| Chris Ray Chappell Chris Ray Chappell has taught in-depth Taoist Life Arts programmes at a range of prestigious institutions including the Bethlehem Maudsley Hospital, the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, the Physiotherapy Department of the Whitehaven hospital, the Webber Douglas Academy, the Lee Strasberg Actors Studio and the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. Chris has a highly distinguished track record of mind and body work which spans over thirty years of intensive study. Chris's personal style and teaching is unique and draws upon Eastern and Western approaches to mind and body training. In addition to spending over seventeen years training with Taoist masters Chris has also competed at national level as a kick boxer and karateka and completed professional training at the Rambert and Central School of Ballet. Chris has mastered a wide range of external and internal forms including: Karate, Professional kickboxing, Western boxing, Classical Japanese weapons, Pilates, Contemporary Dance, Wu and Yang style Tai Chi Chuan, Ba Gua Zhang, Chi gung methodologies. The last 5 years During the last 5 years Chris has researched and studied myo-fascial bodywork (KMI), human dissection, naturopathy and fasting in a move to deepen his knowledge, so as to be more effective in helping people overcome physical and energetic issues. Chris is the formal disciple of his primary teacher Master Ma Bao Guo, and holds lineages in Hun Yuan Tai Chi, Hsing-I and Qi Gong. |
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"I
had no idea I could achieve so much in one week! Chris Chappell's
Easter Retreat 2003, focusing on " Meditation in Tai Chi and
Ba Gua" had just the right structure, clarity and content to
help me attain a degree of stillness I had not previously thought
possible. The entire atmosphere created was conducive to relaxing
emotional and physical tension created over many years of living
in our stress filled Western society. Allowing his students to tap
into his extensive knowledge and vast experience, he once again
managed to balance in- depth training with a touch of light hearted
enjoyment. Another winner -many thanks Chris" "We have
worked with Chris in a variety of ways: he has taught our regular
students and he has run graduate seminars and we have attended retreats
in the UK and France as well as private lessons. Whether teaching
a class, running a retreat or giving a private lesson, Chris's teaching
is consistently excellent. He walks his talk. He knows his material,
has worked through it for himself and he can adapt to a wide range
of students. Highly recommended!" |
