Yoga
Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, Chinese Yoga, Raja Yoga
Guides, Links, Bibliographies, Resources, Notes
Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo
Class Schedule, Tehama Family Fitness Center, Red Bluff, CA
Valley Spirit Hath Yoga Center, Yoga Instruction and Services, Red Bluff, California
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 and Sun Style Taijiquan Instructor, Michael P. Garofalo
Class Schedule, Tehama Family Fitness Center, Red Bluff, CA
Valley Spirit Center, T'ai Chi Ch'uan Instruction and Services, Red Bluff, California
Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Instructional Program
Qigong
Energization Exercise Methods from Traditional Chinese
Medicine and Taoism
Guides, Lessons, Links, Resources, Bibliographies, Quotations
Eight Section Brocade Qigong, Eight Animals Qigong (Chi Kung)
Qigong Instructor, Michael P. Garofalo
Class Schedule, Tehama Family Fitness Center, Red Bluff, CA
Valley Spirit Center, Qigong Services, Red Bluff, California
Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Instructional Program
Walking
The Essential Fitness and Meditation Method
Inspirational Quotations, Poems, Links, Resources, Bibliography, Notes
Valley Spirit Center, Red Bluff, California
Reiki
and Massage
Reiki: Karen Garofalo,
Practitioner
Massage: Valley Spirit Center, Red Bluff, California
Meditation
Techniques for Self-Awareness and Mental-Spiritual Discovery:
Visualizations, Affirmations, Self-Observation, Mindfulness,
Postures, Breathing Methods, Rituals, Prayers. Chants
Psychosomatic, Mystical and Religious Pathways
Chinese Standing Meditation
Valley Spirit Center, Red Bluff, California
Gardening
Following the Green Way Toward Health, Well Being, and Enlightenment
Over 2,900 Quotations, Poems, and Sayings arranged by 135 Topics
Guides, Links, Bibliographies, Resources, Notes
Cloud Hands Blog: Taijiquan, Yoga, Qigong
Breathing
Methods and Practices
Sung
- Loose, Relaxed, Open, Yielding, Responsive
Yoga: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Notes
Indoor Cycling, Stationary Bicycling, Spinning
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
My Personal Taijiquan and Qigong Practice
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
Valley Spirit Journal of Michael P. Garofalo
Taoism, Nature Mysticism, Alchemy
Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Club
Alphabetical Subject Index to the Cloud Hands Website
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
April 24, 2006
Paths to Fitness and Well Being
T'ai Chi Ch'uan - Internal Marital Art
Subject Index to the Cloud Hands Website
© Green Way Research, Red Bluff, California, 2006
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
Valley
Spirit Center
Michael and Karen Garofalo
Red Bluff, California
Web Guides, Bibliographies, Links, Directories, Lessons, Quotes, Notes
Alphabetical Subject Index
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)
Bicycling in Northern California
Bird - Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)
Blog - Cloud Hands: Taijiquan and Qigong by Michael P. Garofalo
Blog - Green Way by Michael P. Garofalo
Blog - Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo
Book of Changes (I Ching) and Qigong (Dao-yin)
Breathing Practices: Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes
Buddhism - Tibetan: Shambhala Warriorship, Tantra, Yoga
California (Northern) T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information
Charkas (Energy Centers of the Subtle Body)
Ch'i Kung: Bibliography and Links
Ch'i Kung Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
Chi Kung: Valley Spirit Center Red Bluff, California
Classes, Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Instructional Program
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
Confucius (K'ung Fu-tzu) (551 - 479 BCE)
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
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 Ox Herding Songs - A Ch'an/Zen Parable
Eight Section Brocade Ch'i Kung
Embrace the One - Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like A Tree
Entering Tranquility (Ru Jing) Meditation
Exercise - Diabetes Therapy - Taijiquan and Qigong
Feedback, Kudos and Reviews for the Cloud Hand's Website
Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi): Tiger, Bear, Crane, Deer, and Monkey
Five Elements (Wu-Xing) and Taijiquan
Five Stepping Movements of Taijiquan
Five Elements (Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Metal)
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)
Green Way Research - Taijiquan and Qigong
Gu Shen (Valley Spirit) Taijiquan Instructional Program
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
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
Kudos for the Cloud Hands Website
Kundalini (Coiled Serpent) Energy
