The EA Live program is designed to help you gain the most benefit from your practice and stay motivated to continue building your skill and knowledge.

You’ll not only receive incredible depth of instruction of Master Frantzis and his Senior Instructors, but also guided practices from Certified Energy Arts Instructors to support your ongoing practice.

What You’ll Learn In Energy Arts Live Holiday 2023

Hours of live-stream classes to choose from each week

EXPERT INSTRUCTORS

Authentic Knowledge

Learn from an internationally recognized lineage master and author with 50+ years of experience teaching thousands of students around the globe.

IN-DEPTH LEARNING

A Multimedia Digital Experience

Experience the ease of learning from your home with multiple camera angles, clear audio, and live Q&As. It’s the next best thing to attending in person!

Weekly Classes

Yin Style Bagua

All Students Welcome

• Bagua or baguazhang is an internal martial art – its beautiful physical movements are based on the universal spiraling energetic patterns as described in the I Ching. For the first time Master Bruce Frantzis will teach the Yin Style Originating from Yin Fu, the first disciple of Dong Hai Chuan, the founder of modern baguazhang.
• Although more geared towards martial arts instead of meditation than the Bagua Bruce has previously taught, Yin Style Bagua will build external and internal strength and create a calmness and resolve that is needed not just for martial arts but for many aspects of our day to day life.

What You Will Learn

• In this class, Bruce will teach the Single Palm Change of Yin Style Bagua. Yin Style Bagua involves more twisting and creates a much larger pressure inside the body. You will not only build greater physical strength but also learn to strengthen the internal organs. Its spiraling techniques are emphasized within the internal organs. Your internal organs tie directly to your health and longevity.
• For new students, this will be the opportunity to learn a different style of Bagua than Master Frantzis normally teaches from the beginning. For continuing students, you will be able to use the openings and closings you learned in the previous Bagua Classes to learn new stepping and leg movements.

Yang Style Tai Chi

All Students Welcome

• Tai chi forms were born out of connecting the original standing postures of Daoism to create movements. Yang style Tai Chi, known for its larger frame, opens up the body quickly, while still using softness and releasing to open the body and develop internal power and strength. Master Bruce Frantzis studied from the direct lineage with some of the best Yang Style masters of our time.

What You Will Learn

• In this class, we will continue to progress through the moves and detail of the Old Yang Style Medium Form.

Yang Style Tai Chi First Section

All Students Welcome

• For those new to the Yang Style Tai Chi or Tai Chi in general, this class is the perfect entry to Yang style Tai Chi, known for its larger frame and emphasis on developing the physical body: bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments. Master Bruce Frantzis studied from the direct lineage with some of the best Yang Style masters of our time and passed it on to Senior Instructor Craig Barnes who has been studying and teaching Tai Chi for decades.

What You Will Learn

• In this class, Senior Instructor Craig Barnes will start from the beginning and go through the moves and details of the Old Yang Style Medium Form and will also catch up to where Master Frantzis is currently teaching. This will be the ideal preparation class for beginners wanting to learn Yang Style and take Master Frantzis’s class. For those who have been following along with the Yang Style classes with Bruce, this will be a good opportunity to review and solidify the moves that Bruce has shown.

Daoist Meditation

All Students Welcome

• The Water Tradition of Lao Tzu is a specific branch of meditation that trains practitioners in pragmatic methods to delve deeply inside themselves, cope with stress, and flow smoothly through challenging moments and changing times.

What You Will Learn

• You will learn techniques such as the Inner Dissolving Method, a technique to release blockages, so that you can become clearer and healthier in body, mind and qi.
• The primary focus will be on how to direct the subconscious mind to contact and transform that which is inside you. From a Daoist perspective, when you release all that is false or conditioned, whatever remains must be true to your essence. This is the path.

Dragon and Tiger Medical Qigong

All Students Welcome

• This qigong set is ideal for beginners and those looking to get a sense of qi (energy) in the body and how to use it.

What You Will Learn

• This course will cover the seven physical movements of Dragon and Tiger as well as how to feel and move energy around the body to increase health and a feeling of well-being. This set is a great introduction to chi gong. Practicing it circulates blood and chi and can enhance lifelong health and vitality.

Energy Gates Qigong

All Students Welcome

• Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body Qigong is a primary neigong practice within the Water Tradition as it establishes the ability to connect to and influence the downward flow of energy, making training safe and effective. This practice is comprised of the six exercises.

Wu Style Long Form Tai Chi

All Students Welcome

• Follow along to the original Wu Style Tai Chi Form developed by Master Wu Jien Chuan who taught Bruce’s Master,  Liu Hung Chieh. During each workout, the movements of tai chi exercise every muscle, ligament, tendon, and joint of the body. Tai Chi is renowned for increasing and balancing the circulation of the body’s energy. The flowing, continuous movements create a deep relaxation in the nervous system and mind. Wu Style is particularly applicable to meditation and healing.

Daoist Yoga

All Students Welcome

• Dao Yoga is a unique practice that allows you to circulate and build qi without ever over-stretching your muscles and tendons. Learn gentle postures that are combined with Daoist Breathing methods. This soft yet powerful practice will develop internal awareness and the neigong techniques underlying qigong and meditation.
• No experience is necessary for this guided practice session.

Review and Guided Practices

Regular practice is the cornerstone of getting the most out of instruction on Daoist arts. You will have the opportunity to review and train the material presented in instructional classes led by Master Frantzis and his Senior Instructors and follow along with guided practices led by knowledgeable Certified Energy Arts Instructors as an integral part of the Energy Arts Live program.

About Bruce Frantzis And Craig Barnes

About Bruce Frantzis

Bruce Frantzis is the Founder of Energy Arts and has been called the foremost Western expert in Wu style tai chi and Yang style tai chi, holding direct lineages from China. He teaches six powerful qigong sets, as well as bagua zhang and hsing-i from the martial, health, and meditation perspectives. His passion is teaching the Daoist meditation tradition, a direct path to awakening your highest potential.

About Craig Barnes

Craig Barnes is a Senior Instructor in the Energy Arts system and has been practicing and teaching tai chi, qigong, meditation, and the internal arts for over 30 years. He has studied actively with Master Frantzis since 1987 and has taught his own courses all over the world. He is one of only a few instructors who have been authorized by Master Frantzis to certify instructors in his system. Craig is known for his gentle yet thorough approach, and his ability to present complex material in a direct way that makes it come to life and take root.

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