Tai Chi
Jesse Teasley • Martial Arts Master
Martial Arts Master – Jesse Teasley
A renowned master of Asian martial arts, Master Jesse Teasley has specialized in Tai Chi Chuan for forty years. Born and raised in New York, he has studied with some of the world’s most famous Tai Chi masters in New York City China Town, Canada, Hong Kong, Shanghai and at the Purple Cloud Temple in the Wu Dang Mountains, the birth place of Tai Chi. He has received numerous gold medal awards nationally and internationally and is one of the few Americans who has been honored as a Grand Master in China. He has choreographed music videos and stage productions as well. In 2004, he and his students from his New York school were invited to represent the US at the Cultural Olympics in Korea. He now has schools in New York and Virginia and leads classes, workshops and seminars worldwide.
More Activities
Children’s Story Hour
Children’s Story Hour is an invitation for young and old alike to sit down and enjoy the magic and rest of storytelling. This year we will be reading Backyard Fairies and Sonya’s Chickens by Pheobe Wahl. I hope you like it as much as I do!
Feel-Good Flow Qi Gong
Join Chris in a simple yet powerful Qi Gong practice to relax and access your inner flow. By coordinating the breath, flowing movements and simple meditation techniques this experience will leave you feeling calm and connected.
Wild Food Plant Walk
Enjoy an informative walk around Camp Sedalia whilst learning the myriad of seasonal wild foods that grow there. We'll focus on easy to understand plant identification, seeing the world with...
kids stream study
Join us in Reed Creek to catch and identify stream critters and find what that means about the water quality in Reed Creek. We may even get to catch some crawfish earrings! Even the tiniest streams can be home to little critters called aquatic macroinvertebrates. “Aquatic” means they live in water. “Macro” means you can see them without a magnifying glass. And “invertebrate” means they don’t have a backbone.
Kids Yoga
In this kids yoga class we will take ourselves on an imaginative earth focused journey through movement, sound, and breath. We will move, and focus together to connect into the heartbeat of the world.
Medicinal Plant Walk
Discover the abundance of medicinal plants that grow all around Camp Sedalia with herbalist Kat Maier of Sacred Plant Traditions. Learn basic plant identification skills, herbal actions and qualities, and how to harvest and prepare each plant for personal use.
All Levels Flow
This is a well rounded practice, balancing strength building, flexibility, breath and meditation. The focus of this practice will be moving in unison with the breath and connecting to the freedom of...
Herd Hike
Ben will lead his annual herd hike where we will walk through the farm to the cows while he edifies us in the subtle art of managing animals holistically to heal the land, water cycle, and farm ecosystems—how a well managed herd can be a force of immense good.
Hog Hike
Join Matt and Rachel Palma on a walking tour to visit the pig herd and along the way, see and discuss the benefits the land has seen in the areas the pigs have impacted.
Outdoor Yoga
Enjoy the picturesque Mountain Run Farm with a wonderful outdoor yoga practice. We will explore strong, healthy movements for any age and body. Coupled with meditative practices, our time together will leave you limber and lively for the rest of the weekend.