Discover why so many people in Richmond and Vancouver turn to Serene Internal Art Self-Awareness Centre to learn a much better alternative to the fight/flight/freeze response when dealing with various situations in their daily lives. Our programs empower individuals like you to remain in easy control of yourself before your primitive mind takes over. You will have the capacity to remain focused on the outcome you desire, whether facing physical or mental challenges. Request more information or get started today with our exclusive online-only offer!
Right from the beginning, we’ve been dedicated to changing the lives of people one person at a time, through moving with biotensegrity-based biomechanics and solution-focused coaching. We strive to provide a safe, comfortable and welcoming atmosphere for all students and family members in Richmond and Greater Vancouver. We take pride in creating an environment for individuals to achieve, develop and succeed in their personal transformation and goals.
We strongly believe our instinctive balancing program can be for everyone, regardless of age, gender or experience levels. Throughout our programs, students will not only learn the necessary skill sets to empower themselves, we stand behind our realistic and practical approach, confident it will enable every member to achieve greatness and live their best life.
"What I experienced in Bagua walking is what I would refer to as “containment”. I felt I was pulling energy into my Being and grounding it and from that stance, I felt empowered. This is the place I need to move from in my life. It is a place of no fear. It is a place of strength and empowerment. It is a place where I can move out into the world from. Thank you Patrick for this powerful teaching."
"You are patient to let me know the details for both physical and spiritual. After I learnt it, it helped me apply how to handle the balance in working, emotions, relationship, etc.. I could apply it in anything. It is interesting. Especially keeping Central and balance in body and mind."
"Patrick's ability to put it together piece-by-piece, drawing on both his martial arts knowledge and connection to energy, helped me build my own awareness and practice piece-by-piece, step-by-step. He is endlessly patient and exudes joy and compassion, evident even on-line.
I am more aware of my alignment and posture while walking, it has helped me understand centre of balance and power better in yoga, and the moments when I can feel the power and energy spiralling up through my core are amazing."
"I have clearly realized the changes in my mind and body, such as gradually feeling the communication with nature in th eprocess of walking Bagua, and experiencing how the body transmits power from the earth to my body. The prograss I made in the few months I studied with Patrick surpassed my 10+ years of Tai Chi practice."
"...Now I have become more aware of my core structure and can better apply the knowledge learned over the years as a tai ji quan practitioner. When you read a book, the concept may be clear but something is usually amiss in practice until someone shows you a way to conect the dots; here, Patrick helps me bridge that gap, allowing me to continually advance to new levels in my craft."
In fact, the key service we provide is self-awareness coaching. We do that by allowing our members to enjoy the profound somatic and energetic experiences through internal martial arts practices. Members learn to become mindful of their physical body, posture, energy flow, mental and emotional state. You can say we are a self-awareness school wrapped in an internal martial art’s skin!
Having said that, we do have experienced martial artists who joined our program and found our coaching has inspired them to many new ideas and ways of training. So whether you are seeking ways to have a better understanding of yourself, or you are a martial arts enthusiast exploring for new inspiration and options, we warmly welcome you to check us out and see if we are a good fit for each other!
As simple as self-awareness might sound, many people run their lives in auto-pilot mode without paying attention to their experiences at any given moment. You may think there is nothing wrong about that, but without self-awareness, our choice of actions are ungrounded and easily influenced by our emotions, often leading to impulsiveness and regrets. Self-awareness is a good remedy to that. With self-awareness, you are able to observe your physical state and your inner feelings and to connect the dots. You will start to make your choices consciously and get to see the world differently. You will be able to see beyond duality and discover other unlimited possibilities in between the two ends of the spectrum. Life will become truly beautiful at that point. Once a member told me, “I wish someone told me this when I was 18 years old. I would have lived my life in a totally different way.” It’s that POWERFUL.
Biomechanics may sound like a big word, but it’s merely referring to the way we move our body. The reason why xingyi, bagua and tai chi are called internal martial art, is because unlike external martial art where they start their journey from muscle-focused movements of the body part that’s moving, authentic internal martial arts training focus on coordinating the entire body to complete a move with the use of fascia. Please note internal styles are not necessarily better than external styles: under proper training, both are different roads leading to Rome.
Yes, we emphasize on biomechanics a lot, because by learning internal arts biomechanics consciously, the process subtly deepens our self-awareness, changes our way of thinking, regulates our emotions and upgrades our somatic behaviours, eventually leading to the key concept we wish to introduce to our community, which is to make conscious choices.
Richmond
We’re located at 265-4231 Hazelbridge Way, stop by and say hello!
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