Workshop Proposal

The following SAMPLE WORKSHOP PROPOSAL is a good model which teachers can adapt in making program proposals. This one was developed by JEANIE LEMAIRE with the help of Corinn Codye. Jeanie submitted it with a cover letter to Life Spectrum Institute in Maryland and this summer will be on the faculty.

T’ai Chi Chih Workshop Proposal

Objectives for Life Spectrums:

• To give participants an additional valuable tool for person growth.
• To provide a course in active meditation & movement.
• To support the course with a manual of movements, video & tape.
• To offer a program not currently available in the eastern United States.

Benefits for the participants:

• Balances the mental, emotional and physical.
• Energy flow felt almost immediately.
• Appropriate for people of all ages.
• Requires little or no coordination.
• Very little space or time is needed.

Brief Description for Brochure:

T’ai Chi Chih is a balancing of the mental, emotional and physical through movement. It is appropriate for people of all ages and requires little or no coordination. Very little time or space is needed to do the extremely gently moves, and the energy flow can be felt almost immediately. Circulation and balance of the “Chi” energy, the Vital Force of the body, is made easy thru the 20 movements of T’ai Chi Chih. The rewards in good health, wisdom, serenity and longevity are great for the one who learns the ancient principles of yin & yang and applies them in a modern & simplified way.

History:

T’ai Chi Chih, or Joy through Movement, was originated by Justin F. Stone, an authority on Oriental systems of meditation and healing. Created in 1974, T’ai Chi Chih consists of 20 individual movement patterns that generate, circulate and harmonize internal energy flows. This action, shifting between the Yang or expansive, creative, substantial force to the Yin or contractive, receptive, “empty” position, is said to encourage health restoration and enlightenment. T’ai Chi is often referred to as a “moving meditation” because it reveals inner serenity and tends to refine and expand one’s outlook. Through “softness and continuity”, sincere & correct movement and regular practice, T’ai Chi Chih has the utmost potential for showing its healing benefits and its life-transforming influence. The goal of this discipline is stated in its title: T’ai Chi Chih (“knowledge of the Supreme Ultimate”).

Logistical Requirements:

• A room large enough for participants to stand at arms length from each other
• Chalk and chalkboard
• One table at front of room
• Tape recorder
• No chairs needed

Biography:

• Accredited as T’ai Chi Chih instructor with Justin Stone, originator
• Licensed Body Therapist and Personal Growth Facilitator
• Member of the Massage Staff at Life Spectrums
• Over twenty years experience in the field of holistic health