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Paths to Fitness and Well Being

Valley Spirit Fitness and Well Being Website

By

Michael P. Garofalo

Mike Garofalo retired on July 1, 2016. He will no longer be teaching Tai Chi and Qigong in the North Sacramento Valley. He will be moving to Vancouver, Washington in April of 2017.

T'ai Chi Ch'uan

The Gentle Mind-Body Methods of Chinese Internal Martial Arts Guides, Links, Resources, Bibliographies, Quotations, Notes, Lessons, Journal, Research Information on the Yang, Sun, Chen and Other Styles of Taijiquan Yang Style Taijiquan Instructor, Michael P. Garofalo

Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Instructional Program Saturday Class, T'ai Chi Ch'uan, 10 am - 11 am, Tehama Family Fitness Center, Red Bluff, CA

Yoga

Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga Guides, Links, Bibliographies, Resources, Notes

Tuesday Class, Yoga, 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm, Tehama Family Fitness Center, Red Bluff, CA

Thursday Class, Yoga, 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm, Tehama Family Fitness Center, Red Bluff, CA

Saturday Class, Yoga, 11 am - 12:15 am, Tehama Family Fitness Center, Red Bluff, CA

Qigong

Energization Exercise Methods from Traditional Chinese Medicine and Taoism Guides, Lessons, Links, Resources, Bibliographies, Quotations Eight Section Brocade Qigong Instructor, Michael P. Garofalo Saturday Class, Qigong, 10 am - 11 am, Tehama Family Fitness Center, Red Bluff, CA

Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Instructional Program

Walking

The Essential Fitness and Meditation Method Inspirational Quotations, Poems, Links, Resources, Bibliography, Notes

Meditation

Techniques for Self-Awareness and Mental-Spiritual Discovery Visualizations, Affirmations, Self-Observation, Postures, Breath Control, Rituals, Prayers. Chants Zen, Yoga, Vipassana Psychosomatic, Mystical and Religious Pathways Chinese Standing Meditation

Saturday Class, Yoga-Meditation, 11 am - 12:15 am, Tehama Family Fitness Center, Red Bluff, CA

Thursday Class, Yoga-Mediation, 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm, Tehama Family Fitness Center, Red Bluff, CA

Saturday Class, Qigong-Meditation, 10 am - 11 am, Tehama Family Fitness Center, Red Bluff, CA

Gardening

Following the Green Way Toward Health, Well Being, and Enlightenment Over 2,700 Quotations, Poems, and Sayings arranged by 130 Topics Guides, Links, Bibliographies, Resources, Notes

Strength Training

Exercise and Aging Well

Yoga: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Notes

Pilates: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Notes

The Eight Section Brocade Qigong Lessons, Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Notes Eight Section Brocade Instructor, Michael P. Garofalo

Willpower, Resolve, Determination

Disclaimer

Breathing Methods and Practices

My Personal Taijiquan and Qigong Practice

T'ai Chi for Diabetes

T'ai Chi for Arthritis

Taijiquan For Good Health, Fitness and Vitality

Yang Style Taijiquan Long Form 108 Movements

Taijiquan Simplified 24 Movement Short Form in Yang Style

Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Instructional Program

_Sung_- Loose, Relaxed, Open, Yielding, Responsive

Valley Spirit Journal of Michael P. Garofalo

Taoism, Nature Mysticism, Alchemy

Feedback, Kudos and Reviews

Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Club

Alphabetical Subject Index to the Cloud Hands Website

Disclaimer


Michael P. Garofalo's E-Mail

Red Bluff, Tehama County, North Sacramento Valley, California

Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Club Red Bluff, Tehama County, North Sacramento Valley, Northern Central California, U.S.A. Cities in the area: Oroville, Paradise, Durham, Chico, Hamilton City, Orland, Willows, Corning, Rancho Tehama, Los Molinos, Tehama, Proberta, Gerber, Manton, Cottonwood, Anderson, Shasta Lake, Palo Cedro, and Redding, CA, California.

