World Tai Chi & Qigong Day, 2004

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day, now in its sixth year, begins in the earliest time zone and moves in a continuous wave of healing over the earth. Find out why Qigong is the "hottest trend in stress relief"!

(PRWEB) April 6, 2004 --World Tai Chi & Qigong Day - Saturday, April 24, 2004 -- 10 am to 1 pm. Albert Park, San Rafael, CA. B Street and Albert Park Lane, San Rafael)

Free event for the public. Please join us for World Tai Chi and Chi Gung Day 2004. Over 60 nations will be participating in this exciting worldwide event, hundreds of Tai Chi and Chi Gung teachers, thousands of Tai Chi schools and tens of thousands of participants worldwide.

Paul D. Pickens II Research Foundation is the Bay Area coordinators for World Tai Chi and Chi Gung Day. We have been sponsoring this event since 1999, and have been teaching Tai Chi and Chi Gung since 1980. While Tai Chi is a powerful and profound martial art, our emphasis to our students is on the self-defense and health aspects of this beautiful system. We teach Tai Chi and Qigong to all ages and fitness levels, helping people to improve their health and quality of life.

This event is free to the public, and provides education on the wonderful health and healing aspects of these martial and healing arts. Please join us for free Chi Gung classes, demonstrations and health education.

According to the Wall Street Journal, in an article dated May 13, 2003, qigong is the hottest trend in stress relief" under the headline The Next Yoga: A Sweat Free Workout. Giving Up on Perfect Pecs, Boomers Embrace Qigong". The remarkable health benefits of practicing Tai Chi and Qigong have been shown to increase strength, lower blood pressure, increase flexibility, reduce stress, improve balanceand enhance the immune system.

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day was started to bring the to the worlds attention this ancient healing system. This worldwide event is free to the public, and provides education on the wonderful health and healing aspects of these martial and healing arts. The public will enjoy free Tai Chi and Qigong classes, demonstrations and health education.

For more information on Tai Chi and Qigong (also spelled Chi Gung), please visit our website: www.CultivateChi.com or call Paul D. Pickens II Research Foundation Center for the Healing Arts at 415.456.9095. To find a school in your area that is sponsoring this event, go to www.WorldTaiChiDay.org.