Longevity Healing Arts

07/02/2025

Con profondo dolore, annunciamo la scomparsa del Maestro Shifu Jacopo Silicani, avvenuta il 28 giugno 2025.

Il Maestro, discepolo diretto di Shifu Park Bok-Nam, appartenente alla 7° generazione del lignaggio di Lui Shui Tien, ha dedicato con passione smisurata la sua vita alla pratica della nobile arte del Pa Kua Chang, raggiungendo lo scorso anno il traguardo di 40 anni di pratica del Kung Fu.
Con generosità, dedizione e disciplina ha accompagnato generazioni di allievi, che oggi lo ricordano con ammirazione, stima e grande affetto, insieme ad immensa gratitudine per tutti i preziosi insegnamenti, come Maestro e come uomo.

Ci stringiamo attorno al dolore della famiglia per la perdita così improvvisa e prematura.

Per chi volesse porgere l'ultimo saluto al Maestro, i funerali si svolgeranno il 2 Luglio 2025 alle ore 16.00 presso Impresa di Onoranze Funebri Brogio - Cadoneghe (PD).

Per sempre,
Valore

12/25/2024

Wishing you peace, love and joy this holiday season!

10/08/2023

Try something new and get in the best shape of your life!
These classes are for those that:
- Have always wanted to take martial arts classes, but never did, and wasn't interested in competition.
- Have taken martial arts classes when you were younger but as an adult got away from it.
- Have taken martial arts classes and loved the training, both physically and mentally, and the philosophy.
- Are interested in improving functional range of motion, increasing strength, flexibility and mobility.
- Want to try a new, engaging type of fitness class.
- Don't have a lot of time, so training online, in a live class with specialized, personalized instruction, at home, hotel or anywhere you have WiFi, would work the best for you.

08/29/2023

You may have heard this before but it's a good reminder. Now, how long does it take to create a habit? It really depends on the individual and can vary.

06/23/2023

Live online group trial class on Sunday, 6/25//23. A few spots left. Message me if interested. 😊

03/02/2023

Qiang Shan Ba Gua Zhang, which is the style of Kung Fu I practice and teach, has so many wonderful benefits for adults of all ages that go beyond just self defense.

What do I mean by that? Well, let me just say that this art is well known for self defense with it's complex, evasive footwork, snake like movements, and it's lightening fast strikes and combinations. However, not everyone is interested in the self defense side of the art and that is fine too because the health benefits are incredible!

Honestly, you have to experience it for yourself to see how it makes you feel. I could list benefit after benefit but until you get a taste of it, for your body and mind, it won't mean anything to you.

The training is very individualistic even though it is a group class. Why is that? Well, no two bodies are alike so what you do and how you are taught is relative to you. You work at the level you are at, in the appropriate group class for your level, and make progress from there. It's not like a team sport where only the best play and everyone else sits the bench. No one sits the bench here. You aren't competing with anyone else except yourself.

There also aren't any short cuts. You have to do the work to get the results. The amount of effort you put in determines the results you get. So, if you are looking for shallow, instant gratification, this is not for you. However, if you are looking for in depth, solid principles that will actually teach you how to practice by prescription whether your goal is self defense, better health, or both, then step forward and try it!

Click on the link in bio to try a class and to learn more about us!
I look forward to meeting you. 😊💪🦵👍

Send a message to learn more

02/12/2023

"Each year that I spend training this wonderful art of Lu Jia Qiang Shan Ba Gua Zhang I get positive results. Results that make a huge difference in my daily life. It has and continues to be worth every penny spent and every minute practiced.
My hope for you is that you make a decision to try it for yourself and are able to say the same thing."
~Shifu Ding Ming

02/09/2023

"It's not joy that makes us grateful; it's gratitude that makes us joyful." ~David Steindl-Rast

02/04/2023

Just spreading some positivity. 😊💕

02/03/2023

Aspire to inspire.

02/01/2023

"True peace cannot be achieved by force or by merely invoking the word “peace.” It can only be attained by training the mind and learning to cultivate inner peace. Peace is a calm and gentle state of mind." 17th Karmapa

Some tips to cultivate inner peace:
1) Meditate
2) Breathing exercises
3) Spend time out in nature
4) Take a break from technology (TV, computer, phone...)
5) Moving meditation (Qigong, Tai Chi)
6) Practice mindfulness, being in the present moment

01/30/2023

There are numerous relaxation techniques out there today. Daily meditation, breathing techniques, mantras, Qigong, yoga, etc. Find one that works best for you so that you can reap the rewards. Check out the article excerpt below:

The power of the relaxation response
A behavioral medicine pioneer reports on a time-tested technique that reverses aging and improves health.
By Sara Martin

"Benson, of Harvard Medical School and the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, discovered the relaxation response's power to reduce stress in the 1960s. But his subsequent research found that the approach is really no different from what people have done for centuries through prayer, chanting and repetitive motion.

Today, scientists have shown that such practices lower heart rates, blood pressure and oxygen consumption, and they alleviate the symptoms associated with a vast array of conditions, including hypertension, arthritis, insomnia, depression, infertility, cancer, anxiety, even aging."

>>Click on link in bio for info on our online classes that can help you relax and recharge. 🧘‍♀️😊💪👍