Rubbo Internal Arts, a Marin-based Martial and Healing Arts school, to be featured on Faith and Spirituality television program.

Compassionate Warriors, Donald and Cheryl Lynne Rubbo, and their school, Rubbo Internal Arts, will be featured on New Morning," a daily magazine-style television series about seeing the sacred in everyday life that airs on Hallmark Channel.

(PRWEB) September 8, 2004 -- Elizabeth Hummer, of Elizabeth Hummer Productions, Inc., will be filming one of the early morning Rubbo Internal Arts classes at Gerstle Park, in San Rafael, California, in early September. Airtime will be in October.

When you develop a deep understanding that we are not separate from nature, cultivating a greater awareness of the sacredness of your inner and outer environment, you create inner peace for yourself and, like ripples in a pond, generate peace in the world," says Cheryl Lynne Rubbo.

At Rubbo Internal Arts, the philosophy of healing and wellness is based on the belief that true healing starts from within each individual, and the philosophy of martial arts is the growth of the individual and self-defense techniques are paramount and not to be used to harm others. For the Rubbos, the martial aspect has within it the healing aspect, like the front and back of the hand: one does not exist without the other.

New Morning, hosted by Timberly Whitfield, incorporates principles from many wisdom traditions and features location stories about people who see their life as a journey of meaning and purpose. The program assists viewers in starting their day feeling spiritually centered, uplifted and assured. New Morning airs on the Hallmark Channel, Monday through Friday mornings and Sunday mornings.

We create a sacred space within ourselves and then all things outside ourselves can hold that sacred quality, " says Donald Rubbo.

Donald and Cheryl Lynne Rubbo have been teaching martial and healing arts locally, nationally and internationally since 1980. The Rubbos also have a thriving private practice as Qigong Healers.

Rubbo Internal Arts offers classes, workshops and retreats in:
-   Tai Chi Chuan, the rare and powerful Guang Ping Yang style
-   Shao Lin Chuan, traditional kungfu from Northern China
-   Qigong Systems for Health and Healing
-   Hsing Yi and Bagua, systems for internal power

Donald and Cheryl Lynne Rubbo are devoted Vajrayana Buddhists, under the guidance of Lama Lodu Rinpoche. The Rubbos co-founded the Paul D. Pickens II Research Foundation, a 501 (C) (3) nonprofit healing arts organization dedicated to Healing the World, One Person at a Time."

Donald is one of the most inspiring teachers I have ever had. He is truly a warrior dedicated to healing the planet,."says Julie Bernard.

Donald and Cheryl Lynne Rubbo were among the first in the country to develop Qigong health programs for hospitals, for Marin General Hospital.
-   The Rubbos taught Qigong seminars to doctors and nurses at the San Francisco V.A. Medical Center, CA, and at Kaiser Hospital in Novato, CA
-   Donald Rubbo designed and directs in-depth, challenging Teacher Training programs, based on ancient Chinese healing arts, so that others can spread these health benefits to the public worldwide.
-   The Rubbos founded and ran Five Tigers Martial Arts Summer Day Camp, for kids 6 to 15, and made learning this disciplined martial art fun for the kids, designing a program that taught development of self, conflict resolution, self-defense techniques and health exercises.
-   The Rubbos have been studying martial and internal arts for over 30 years, and bring warmth, humor and compassion to their work. Donald and Cheryl Lynne Rubbo have embraced and embodied the principles of martial arts: humility, respect, righteousness, trust and loyalty. They also live their lives, without wavering, by the precepts of Buddhism: generosity, morality, patience, diligence, concentration and wisdom.

Qigong is a four-thousand-year old health system, one of the four main pillars of Traditional Chinese Medicine along with acupuncture, herbs and massage. Qigong is a scientifically-based practice which holds that the human body, mind, emotions and intuition form a complex, dynamic energy field. This human energy field is governed by pattern and order. In disease or injury the energy is characterized by imbalance and disorder, in good health the field is balanced.

Exciting, groundbreaking research with state-of-the-art methods in the cognitive and brain sciences are being used by neuroscientists on highly experienced meditation practitioners. Early findings are showing significant and highly positive changes in brain function from prolonged meditation practice. For anyone who has an ongoing daily meditation practice, this research confirms that the time spent meditating has great benefits at the brain level, producing lasting changes: more positive emotions and fewer upsets, increased immune function, and highly enhanced sensitivity. Studies also show that people who meditate can quickly achieve such health benefits as slower heart rate, lower blood pressure, reduced oxygen consumption and lower lactic acid levels.

For more information on Rubbo Internal Arts, visit www.CultivateChi.com. For more information on New Morning, visit www.newmorningtv.tv

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