Continuing Chen 48 Form With Master Yang, Featuring Level 1 Silk Reeling Qigong
(Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced)

July 14 - 19, 2023 at the University of Scranton, PA

It’s camp time once again. Let’s celebrate!!!
Camp plans are evolving. Check back later for more info!

 

Check out our 2017 Scranton camp experience! Good fun!

Sample of the Chen 48 form, and Meditations

 

“WaQi camp offers a very special experience, the coming together of Tai chi chuan students of every experience level. Wonderfully paced in engaging me in a weave of the entire tai chi chuan curriculums, qigong, tai chi chuan forms, push hands and application. Nurturing skill, well-being and community.”
—Past Camp Participant

 

Learn Dr. Yang’s unique nurturing approach

  • Develop internal strength

  • Boost brain power and physical agility

  • Prevent pain and injury

This simple and fun, yet effective, training blends Chinese philosophy and healing and martial arts with Western science; and is specifically designed for self-healing. At the end of this training, participants will bring home a complete routine designed to yield significant benefits in a short period of time.

Qigong and t’ai chi exercises, both still and moving, promote calm, balance, relaxation, and healing energy flow. The t’ai chi movements are chosen from the classic Chen t’ai chi 48 form and they promote flow, power, relaxation, balance and pain relief.

Functional Meditation addresses the roots of daily challenges by placing them in the context of positive, abiding truths of human experience. In this way, practitioners develop resources for converting the causes of stress into opportunities for constructive personal growth.

Continuing Chen T’ai Chi 48 Form Component: The t’ai chi component is part of a continuing t’ai chi sequence drawn from Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang's Chen 48 Form and will include:

  • Learn new forms 21-26

  • Review forms 1-20

  • Practice push hands application of forms. 

Silk Reeling, Level 1 : This classic Chen t’ai chi and qigong practice enhances blood and energy flow to muscles and major joints to alleviate and prevent pain. It also gently extends range-of-movement in mechanically efficient ways and is an important, but often overlooked, tool in t’ai chi self-defense.

Lodging

There are two options for lodging:

  • On Campus Lodging: Accommodations will be provided in the University of Scranton dorms which offer suite style housing.  All suites are air-conditioned and all room reservations will be single occupancy. Each suite has four (lockable) bedrooms with one extra-long twin bed: two rooms share a bathroom (one person per room, two rooms per shared bathroom). Each suite includes a shared common area with a living area and a full kitchen with a refrigerator, stove, microwave (pots, pans, dishes, etc. are NOT provided). Linens/pillows are provided but we recommend that you bring an (extra-long fitted college dorm / twin sized) bed sheet for added comfort.

  • Commuting: You are welcome to arrange your own lodging at nearby hotels and commute to camp. You will need to arrange transportation to and from the campus for camp activities and instruction. You may elect to purchase on-campus meals which you can indicate on the application.

Meals

Meals will be provided in the University of Scranton Dining Hall. Vegetarian options will be available. Meals will begin with dinner on the first evening (Friday, July 14), and breakfast will be the final meal on the last day (Wednesday, July 19).

Location

Training will be held at The University of Scranton campus, Scranton, PA. Training will be in Leahy Hall (Kane Forum) and on-campus housing will be provided in one of the University of Scranton dorms. PLEASE NOTE: You must be able to walk distances of up to ¾ mile to get from dorms to meals to teaching venues.

Training Schedule: Details are in development. Please stay tuned.

Application/Payment Processes

Application Steps

  1. Everyone must apply to participate in camp.

  2. You’ll need a WaQi account to apply for camp. 

  3. When you click the “Apply for Camp” link, you’ll be taken to a page where you can log into your WaQi account or sign up for one.

  4. Once you’re logged in, you should complete and submit the application.

  5. Within 2-4 weeks of submitting your application, you'll be notified of your acceptance to camp.

Payment Process

  1. Payment will open April 1, 2023.

  2. You’ll be sent a link for payment and instructions when you are approved for camp.

  3. If you have not paid by April 22, 2023, your space will be offered to others and you will be put on the waiting list.

Pricing

Early Registration Discount: April 1 - April 22, 2023, tuition will be $1,275, paid in full.

Tuition + Meals + Lodging = $1,605

Tuition + Lodging Only = $1,455

Tuition + Meals Only (commuter option) = $1,425

Standard Tuition: Beginning April 23, 2023 tuition will be $1,325, paid in full.

Tuition + Meals + Lodging = $1,655

Tuition + Lodging Only = $1,505

Tuition + Meals Only (commuter option) = $1,475

Refunds

If the Center for Taiji and Qigong Studies cancels camp, your payment will be refunded in full.

If, for any reason, you must cancel your registration, a $75.00 application fee will be deducted from your payment. Your payment will be refunded in accordance with the following policy:

  • If you cancel before June 14, 2023 your payment will be refunded less a $75 application fee.

  • If you cancel between June 14, 2023 and July 7, 2023, you will be refunded 50% of your payment.

  • If you cancel after July 7, 2023 you will not be eligible for any refund.

Covid-19 Policies

  • All participants must test negative for Covid as close to their arrival at camp and no further than 48 hours of arrival at camp.

  • Additionally, all participants must test negative for Covid upon arrival at camp.

  • Vaccination is not required.

  • If a participant tests positive for Covid-19 while at camp, he/she will have to leave.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: We will continue to monitor closely and evaluate developments of COVID-19, and follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and local health and government authorities in Pennsylvania and New York. Please rest assured that we will only hold camp if we believe it is safe. The health and well-being of all of our students, friends and instructors are CTQS-WaQi's highest priority.

QUESTIONS? Please contact us at camp@wa-qi.com

The "Center for Taiji and Qigong Studies" and "Dr. Yang's Evidence-Based Traditional Taiji (EBT™) and Evidence-Based Qigong (EBQ™) Programs" are trademarks of the Center for Taiji and Qigong Studies (CTQS). All rights reserved. Dr. Yang Yang's EBT™ and EBQ™ programs and methods of instruction are the unique product of his lifelong practice with top traditional masters of China, over 30 years of experience teaching T’ai Chi & Qigong in China and America, and his research in mind/body wellness. The combined curriculum and methods of instruction constitute the valuable and proprietary intellectual property of Dr. Yang Yang and/or the CTQS.