University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
August 29 - September 5, 2012
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About the Level 2 Training Location - University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) Features
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About Level 2 Integral Tai Chi Practice Leader Training
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Tai Chi — the Supreme Ultimate — is equivalent to saying ultimate balance and harmony of the mutually supportive forces in the universe, and in the microcosm of the human system. As a form of Mind-Body Energetics practice Tai Chi (Taiji) is a kind of Qigong. Tai Chi was eventually woven into the combination of body and mind exercise for health enhancement and the purposeful development of consciousness (HeartMind cultivation).
There are many traditional long forms of Tai Chi that can take years to learn. In order to make the health benefits of Tai Chi more readily accessible to diverse populations, the IIQTC has created the Integral Tai Chi Teaching System. Health benefits include stress reduction, greater balance and increased flexibility for populations that are both younger and older. Tai Chi is especially profound for balance (falls prevention) and cognitive capacity retention (brain plasticity). Our II approach to Tai Chi is focused on balance and harmony of Spirit, Mind and Body. The great masters would call it Tai Chi Qigong.
Integral Tai Chi™ is not simply a Tai Chi form, it is a Tai Chi teaching method that is assured to sustain student enthusiasm. In the Integral Tai Chi™ framework we work with essential Tai Chi principles more than the form. Integral Tai Chi Qigong is a simplified approach (can be medical or therapeutic) in which the complexity of the footwork is postponed for ease of learning. Tai Chi Easy is composed of a smaller subset of Integral Tai Chi, plus the Qigong practices from The Healer Within. We will learn to teach Tai Chi Chair™ and Tai Chi Mirror™, these carefully simplified approaches to Tai Chi are designed to create the maximum positive effect.
The IIQTC has now been asked to bring Tai Chi Easy to numerous state funded social service agencies. It is clear that Tai Chi Easy is an especially well designed package for Qigong delivery. Upon conclusion of this training you are fully prepared to teach both Tai Chi Easy and Integral Tai Chi. They are an easy and fun way to get large class enrollments – people like the sound of Tai Chi and they love easy.
The traditional principles of Tai Chi and Qigong are the heart of the Integral Tai Chi ™ program. Level 2 is primarily focused on Tai Chi PLUS deepening review of all the material from Level 1. Review will include: practices distilled from the Vitality Medical Qigong Method (Bu Zheng Qigong) in The Healer Within; the Ten Phases of Cultivation and Mastery from the The Healing Promise of Qi; Tendon Changing; Marrow Bathing; Seven Precious Gestures; Spontaneous Qigong as well as introduction to Nei Dan (Inner Alchemy), transmitting Qi (Wai Gong) and Qigong Healing.
Tuition, Lodging and Meals Fee Plan
Fees include:
Tuition for Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC) Level 2 Integral Tai Chi Practice Leader Training, 7 nights lodging (unless Commuter), meals, and on site training materials. Commuter fees include Level 2 Certification Training tuition, food plan with 21 meals and on site training materials.
As a student of the IIQTC, you are part of a worldwide community. In addition, IIQTC graduates have access to a restricted website and an internet directory listing.
Fee does not include preparatory texts and videos, round trip airfare and ground transportation to and from University of California Santa Barbara.
Typical
Daily Schedule
Because the IIQTC will be sharing the UCSB campus facilities with other groups during our Level 2, we have to shift our customary time for the Mandatory Morning Practice, and start 15 minutes earlier. We appreciate your patience and flexibility.
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Activity |
| 6:45 am | 7:45 am | Mandatory Morning Practice Session |
| 7:45 am | 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | 11:00 am | Morning Training Session |
| 11:00 am | 11:45 am | Practicum |
| 11:45 am | 2:00 or 2:30 pm | Lunch/Afternoon Break |
| 2:00 or 2:30 pm | 4:30 pm | Afternoon Training Session |
| 4:30 pm | 5:45 pm | Practicum |
| 6:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Dinner Break |
| 7:00 pm | 9:00 or 9:30 pm | Evening Training Session |
| Arrival Day Schedule, August 29, 2012 Wednesday | ||
| 10:00 am | 5:00 pm | Check-in** |
| 5:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Dinner Break |
| 7:00 or 7:30 pm | 9:00 or 9:30 pm | First Training Session |
| Departure Day Schedule, September 5, 2012 | ||
| 6:45 am | 7:45 am | Mandatory Morning Practice Session |
| 7:45 am | 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | 11:30 am | Final Training Session |
| 12:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Lunch & Check Out 1:00 pm |
Please notify the IIQTC office (by phone at 805-617-3390 or e-mail at HA@HealthAction.net) if your travel plans have you arriving or departing outside of the above guidelines. Note: Your certification is contingent upon completion of this training course which includes the Final Training Session the morning of September 5, 2012.
