Tai Chi Redondo offers year-round classes in Tai Chi / Chi Kung and internal arts training, all in a beautiful outdoor setting near the Pacific Ocean in Southern California.

Mike Heim studied Tai Chi with many teachers, including: Tung Kwon-Yin, Dajiang Yao, George Xu (sword), Tung Kai-Ying, Wen-Mei Yu, Jane Hallander, Wei-Lun Huang, Bruce K. Frantzis, Heming Gu, Don Ethan Miller, Mantak Chia, Michael Winn, Chung-Jen Chang, and John Painter. He was certified by Achieve Chi Kung in 1999 (He Bin Hui). He also teaches meditation at the Beach Cities Health District. Mike Heim has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Pennsylvania State University and has published many articles in Tai Chi Magazine, The Journal of Chinese Philosophy, and The Healing Tao Journal (with Mantak Chia). He teaches Digital Media at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and he has published several books with Yale and Oxford University Presses. On the Web at www.mheim.com

The workouts use Yang Style, Chen Style, Chen Sword Form, Feng Shui Tai Chi, and several types of Chi Kung, depending on the season of the year and the needs of students. The focus is on fostering and maintaining the body's internal energy climate (warm currents). Standing meditation plays an important role in the practices, as do the sun, moon, and stars as seen from the Tai Chi Redondo grove of trees. Harmony with shifts of wind and sky also plays an important role in Tai Chi Redondo.

Year-round, non-stop: Saturday morning from 9-11 AM, and Tuesday evening from 7-9 PM.