Contact Kelley Graham using the contact link or call 520.770.1200 for a brief informal interview concerning your aims and intentions. Then come down and see how we train and if it's for you.
That's it.
First class is free.
seniors
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ILQ Memberships
For your convenience you can pay online for I-Liq Chuan Annual & Lifetime Memberships using the following links. Any additional processing fees have been included in the totals. Master Sam F.S. Chin has generously arranged that the $50 membership fee is offset by a $50 discount on workshop costs. After your payment has been received you will receive an email receipt with further instructions to member registration for upcoming ILQ Workshops.
- Annual membership - $50/year
- Annual membership for Full-Time Students & Seniors $30/year
- Lifetime membership - $500 one-time fee
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Strength and Balance
Strength & Power are terms used to describe the capacity to have an effect or perform work.
Physical strength can be distinguished from Strength of Materials. In the UCB Program, Structure best describes what we endeavor to accomplish through our various methods.
Specific benefits of cultivating and refining ones structure can include:
- Balance - Refined awareness of the alignment with gravity results in exquisite balance. Fewer falls means fewer injuries.
- Endurance - Awareness of one's structure when moving results in greatly improved 'Use of Self'. An efficient movement uses less energy... more energy means greater capacity to get things done.
- Pain relief - Better structure means the body can move naturally. The bits responsible for opposing gravity are clearly distinguished from those used for movement. When such comprehension is achieved, old habits fall away as can chronic structural pain.
- Profound Relaxation - There can be no functional relaxation without good structure. By Functional Relaxation we mean a relaxation that is part of your condition, rather than an exceptional, fleeting, or occasional feeling.
Do You Have A Seniors Program?
Yes!
It's called 'UCB For Strength & Balance'. The program is a short series of simple exercises 20 - 40 minutes long. These exercises address relaxation, balance, bone density and coordination. The training can be described as a gentle synthesis of the following activities.
There is an instructional video in development that can be used to guide your workout in the privacy of your own home. Expected availability is late Fall 2008.
If you wish to have more structured, hands on training, please contact us using the link above right. We offer ongoing classes, but most will only need a single 3 hour workshop to get started. You will find costs to be quite reasonable. Gather a group of your friends and get in touch!
Articles
The following are articles in development or published on this website. They are intended to be provide an intellectual and cultural framework for those interested in the UCB Program, not definitive academic resources for scholarly pursuits. This framework's only purpose is to assist practitioners to deepen their understanding of the work.
It must be stressed the cultivating the Internal is NOT an academic endeavor. In fact, approaching Internal Practice from such a viewpoint will ensure that one's understanding will NEVER progress beyond the superficial.