Valley Spirit Fitness and Well Being Practice and Studies Journal

Disclaimer

June 22, 2005

Filed at: http://www.gardendigest.com/taichi/tccindex.htm

Paths to Fitness and Well Being

T'ai Chi Ch'uan - Internal Marital Art

Qigong - Energy Cultivation

Yoga

Walking

Subject Index to the Cloud Hands Website

Meditation

The Spirit of Gardening

Green Way Research, Red Bluff, California, 2005

Brief Biography of Michael P. Garofalo

Paths to Fitness and Well Being

Alphabetical Subject Index

Cloud Hands Website Taijiquan, Qigong, Taoism, Classics, Weapons: Sword and Staff

Fitness and Well Being Website Gardening, Meditation, Walking, Yoga, Strength Training, Fitness for Older Persons, Aerobics, Relaxation

The Spirit of Gardening 2,700 Quotes Arranged by 130 Topics, History, Guides, Psycho-Spiritual Aspects of Gardening

Green Way Research Online Publishing, Research, Indexing, and Services By Michael P. Garofalo Red Bluff, California

Web Guides, Bibliographies, Links, Directories, Quotes, Notes

Alphabetical Subject Index

Above the Fog - Zen Poems

Aging Well

Alphabetical Subject Index to the Cloud Hands Website

Ancient Goddesses - Quotations, Poems, Sayings, Prayers, Songs

Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi): Tiger, Bear, Crane, Deer, and Monkey

Arthritis Therapy - Exercise: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Chi Kung

Bear, Standing Bear, Level 1 Ranking, Valley Spirit Taijiquan

The Bear: The Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)

Bibliography - Ch'i Kung

Bibliography - Taijiquan

Bird - Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)

Blog - Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo

Book of Changes (I Ching) and Qigong (Dao-yin)

Breathing and Taijiquan

Breathing and Yoga

Breathing Practices: Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes

Breathwork

Broadsword (Dao, Saber)

Buddhism and Martial Arts

Buddhist Ethics

California (Northern) T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information

Charkas (Energy Centers of the Subtle Body)

Chan Ssu Chin - Silk Reeling

Cheng Man-Ch'ing (1901-1975)

Chen Style T'ai Chi Ch'uan

_Ch'i_- Breathwork

_Chih_- Taiji Ruler

Ch'ior Qi

Ch'i Kung: Bibliography and Links

Chi Kung for Seniors

Ch'i Kung Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California

Chinese Massage

Ch'i or Qi and Taijiquan

Classes, Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Instructional Program

Classics of T'ai Chi Ch'uan

Cloud Hands: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Ch'i Kung

Cloud Hands T'ai Chi Ch'uan Journal

Comments and Notes on the Yang Style Taijiquan

Concrete and Visual Poetry

Confucius (K'ung Fu-tzu) (551 - 479 BCE)

Contemplation

Crane - Bird - Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)

Crane, Soaring Crane, Intermediate Program, Level 3, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan

Cuttings: Short Poems by Michael P. Garofalo

Cuttings: Above the Fog

Dance and Taijiquan

Dao (Saber, Broadsword)

Dao-yin (Qigong, Chi Kung)

_Dayan_- Wild Goose Qigong

The Deer: The Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)

Diabetes Therapy - Exercise: Taijiquan and Qigong

Direction of Movements in Taijiquan and Qigong

Disclaimer of the Cloud Hands Website

Eight Animals Qigong

Eight Ox Herding Songs - A Ch'an/Zen Parable

Eight Rivers Qigong

Eight Section Brocade Ch'i Kung

Eight Silken Treasures Qigong

Eight Trigrams of the I Ching

Eight Trigrams and Taijiquan

Eight Ways of Walking Qigong

Embrace the One - Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like A Tree

Emptiness in Full Bloom

Entering Tranquility (Ru Jing) Meditation

Exercise - Diabetes Therapy - Taijiquan and Qigong

Feedback, Kudos and Reviews for the Cloud Hand's Website

Fitness and Well Being

Fitness for Older Persons

Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi): Tiger, Bear, Crane, Deer, and Monkey

Five Precepts of Buddhism

Five Elements (Wu-Xing)and Taijiquan

Five Stepping Movements of Taijiquan

Flexibility and Stretching

Five Elements (Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Metal)

Flowers

Flowers in the Sky

Gardening: Quotes, Poems, History, Sayings

Gardening: Quips and Maxims by Michael P. Garofalo

The Four Gates: Grasping the Sparrow's Tail

Michael P. Garofalo's Biography

Michael P. Garofalo's T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Practice

Glossary of Taijiquan Terms in English and Chinese (Pinyin)

The Goddess - Quotations, Poems, Sayings, Prayers, Songs

Goose - Bird - Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)