Kwang Ping Taijiquan of Kuo Lien Ying
Learning and Teaching Taijiquan, Qigong and Yoga
Links and Bibliography: Qigong
Links and Bibliography: Taijiquan
Long Form 108 Yang Style Taijiquan
Massage: Valley Spirit Center Red Bluff, California
Master Chang San-Feng (circa 1350)
Master Cheng Man-Ch'ing (1901 - 1975)
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 Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
Meditation Methods and Techniques
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 - T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Practice
Months of the Year: Quotes, Poems, Links
Mountain Biking in Northern California
Movement Direction Instructions for Taijiquan and Qigong Forms
Moving Hands Like Clouds: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong
Northern California Taijiquan and Qigong News in Cloud Hands Blog
Northern California T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information
Northwestern U.S. Tajiquan and Qigong News in Cloud Hands Blog
Notes and Comments on the Yang Style Taijiquan
Nine Movement Temple Ch'i Kung Exercise Set
Older Persons Exercise and Wellness Programs
Oregon T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information
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
Qigong: Bibliography and Links
Qigong, Ch'i Kung - Chinese Mind-Body Exercises
Qigong Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
Questions and Answers in Cloud Hands Blog
Red Bluff, California, Qigong Classes
Red Bluff, California, Yoga Classes
Red Bluff, California: Valley Spirit Center
Red Bluff, Valley Spirit Taijiquan Instructional Program
Reiki (Ushi Shiki Ryoho) - Karen Garofalo, Reiki Practitioner
Reiki: Valley Spirit Center Red Bluff, California
Resolve, Will. Willpower, Self Control, Self Discipline
Reviews of the Cloud Hand's Website
RSS Feed for the Cloud Hands Blog
Self Control, Self Mastery, Choices, Will Power
Senior Citizens Fitness Programs
Senior Fitness - Red Bluff, CA
Sensing Hands: Push Hands - T'ui Shou
Shambhala Warriorship: Tibetan Buddhism
Shoong, Sung, Song - Loose, Relaxed, Open, Yielding, Responsive
Short Form, Yang Style, Beijing Simplified 24
Simplified 24 From, Yang Style
Soaring Crane, Intermediate Program, Level 3, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Speaking to the Spirit Meditation
Staff Weapons: Jo, Bo, Can, Staff, Spear
Standing Bear, Level 1 Ranking, Valley Spirit Taijiquan
Standing Like A Tree - Zhan Zhuang
Stork - Bird - Five Animal Frolics
Subject Index to the Cloud Hands Website
Sun Lu-Tang's (1861-1933) Biography
Sun Lu-Tang (1861-1933): Baguaquan, Hsingyiquan, and Taijiquan Grandmaster
Swordsmanship and T'ai Chi Ch'uan
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: Valley Spirit Center Red Bluff, California
Taijiquan: Bibliography and Links
Taijiquan For Good Health, Fitness and Vitality
Taijiquan Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
Taijiquan: Valley Spirit Center Red Bluff, California
Taming the Ox - A Zen Allegory or Parable
Tantric Buddhism: Shambhala Warriorship, 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
Tibetan Buddhism: Shambhala Warriorship, Yoga, Tantra
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)
Valley Spirit Center Red Bluff, California
Valley Spirit Fitness and Well Being Website
Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo (May 2003-July 2005)
Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo (August 2005- )
Valley Spirit Photography Gallery - Old
Valley Spirit Photography Gallery - New - Coppermine
Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Club
Valley Spirit Taijiquan Instructional Program
Valley Spirit - Green Way Blog
Valley Spirit Taijiquan and Qigong Journal (5/2003-7/2005) by Michael P. Garofalo
Valley Spirit Taijiquan and Qigong Journal (8/2005-) by Michael P. Garofalo
Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Qigong, and Yoga
Vancouver, B.C., T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools
Walking - Eight Ways of Walking Qigong
Walking - General Fitness Exercise
Walking: Valley Spirit Center Red Bluff, California
Washington T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information
Waving Hands Like Clouds: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong
Will Power, Self Control, Self Mastery, Choices, Strength of Character
Yoga Class, TFFC, Red Bluff, CA
Yang Family Taijiquan Genealogy
Yand Style Push Hands and Da Lu
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 Class, Red Bluff, CA - Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo
Yogalates: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Quotes, Notes
Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like A Tree
Valley Spirit Internal Martial Arts Club
Valley Spirit Center - Red Bluff, California
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