WALK SMART
RUN HAPPY
BREATHE EASY!

Welcome Back to Running!

Guided by Shannon Smith,

Certified ChiRunning® and ChiWalking® Instructor

Coming back from an injury?  Tired of pain?  Have you been told that running is bad for your knees, your joints, your feet?  Are you new to running?  Do you only want to walk? Do you run a couple of miles?  Are you a marathoner?   Regardless of where you are at or what your goals are, the simple techniques in ChiRunning® and ChiWalking® will help you move with more efficiency while preventing injury.  I will guide you through these techniques and analyze your running form to help you walk smart, run happy, and breathe easy.  You got this!

RUNNING FORM 101

What you wish you knew when you first started running.

WALK SMART

RUN HAPPY

BREATHE EASY

Everyone can benefit from the ChiWalking® techniques.  Running is not for everyone but even those that run add walking into their run.  The focuses learned in ChiWalking® will help alleviate pain not only when walking but when standing, sitting, driving, and the list goes on.  Every ChiRunning® workshop starts with learning the basics of ChiWalking®.  Then you will learn how to carry that form into your run.

ChiRunning® is a running form and body movement technique that is all about energy efficiency and injury prevention using postural alignment and the central movement principles of  T'ai Chi.  It is not about martial arts or funny breathing. This is all about running smarter, not harder. Your body will thank you.

Why is breathing so darn hard when running?  It is so fundamental that it should be easy but its just not.  Have hope!  There are breathing techniques to help oxygenate your muscles and calm you, making you a more efficient runner.  I will show you how to incorporate rhythmic breathing and abdominal breathing into your run.  
Breathe easy, you got this!

Walk smart. Run happy. Breathe easy.