Goose - Wild Goose Qigong

Grasping the Sparrow's Tail

Green Way Research

Green Way Research - Taijiquan and Qigong

Green Wizard

Gu Shen Taijiquan Journal

Gu Shen (Valley Spirit) Taijiquan Instructional Program

Haiku and Short Poems

Hatha Yoga

Health and Fitness - T'ai Chi Ch'uan

Hexagrams and Trigrams of the I Ching (Book of Changes)

Hidden Tiger, Beginning Program, Level 2, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan

Hsing Yi Chuan

I Ching (Book of Changes) and Taijiquan and Qigong

Index to the Cloud Hands Website

Indoor Cycling, Stationary Bicycling, Spinning

Instructional Program, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan

Journal - Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo

Kriya Yoga

Kudos for the Cloud Hands Website

Kundalini (Coiled Serpent) Energy

Kwang Ping Taijiquan of Kuo Lien Ying

Labyrinths and Mazes

Learning and Teaching Taijiquan, Qigong and Yoga

Links and Bibliography: Qigong

Links and Bibliography: Taijiquan

Long Form 108 Yang Style Taijiquan

Massage

Master Chang San-Feng (circa 1350)

Master Cheng Man-Ch'ing (1901 - 1975)

Master Han Shan (circa 750)

Master Kuo Lien Ying (1895-1984)

Master Sun Lu-Tang (1861-1932)

Master Yang Cheng-Fu (1883-1936)

Mastery, Self Control, Self Mastery, Choices, Will Power, Strength of Character

Meditation - General

Meditation and Breathing

Meditation and Walking

Meditation Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California

Meditation Methods and Techniques

Meditation Quotations

Meditation - Standing Like A Tree

Meditation - Wu Ji - The Edge of Emptiness

Michael P. Garofalo - Brief Biography

Michael P. Garofalo - Internal Martial Arts Practice History

Michael P. Garofalo - Resume

Michael P. Garofalo - T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Practice

Minding the Breath

Months of the Year: Quotes, Poems, Links

Movement Direction Instructions for Taijiquan and Qigong Forms

Moving Hands Like Clouds: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong

Northern California T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information

Notes and Comments on the Yang Style Taijiquan

Nature Mysticism

Nine Movement Temple Ch'i Kung Exercise Set

Oak Tree in the Courtyard

Old Cloud Hands Website

Older Persons Exercise and Wellness Programs

Oregon T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information

Original Cloud Hands URL

Original Waving Hands Like Clouds URL

Photography - Valley Spirit Photography Gallery

Pilates: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Quotes, Notes

Pranayama: Breathing Techniques from Yoga

Private Instruction by Michael P. Garofalo, Instructional Programs

Pulling Onions: The Quips and Maxims of a Gardener

Push Hands - T'ui Shou

Qigong: Bibliography and Links

Qigong - Breathwork

Qigong, Ch'i Kung - Chinese Mind-Body Exercises

Qigong for Seniors

Qigong Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California

Qigong-Yoga Exercise Cycle

Qigong Ruler - Taiji Chih

Qigong Walking

Qi or Ch'i and Taijiquan

Raja Yoga

Red Bluff, Valley Spirit Taijiquan Instructional Program

Red Bluff, California, Qigong Classes

Red Bluff, California, Yoga Classes

Relaxation and Taijiquan

Resolve, Will. Willpower, Self Control, Self Discipline

Resume of Michael P. Garofalo

Reviews of the Cloud Hand's Website

Riding the Ox - A Zen Parable

Ruler - T'ai Chi

Saber (Dao, Broadsword)

Self Control, Self Mastery, Choices, Will Power

Self-Massage

Senior Citizens Fitness Programs

Senior Fitness - Red Bluff, CA

Sensing Hands: Push Hands - T'ui Shou

Shoong, Sung, Song - Loose, Relaxed, Open, Yielding, Responsive

Short Form, Yang Style, Beijing Simplified 24

Silk Reeling

Simplified 24 From, Yang Style

Soaring Crane, Intermediate Program, Level 3, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan

Soulful Gardening

Speaking to the Spirit Meditation

The Spirit of Gardening

Staff Weapons: Jo, Bo, Can, Staff, Spear

Standing Bear, Level 1 Ranking, Valley Spirit Taijiquan

Standing Like A Tree - Zhan Zhuang

Standing Meditation (Wu Ji)

