One-year curriculum, starting Sept. 2026
40 weeks, 5 eight-week seasons, with breaks in between.
Two-hour-long classes: Sundays, 10- 12, at Brook Park and online.
Fall (Sept - Nov)
- Organ: Lungs, large intestine
- Color: White
- Element: Metal
- Fasting for fall
- Meditation for fall
- Skills:
- Tai chi - standing and sitting meditation
- Auricular therapy for stress and pain. First five points: gallbladder, large intestine, small intestine, bladder, dantian
- Lincoln Detox, Development of 5 point protocol for detoxification
- Reading over break: I Ching
Winter (Nov-Jan)
Organ: Kidney, bladder
Color: Blue
Element: Water
Fasting for winter
Meditation for winter
Skills:
- Tai chi - chi gong to create heat for winter
- Auricular therapy - spinal column points: cervical 1, thoracic 1, lumar 1
- Takeovers by Young Lords
- Reading over break: Thirteen Treatises on T’ai Chi Ch’uan
Spring (Feb-April)
- Organ: Liver, gallbladder
- Color: Green
- Element: Wood
- Fasting for spring
- Meditation for spring
- Skills:
- Tai chi - yang style
- Auricular therapy - bring together all 25 points, review.
- Movement as extended family, later movements that grew from Young Lords
- Reading over break: Auriculotherapy (Nogier)
Summer (May-June)
- Organ: Heart, small intestine
- Color: Red
- Element: Fire
- Fasting for summer
- Meditation for summer
- Skills:
- Tai chi - 108 moves form
- Accupressure - meridians and acupressure points
- History:
- NADA and Lincoln Detox
- Reading over break: Master Cheng’s New Method of Taichi Ch’uan Self-Cultivation
Long Summer (July-September)
- Organ: Heart, small intestine
- Color: Red
- Element: Fire
- Fasting for long summer
- Meditation for long summer
- Skills:
- Tai chi - advanced forms
- Accupressure - continuation of meridien system. Van Nghi technique.
- HEARTS Project at 349 E 140th St. - Organizing in community gardens, La Peńa, History Keepers
- Reading: Van Nghi technique.
