Lectures & Workshops

Community Health Education Series
with Joe Brady & Jacqui Shumway

These 1-hour lectures and 2-hour workshops feature the best from east and west. Participants will learn self-help techniques, specific exercise therapies from both modern exercise therapy and ancient Chinese medicine.


One-hour Presentations (can be extended to workshops):

  • "EXERCISE IS MEDICINE" for more info Click Here
  • "Living Younger Longer - Healthy Aging"
  • "T'ai Chi Chuan - The Supreme Ultimate Exercise"
  • "Qi Gong - Healthy Movements from China"
  • "Going through the Motions - A Beginner's Guide to Tai Chi"
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine College of Sports Medicine (TCMCSM)
  • "Need a Little Stress Relief? Stress Buster Lecture/Workshop"
  • "Exercise and the Fountain of Youth"
  • "Improving Memory, Learning and Concentration"
  • "Humor and the Quality of Life"
  • "Rejuvenate Your Mind and Body - The Magic of Mind/Body Communication"
  • "Beating the Blues"
  • "Philosophy, Wisdom, and Aging"
  • "Better Balance and Falls Prevention - Life is a Balancing Act"
  • "Arthritis - Soothing your Aches and Pains"
  • "Diet and Healthy Aging"
  • "Aging & Sleep - Don't Lose Sleep Over It"
  • "Mind, Stress, Health & Home"
  • "Sex and Aging - Healthy Seniors Do It Longer"
  • "Rhythms of Life" - Drum Therapy Workshop
  • "Rhythms for Brain Fitness & Stress Relief"
  • "CPR for Healthcare Providers"
  • "The Five Elements: An Eastern understanding of Western Healing"
  • "The Five Excellences: An Eastern Approach to Education"
  • "The Five Elemental Approach to "Educational Disease"

On site T'ai Chi Classes The mystical beauty of Taiji (T'ai chi) Workshops has kept people physically active for centuries allowing many to face the challenges of aging with skill, grace, and style. Taijiquan is the primary form of physical and exercise therapy in China. Ongoing classes are available for organizations, health and Wellness programs at your location. ($50 per hour at your location)


Barefoot Doctor's Tutorials Winter 2013

Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine - January 19

Learn the basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine for self-healing
This class is free for all Tai Chi Project members (Students and/or Patients)

What you will learn....The course curriculum is designed to follow the “Yang Shen” or “nurturing life” practices which date back to at least 147 B.C. It uses Chinese Medical principles to strengthen the body, promote health and cultivate the spirit. Traditionally Yang Shen practice encompasses the following.
• Tai Chi Chuan and physical activity • Medical Qi Gong • Acupressure Massage
• Diet and Tonic Herbalism • Meditation

Weight loss - January 26

Many factors affect the difficulty in losing weight. Traditional Chinese Medicine addresses diet, exercise, lifestyle, emotional and mental well being. Acupuncture and acupressure can release endorphins which reduce stress and support digestion while reducing appetite.

Depression Beating the Blues - February 9

For thousands of years Traditional Chinese Medicine has helped millions of people suffering from depression. Long before the advent of modern drugs depression was treated using diet, exercise, meditation and acupressure massage to relieve the symptoms while addressing the root cause.

CPR and AED Training - February 23
(note time: 10:30am - 1:00pm)

Learn to “save a life” and update your CPR and AED skills. This class is to be held at the Parkhill United Methodist Church, 5209 Montview Blvd at Glencoe Street. General Public cost is $40 (includes card) $35 (without card), but volunteers of PHUMC and the GPHC are asked to just pay what they can afford... Jacqui Shumway will instruct.

Low Back Pain - March 9

Pain is a warning that something is out of balance. Learn how to restore that balance and address low back pain at it’s root. You will learn exercises, acupressure points and herbal medicines to enable you to take care of your own back pain.

Colds and Flu, TCM and You - March 23

Clinical studies have shown that Traditional Chinese Medicine can be a very effective approach to preventing the common cold and flu. By strengthening the body’s natural healing abilities we can enhance the immune system and resistance to disease.

Sessions are on Saturdays from 10:30 am-11:30 (unless otherwise noted)
Cost:$40 per session (workstudy is available)
Unless otherwise noted, all sessions are located at
the York Street Acupuncture Clinic - 1529 York St., Denver


Friday Clinics

"Healing Hands Qi-Gong"

Develop a personal healing program with the help of leading professionals, Joe Brady and Jacqui Shumway. Drawing upon the ancient wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the latest developments in therapeutic exercise science, learn to awaken your own natural healing energy by unifying mind and body to relieve many common health problems.

Convenient, semi-private learning that's fun, easy, and educational.

Learn:
  • Do-it-yourself Acupressure
  • Achieve results safe, easy and proven techniques - without the side effects associated with most treatments.
  • Healing T'ai Chi / Qi gong Exercises
  • Home practice to prevent recurrence of problems
  • Chinese Medicine herbal liniments
Take Control of Your Health:
  • Low Back / Knee / Neck & Shoulder Pain.
  • Headaches / Migraines / Arthritis
  • Stress / Fatigue / Weight Loss / Smoking / Addiction>
  • Balance Improvement / Falls Prevention
Fridays 12:15 - 2:15 pm

One-time drop-in $35
Seven Sessions - Only $185!
Two-year Certificate Program
payment options available

New participants can begin any time, subject to space availability, so register now!
To register by phone, call 303-744-7676

Clinic Location:
Barefoot Doctor Certificate Program
Asian Cultural Center for the Performing Arts
1251 S. Huron, Santa Fe & W. Mississippi

Clinics are limited to first 8 registrants.>

Make a commitment to yourself today!

