Temple Tai Chi

No new enrollments are being taken for Fall semester. If you have questions, please first review the Class Policy FAQ, then contact the instructor (email below) or WesWELL at 860.685.2466 or at weswell@wesleyan.edu.

Due to staffing changes in WesWELL, non-credit classes will not be held during the Spring 2010 semester. You may wish to click on the links under "Other Classes" to access local resources or explore Physical Education classes through WesMaps.

Class Schedule & Fee

Class Description

Temple Tai Chi (Shaolin Chuan) training is a practice to cultivate power and peace in harmony and to experience a union with the infinite.  This is not Wu Shu or performance Tai Chi. Shaolin arts emphasize the internal.  This how and why martial arts have been taught in temples. Shaolin Chuan Tai Chi is moving meditation exercise that is designed to promote the health and integration of mind, heart, body, and spirit.  This exercise performed correctly, is a personal cultivation of peace and power in harmony, a silent prayer of union with the infinite.

More in-depth training, in all disciplines, is taught only at the temple.  Any Wesleyan Level I student can intensify and broaden their practice by training as a Level II student.  Please view the Temple website for more information.

Equipment

• Wear clothing that allows for comfortable movement

• Bringing a bottle of water is recommended

Instructor Biography

Sharisse Kanet '06 is a resident Priest-in-Training of the Small Forest Temple and a 2006 graduate of Wesleyan University, who is a PhD student in philosophy at the City University of New York. Sharisse was also a level 1 student at Wesleyan for all four years and took priest's vows in 2006 upon graduation.

Scott Kessel '88, MALS '92 is a Senior Level Priest-in-Training and holds a B.A. in Studio Art and a M.A.L.S degree from Wesleyan University.  He is an exhibit designer/builder at KidCity Children's Museum and performs throughout the US with his band Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem. He is also a teaching artist with the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, a husband, and a father. Scott can be contacted by email at skessel@wesleyan.edu.

Ji Myong is the Temple Master of the Small Forest Temple. Ji Myong is the name given by Grand Master Seung Sahn in the traditional manner to his disciple (original name Anthony Scionti) who began as a student of martial-arts since 1970 under the authority of Master Infererra and Grand Master Shimabuku, and whose black belt standing is recognized by the All-Japan Empty-Handed Way Association and registered with the Tokyo Police, as required by Japanese law, and then (1975) by Grand Master Seung Sahn, transmitting the Original Way of Shaolin, Anthony holds an M.S. in Counseling, is a certified School Psychologist, therapist and private counselor. He has led numerous workshops and conferences in both private and public sectors in psychology, self-guidance, spiritual growth, meditation and self-healing training.

Stephanie Reedy is a full time Priest-in-Training who is also a certified herbalist and an art teacher. Her specific interest is Temple spiritual training as the foundation for her spiritual-herbalist practice.

Enrollment

To enroll in a WesWELL class, simply attend the first session of the class and complete a paper enrollment form. Forms will be provided by the instructor. By enrolling, all WesWELL Non-Credit Class participants agree to follow established class policies.  Please review the policy FAQ before enrolling or contacting WesWELL with a question.