Sticking Hands - T'ui Shou

Stork - Bird - Five Animal Frolics

Strength Training

Stretching and Flexibility

Subject Index to the Cloud Hands Website

Sun Lu-Tang's (1861-1933) Biography

Sun Lu-Tang (1861-1933): Baguaquan, Hsingyiquan, and Taijiquan Grandmaster

Sun Style Baguaquan

Sun Style Hsingyiquan

Sun Style Qigong

Sun Style Sword

Sun Style Taijiquan

Swordsmanship and T'ai Chi Ch'uan

T'ai Ch'i Classics

Tai Chi for Arthritis

Tai Chi for Diabetes

Tai Chi for Seniors

T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Bibliography and Links

T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information, Workshops Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia

T'ai Chi Ch'uan Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California

T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Red Bluff, CA

T'ai Chi Ch'uan Short Form, Beijing Simplified 24, Yang Style

T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Links and Bibliography

T'ai Chi Ch'uan Staff

T'ai Chi Ch'uan Sword (Jian)

T'ai Chi Ruler - Chih

Taijiquan: Bibliography and Links

Taijiquan - Breathwork

Taijiquan Classics

Taijiquan For Good Health, Fitness and Vitality

Taijiquan Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California

Taijiquan_Jian_ (Sword)

Taming the Ox - A Zen Allegory or Parable

Tantric Yoga

Taoism, Nature Mysticism, Alchemy

Teaching and Learning Taijiquan, Qigong and Yoga

Temple Qigong - A Nine Movement Exercise Set

Thirteen Postures: 8 Gates and 5 Steps

The 300 Missing Poems of Han Shan

The Tiger: The Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)

Tiger, Hidden Tiger, Beginning Program, Level 2, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan

Tree Qigong - Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like A Tree

Trees - Quotations, Poems, Lore, Wisdom

Trees - Lore, Magick, Myths, Magick

Trigrams and Hexagrams of the I Ching (Book of Changes)

24 From, Yang Style, Standard

Valley Spirit Fitness and Well Being Website

Valley Spirit Idea

Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo

Valley Spirit Labyrinths

Valley Spirit Photography Gallery

Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Club

Valley Spirit Taijiquan Instructional Program

Valley Spirit Taijiquan and Qigong Journal by Michael P. Garofalo

Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Qigong, and Yoga

Valley Spirit - Tao Te Ching

Vancouver, B.C., T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools

Virtues in the Martial Arts

Vitality, Health and Qigong

Walking and Labyrinths

Walking and Taijiquan

Walking - Eight Ways of Walking Qigong

Walking - General Fitness Exercise

Walking - Quotations

Washington T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information

Waving Hands Like Clouds: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong

Wild Goose Qigong

Will Power, Self Control, Self Mastery, Choices, Strength of Character

Wizards

Wu Ji - Standing Meditation

Xing Yi Quan

Yoga Class, TFFC, Red Bluff, CA

Yang Family Taijiquan Genealogy

Yand Style Push Hands and Da Lu

Yang Style Saber

Yang Style Staff

Yang Style Sword

Yang Style Traditional Taijiquan Long Form 108 Movements

Yang Style Taijiquan - Notes and Comments

Yang Style Taijiquan Short Form 24 Movements

Yin-Yang Sensitivity Training: Sticking Hands - T'ui Shou

Yoga

Yoga Class, Red Bluff, CA - Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo

Yoga - Breathwork

Yoga - Hatha

Yoga - Kriya

Yogalates: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Quotes, Notes

Yoga - Red Bluff, CA

Yoga -Tantric

Yoga-Taiji Index

Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like A Tree

Zen/Chan Buddhist Poetry

Zen Buddhist Quotations

Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Club

Red Bluff, Tehama County, North Sacramento Valley, Northern California, U.S.A. Cities and small towns in the area: Oroville, Paradise, Durham, Chico, Hamilton City, Corning, Rancho Tehama, Los Molinos, Vina, Tehama, Proberta, Gerber, Manton, Cottonwood, Olinda, Cloverdale, Dairyville, Bend, Centerville, Summit City Anderson, Shasta Lake, Palo Cedro, Igo, Ono, Redding, Shasta, Colusa, Willows, Richfield, Fall River, Montgomery Creek, Alturas, McCloud, Dunsmuir, Yreka, Happy Camp, Shingletown, Burney, Mt. Shasta City, Weaverville, Williams, Chester, Orland, Susanville, Weed, Gridley, Marysville, Yuba City, NorCalifia, CA, California.

June 20, 2005

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