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Payment Plan Options Through June 8, 2012
We recognize the flexibility that is sometimes needed in meeting the registration cost for certain events. To support this, we have created 3-Month Pay Plan and a 6-Month Pay Plan for a nominal finance and administration fee. To take advantage of one of the available payment plan options, simply register as usual. Upon choosing your preferred Lodging type, you will be taken to the Shopping Cart where you will see the payment plan options. Simply choose the one that works best for you and sign up!
Note: The total of all your payments will equal the registration cost plus any applicable finance fee ($75 for 3-month and $180 for 6-month plans) This sum is evenly dispersed over 3 or 6 monthly payments. Once you enter your credit card information and submit your order, your first payment will be charged immediately. Each subsequent payment will be automatically charged to your credit card in 30-day increments for the duration of your selected plan.
Note - Payment Plan Options expire June 8, 2012.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
- All cancellations must be made in writing to email refunds@healthaction.net.
- A full refund of the amount paid, less a $125 processing fee, (and less the portion of the finance fee collected to date of cancellation for Payment Plan Enrollees), will be offered on or before 11:55 pm Pacific Time, Friday, June 8, 2012.
- Due to required facility deposits, for cancellations made between June 8, 2012 – July 9, 2012, the refund is the registration fee less a $350.00 processing fee, (and less the portion of the finance fee collected to date of cancellation for Payment Plan Enrollees).
- For cancellations after July 9, 2012, a partial credit of tuition ONLY will be offered on a case-by-case basis for extenuating circumstances such as serious illness, accident, death in the family, or family emergency.
- No refund is available for cancellation if the registrant does not show up for the program, if the registrant leaves the program early, or if the registrant cancels his/her registration after July 9, 2012.
- No refunds can be offered for lodging/meal plans under late cancellation circumstances. Tuition credit toward a comparable Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi training must be claimed within 1 year of issue date or monies will be forfeited.
- The Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC) reserves the right to cancel any program, at any time. Should it be necessary for the IIQTC to cancel a program, registrants will receive a full refund if a satisfactory alternative is not possible.
IIQTC Lodging at University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)
IIQTC Level 2 students will be housed in Manzanita Village (Zaca Building - Los Robles Quad 3) located on the west side of the main UCSB campus with scenic views of the ocean, lagoon, or campus. Each building includes a lobby area, laundry/vending room, lounge with terrace, and study room.
Amenities:
- Rooms open onto a main hallway with single-gender bathrooms nearby (1 bathroom per 4 residents). You may wish to bring a robe and shower shoes.
- Rooms are furnished with one or two single beds, desks, desk chair, small chest of drawers and a closet. (Rooms do not have telephones, televisions, radios or clocks.) You may wish to bring a reading lamp.
- Each building has a lounge with a television for guest use.
- Wireless Internet access
- Laundry facilities
- Lounge phones are available for local and credit calling card calls. There are no phones in individual rooms.
Walking Times
Beach 4 minutes
Carrillo Dining Commons 1 minute
Campus Point Beach 15 minutes
Bus Circle 12 minutes
Download UCSB Manzanita Village Map
Travel Directions to University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)
By Air
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA): For greatest convenience, we recommend making reservations with Santa Barbara as your final destination. Flights connect from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver, and Dallas/Fort Worth. The UCSB campus is a two-minute drive from the airport. Visit the SB Airport’s official website for further information.
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX): Connect to UCSB via the Santa Barbara Airbus (visit their website for schedules and reservations). Get off at the Goleta stop and call your residence hall for a complimentary shuttle to campus (conference attendees only).
Airport/Airbus Shuttles to UCSB: For conference guests staying in UCSB housing, FREE shuttle service is available on arrival and departure days to and from Santa Barbara Airport and Santa Barbara Airbus Goleta Stop. Just phone the Front Desk for pickup upon arrival - (805) 893-6161.
By Train
Amtrak terminals are located in Santa Barbara (12–15 miles from UCSB) and Goleta (3 miles from UCSB). However, travelers will need to arrange their own taxi or other transportation to UCSB campus. UCSB does NOT provide free shuttle service to or from the train stations.
By Car
UCSB is easily accessible from highway US-101. (Note when using maps websites, there is no proper street address for UCSB; you can get directions by entering zip code 93106.)
From the South: Take US-101 northbound to the Airport/UCSB/Hwy 217 exit (approximately 8 miles north of downtown Santa Barbara). This expressway will take you directly into UCSB Henley Gate (East Gate).
From the North: Take US-101 southbound to the Storke/Glen Annie Road exit. Turn right on Storke Road. Proceed 2 miles to El Colegio Road. Turn left on El Colegio Road, proceed about one mile, and enter the UCSB campus West Gate.
Parking on Campus
Visitors must display a parking permit at all times while on campus. Complimentary parking permits will be distributed to conference attendees at residence hall and apartment front desks during registration. Parking permits are only valid in certain lots, so be sure to check the lot number(s) listed on your permit.