On site T'ai Chi Classes The mystical beauty of Taiji (T'ai chi) has kept people physically active for centuries allowing many to face the challenges of aging with skill, grace, and style. Taijiquan is the primary form of physical and exercise therapy in China. Ongoing classes are available for organizations, health and Wellness programs at your location. ($50 per hour at your location)


About the Presenters and Teachers


JACQUI SHUMWAY

Jacqui Shumway, M.A., B.B.A.,currently serves the state of Colorado as Chair for The National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity and on the Colorado Governors Council for Physical Fitness. She also serves as Western Region Director for the National Association of Health and Fitness: the Network of State and Governor's Councils. She has served on the CoAHPERD Board and Advocacy Committee, as NAHF Board Secretary, and as a 5-year community partner of Park Hill Thriving Communities.

Jacqui's community organizing includes many physical fitness, music, and art outreach through informal and formal board positions on the Greater Park Hill Community, Inc., Martin Luther King, Jr. Marade, City Park Alliance, Park Hill PTSA Auction Chair and Walk/Bike Committee, and Colorado Ceasefire. She and her family sing in their church choirs, perform at community events, and play drums and percussion. In addition to continuing work on her Tai Chi Chuan and dance skills, Jacqui loves to bicycle everywhere and practice "greening as often as possible."

Jacqui has worked on many political issues that involve all areas of living in Colorado. She actively testifies on issues before the state congressional education committees - specifically those dealing with nutrition, physical activity, and the arts. She also works vigorously for initiatives to and candidates who reduce violence and improve mental health.

Her Safe Routes to School and Walkable Community volunteer efforts earned her a grant from the CDC and an invitation to present with her husband for the Oxford Roundtable in Oxford, England.Other Boards on which she has served include Rocky Mountain ACSM, Holistic Health Advisory to MSCD, local AAUW, American Society on Aging Local Arrangements, Colorado Governors Council for Physical Fitness, Million Mom March, and was part of the Colorado 1998 CDC AIM 30 Team.

Jacqui is currently adjunct faculty at several higher education institutions in Colorado, including The Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Red Rocks and Arapahoe Community Colleges. She currently teaches Tai Chi Chuan in several community settings. For 13 years, she was on the faculty of the Depts. of Human Performance, Sport and Leisure Studies and Health Professions at Metropolitan State College of Denver, teaching Tai Chi Chuan, Qi-Gong, Drumming Therapy and special populations inclusion in Physical Activity. She was honored as a 2007/2008 MetroLeads Fellow. Jacqui also served as Special Programs Director at The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Fitness Facility for 10 years and continues to be a popular workshop presenter.

Jacqui uses her finance and economics education from Stephen F. Austin State University and her accounting skills to run the business side of their operation. She also has served as treasurer for various organizations.

“When we separated the brain and body, we compromised the spirit.” - Jacqui Shumway

JOSEPH BRADY

Joseph Brady, M.S.T.C.M., L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.,is a licensed clinical acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner and graduated from the Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He serves as Director of The Tai Chi Project, which originated at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and as Director of theTCM College of Sports Medicineprograms for the Living Younger Longer Institute.

Joe's humorous approach to extremely serious health subjects makes him apopular keynote speake. He has written columns for various media, including The Rocky Mountain News and Denver Medical Journal. He is also adjunct faculty at Arapahoe and Red Rocks Community Colleges. His Barefoot Doctor and Tai Chi Chuan classes are popular Colorado Free University offerings.

Joe was a faculty member and coordinator of gerontology certification programs at the University of Denvers Institute of Gerontology, As a faculty member of the Depts. of Human Performance, Sport and Leisure Studies and Health Professions at Metropolitan State College of Denver, he developed and taught Tai Chi Chuan, Qi-Gong, and the Introduction to Chinese Medicine courses. He has served on the Advisory Boards for several organizations, including Holistic Health majors at MSCD, American Society on Aging Health Promotion, Colorado Mental Health Association and Colorado Governors Council for Physical Fitness.

"He who waits 'til the 11th hour to take care of his health, usually dies at 10:59." - Joseph Brady


Joe Brady and his wife, Jacqui, are Directors of the Tai Chi Project and TCM College of Sports Medicine. They have been leading specialists in aging and physical activity for over 25 years. Joe is a licensed clinical acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner and graduated from the Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Jacqui specializes in preventive and rehabiltative exercise through physical education and graduated from the University of Northern Colorado.

They present at local, regional and national conferences on inspiring behavior change through physical fitness (education, activity and nutrition.). They most recently presented in Atlanta at the 2009 NAHF and ACSM Summit. They were awarded the 2000 AARP Community Partner Award and Colorado Governor's Council recognized Joe as their Outstanding Advisory Board Member. They live and are active in Denver with their 3 children and dog.


For more information or to set up a presentation, contact Joe or Jacqui at 303-744-7676




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