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Attune body, mind, and spirit

Some things AI (artificial intelligence) just can't do...

...like Cultivating Your Innate Energy, Confidence, and Intuition

Qigong for Nourishing Life, Wudang Yang Sheng

May 17, 2026

9 - 11 am, In-Person, Oakland

Wudang Daoist wisdom arts were not born yesterday. Developing over centuries of change, it adapts and hones our natural intelligence and fortitude. Calm your nervous system as the heat of summer starts to rise. Cultivate Yin to root & balance the Yang. This gentle, flowing form is great for beginners and all levels. In-Person Workshop, $54

Location: 5850 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA 94608 (@ Studio Naga)

Invite a friend!

We will be sitting, standing, raising up and down, walking, and lifting arms above the head. If you have special needs, please let us know well ahead of time so we can best support you.

Training time will be device free. This event is also fragrance-free, please avoid wearing fragrances including "natural" scents, such as laundry detergent, shampoo, hair and skincare products, to protect those with chemical sensitivities and allergies. Masks are optional, not required, please be considerate and prioritize each other's health and safety.

Bio breaks will be included every hour. The studio and bathrooms are wheelchair accessible. If you have special needs and access, please let us know well ahead of time so we may best understand your needs.

Cancellations and refunds are not available for this event. If the class is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, all registrants will be fully refunded.

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Fire Horse carries a fierce, catalytic energy—one that asks us to move and act from a heart infused with compassion

Join Sally Chang and Forest Lin for an astrological conversation exploring the nature of Horse energy and what this year invites from us individually and collectively.  Together, we’ll reflect on how Fire Horse energy can fuel heart-led action and how it can potentiate transformation. 

This event was a fundraiser in response to the injustice of /CE in Minnesota in January. Proceeds went to frontline organizers and humanitarian aid to local immigrant families they are protecting.

Sally Chang (she/they) is a martial artist, trainer, acupuncturist, and founder of Evergreen Taiji Academy. She teaches online and in-person, integrating over 30 years of experience in Martial Arts, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and Daoist Cultivation, distilling them into practices of individual and collective healing. Sally Chang delivers depth and wisdom into embodied practice, and is known for her warm, focused presence.

Forest Lin(they/them) is a BaZi Chinese Astrology practitioner, ritual performance artist, bodyworker, and mycelial connector who supports people in moments of transition to clarify their role, gifts, and ancestral assignment. They are shaped and sustained by movements and communities rooted in healing and social change, including CRE (Asian Refugees United), QiKi Club, Asian Diaspora Jam, and Chinese Medicine & Magic.

Moderated by Katie Tao, Hosted by Teance Fine Teas.

Start w/ Self-Paced Learning

Foundations of Movement, Level One

BEST VALUE with SEVEN CLASSES to teach you the Foundations of How To Move in Qigong & Taiji. Sally Chang guides you with her 30 years of marital arts, orthopedic training and acupuncture experience to Improve Balance, Increase Strength, and Decompress Joints. Refine the way you move, and feel good in body and mind.

  • No previous training is needed, and even experienced students will find something new and refreshing.

  • This series will introduce you to basics that you can apply to any martial art including Taiji and Qigong, as well as daily activites to benefit your overall health.

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Evergreen Taiji Academy

Integrating Martial Arts

Daoist Internal Cultivation

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Awaken your intrinsic energy and generate deep resources. Build structural integrity while in moving meditation. Increase strength & balance while maintaining focus & calm.

Essential Sustainable Care, Personal Healing, and Wisdom Cultivation

Evergreen Taiji Academy brings depth and presence the ancient arts of Taiji and Qigong from a Daoist Perspective, from beginners to seasoned practitioners.

  • "Deeply impressed by Sally's Accomodating and Compassionate Teaching Style

    Her combined familiarity with the vernacular of Western scientific understanding, and the knowledge conveyed over millennia from the deep lineage she carries via Chinese culture. I have never seen anything like this —so comfortable in putting the two together, in such an articulate fashion — anywhere.”

    —Phillip Dibner

  • "Approachable, affable, kind, patient, wise, compassionate,

    super bright and smart, hip, and down to earth while in touch with heaven. An excellent listener, with a profound knowledge of Chinese medicine, practical application and, most of all, is uninterruptedly fully present.”

    —Tim K. Murphy

  • "one of the most high impact and accessible Qigong teachings I've experienced."

    “Sally's synthesis of her teachers offerings melded with her own deep study, personal cultivation, East Asian medical study, and teaching experience has led to one of the most high impact and accessible Qigong teachings I've experienced.

    I've been practicing for 25+ years and the growth I'm experiencing is easy to define: Better mood, posture, vitality, sleep, impulse control pertinent to behaviors and thought patterns, and improved quality of relationships.

    I think the pacing and ability to convey the information cannot be beat. I look forward to spending more time with Sally Chang as a teacher.”

    —Ben Zappin, L.Ac.

  • "The Benefits of Taiji, are increased awareness, both spacially and kinesthetically,

    improved balance, and flexibility, and a centering and grounding in the midst of a very busy schedule. Sally Chang has a profound knowledge of Taiji, and her gracious, kind, gentle, and professional manner are a pleasure.”

    —Ellen Rankin

  • "Wisdom and Compassion...

    are the two words I feel best describe Sally Chang. Her generous way of caring and teaching, so clearly connected to deep spiritual knowledge, is a gift to anyone who is the recipient. She shares her powerful insights and inner glow with a strong heart. I am happy to be in Sally’s orbit”

    —Jaune Evans

  • "The workshop was a perfect introductory class, and made me feel my body for the first time and in a way that never occurred in Yoga—which I still love for other reasons

    Your organization and method of building on and repeating each movement was extraordinarily effective. I don’t know Qigong’s purpose, but I do know that it is having a real effect on my bike riding. My arms and wrists no longer hurt during a long ride and engaging my core and breath while riding generates much more power in each stroke. “

    —Desmond L. Brown, Esq.

  • "...opening, accepting, and illuminating.”

    “I cannot adequately express my appreciation for your teaching — your understanding, knowledge of the body, and your general manner all come together in a way that is so opening, accepting, and illuminating.”

    —J.D.

  • "Oh, THIS is what a regulated nervous system feels like!”

    “After our first 1:1 session, I thought, “Transformational!” Years of therapy and other treatments/practices have not had the same impact on my ability to regulate my mood, reduce knee pain and inflammation, stay present, and find a sense of ease in my body in everyday life…

    Sally deeply understands the mind/body connection and teaches how to allow the body to be a grounding place for the mind to return to, as well as how an internal and bodily felt sense of choice and space allows us to truly be authentic and generous people in the world.

    My primary care physician and I are both happy that my work with Sally has been an effective alternative to western/pharmaceutical intervention in my case. I leave every session feeling rejuvenated in my enthusiasm for the work we do together, and I truly feel she is worth every penny!” 

    —Danielle Worden