Sharing the ‘KI’ to vitality through
programs in Meditation, Diet & Movement
Following are descriptions of the Ongoing Martial & Therapeutic Programs offered at Kaleidoscope Institute. While these descriptions will provide you with an idea of what the classes offer, it is through direct experience that you will best know how these programs can be of benefit to you.
With that in mind, we invite You to come as our guest to a class that piques your interest. We can then visit about your goals and find out how we, at Kaleidoscope Institute, can help you meet them!
Kaleidoscope Institute also offers Specialty Programs for Business and Educational Institutions.
Kaleidoscope Institute's Scholar Warrior Program is a community-based martial arts program for Adults, Teens, and Pre-teens. This program provides a great opportunity to train your Mind and Body to work together as a unified force.
Founded in traditional Isshin Ryu Karate Do ("Way of the One Heart-Mind"), the Scholar Warrior Program aims to equip students with skills for success, in any area of life, by integrating:
By combining the physical and philosophical, our Scholar Warrior Program facilitates students' integration of body and mind.
DragonFlies is our martial & cultural arts program for kids under the age of 10. Based in Okinawan Karate, DragonFlies kick, punch, and jump their way to their Personal Best!
Through a variety of exciting physical agility drills, contemplative focus techniques, & engaging cultural arts events, we emphasize:
In DragonFlies, special attention is given to "A+ Attributes" (such as respect, honor, attitude, courage, & responsibility). By collaborating with parents to develop each child's personal best, it is our hope that these attributes will be exercised and reinforced outside of the dojo.
Our Qigong Program teaches static as well as moving meditation practices that can be used to develop healthy bodies, agile minds, and centered emotions. This program is geared toward Adult, Teen, & Pre-teen students.
In our Qigong Program we teach traditional Taoist & Buddhist qi cultivation practices. These practices develop your ability to listen, understand, & control the movement of energy through your body. Through gentle, effective exercise sets qigong has been shown to:
Deceptively simple, qigong practice offers a powerful complement for athletes practicing strenuous aerobic activity. With its gentle, repetative movements qigong also offers great benefit to individuals with limited physical ability.
Our Taiji Program provides Adult, Teen, and Pre-teen students with instruction in Yang Style Taiji. Practice of this eloquent Chinese martial art is said to develop one's defense against "Man & Microbe" through mastery of interpersonal dynamics & the creation of harmony within the body/mind.
Building on the therapeutic foundation of the Qigong Program, our Taiji classes encourage students to investigate the martial aspects of the meditative movements. Such investigation provides students with a means for incorporating the principles of dynamic balance into daily life, by learning to meet, yield, and redirect oncoming forces.
Enhancing the benefits derived from qi cultivation practices, the art of Taiji has been scientifically shown to:
The Specialty Programs offered by Kaleidoscope Institute are a perfect fit for Businesses & Educational Institutions. Kaleidoscope Institute provides staff & clients with multidisciplinary professional & personal cultivation opportunities. These programs can be tailored to meet specific company goals and/or objectives and can be held at our studio or at your location.
Also have a look at our Ongoing Programs for individual studies.
The Art of Self Care is a comprehensive program which can be tailored for Adults or Teens. This program offers participants an opportunity to explore the integrative nature of the Taoist Self-Care Practices: Meditation, Diet, and Movement. Covered within the program are: Static & Dynamic Qigong Meditation Techniques, Natural Foods Philosophy, and Aerobic & Anaerobic Movement Exercises.
The benefits of this program are:
The Art of Self Care may be delivered as a one-day retreat or over consecutive weeks.
Ideal for businesses looking to enrich their lifeblood: The employees! Kaleidoscope Institute's Employee Enhancement Programs are engaging and thought provoking 1/2 - 1 hour presentations on a variety of wellness related topics. Some sample topics are:
We invite you, as our guest, to try out or observe any class that you are interested in. Please, give us a call before coming so we know to expect you!
- Rebekah Slotnick"Sensei Ralph & Sempi Jen are a great balance to each other. Their energy is supportive & accepting. Everyone in the class is open & kind; there is a sense of communal growth by the end of the hour."
- Jason Rose-Langston"Over the last year my training at KI has changed me in ways I never thought possible. I have become truly self-confident, overcome what I believed to be impossible, and discovered a world of seemingly endless possibilities."
- Dave DelVecchio"There's not a high-school or recreational athlete in this region that couldn't gain from Sensei Miller's teachings, with tangible benefits in leverage, balance, coordination, and focus."