Palmyra Kung Fu Center

We are excited to Partner with the Derry Township P&R-Derry Twp Community Center to share The benefits of Tai Chi with the community. If you are interested I see what this prized martial art can do for you visit their website and sign up for our 4 week introductory program.

Derry Township Community Center is
Partnering with Palmyra Kung Fu Center!
Starts August 6th
Saturdays 10 am

Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese Martial Art program. This course will help you learn how to live a healthier and calmer lifestyle by teaching you the ability to increase flexibility, reduce stress and teach basic self-defensive concepts.

Join Us Now! Register below:
https://apm.activecommunities.com/derry/Activity_Search

Orange belt test. Everyone did a great job tonight!! Looking forward on building on tonight’s success start next class. Enjoy you weekend, you earned it.

Derry Township Community Center is
Partnering with Palmyra Kung Fu Center!
Starts August 6th
Saturdays 10 am

Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese Martial Art program. This course will help you learn how to live a healthier and calmer lifestyle by teaching you the ability to increase flexibility, reduce stress and teach basic self-defensive concepts.

Join Us Now! Register below:
https://apm.activecommunities.com/derry/Activity_Search

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We have been working on plank variations in classes to develop strength through structure and alignment. This was a 30 second plank to show proof of concept

Come visit us at Historic Old Annville Days, lot 173. Ask us about our event special!!

Posture Assessed in Health Exam Detects Cognitive Decline - Neuroscience News

Here is a great study that reflects the importance of posture in our tai chi training

Posture Assessed in Health Exam Detects Cognitive Decline - Neuroscience News A mass survey of citizens aged 50 to 89 years examined whether cognitive decline could be detected by sagittal spinal balance measurement based on a radiological approach. Doctors from Shinshu …

Belt Test Orange, Yellow, Red, and Brown belts respectively. Great Job everyone!! We continue forward next week.

33 Ways To Raise Your Vibration & Live A Better Life

Some ideas on how to create a much more fulfilling life!!

33 Ways To Raise Your Vibration & Live A Better Life Ever wonder what it means to raise your vibration, and whether it can help you?

What Is Box Breathing, and What Are Its Benefits?

What Is Box Breathing, and What Are Its Benefits? Spoiler: The Navy SEALs rely on this technique, and so should you.You’ve probably heard of mindfulness and meditation before, but what about box breathing? This breathing technique, commonly known as …

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The Palmyra Kung Fu Center is offering a Women's Self Defense Workshop On April 23, 2022. Reserve your place today for this fun and informative seminar!!
By Phone:717 503 7031.
By Email:[email protected].

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I tried a neuroscientist's mindfulness exercises 5 times a week for 4 weeks: Here's what I found

I tried a neuroscientist's mindfulness exercises 5 times a week for 4 weeks: Here's what I found "You are missing 50 percent of your life," writes Amishi Jha, neuroscientist and professor of psychology at the University of Miami, in her new book, "Peak Mind." Decades of research have proven to …

Most of Us Aren’t Breathing Correctly. Here’s the Right Way to Do It

Most of Us Aren’t Breathing Correctly. Here’s the Right Way to Do It You take around 25,000 breaths per day. But many of us are doing it wrong. In fact, journalist James Nestor found it to be enough of an issue that he wrote an entire New York Times best-selling book …

Dark Green, light Green, and Orange Belt Test. All the kids truly worked hard tonight. Great Job to them all. I am proud of the progress shown since their last promotions. Keep it up!!

They are paving on route 422 right where students turn onto Franklin street. Please consider using side roads to get to class tonight and leaving a few minutes early to account for traffic. They said they would be done by 4pm but are still out there working.

How to Activate the Vagus, Your Brain’s Incredible Calming Nerve

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How to Activate the Vagus, Your Brain’s Incredible Calming Nerve You have trillions of nerves throughout your body, but one holds the potential to impact both minor and serious health conditions and is so intriguing (partly because you can manipulate it yourself, to a certain extent!) that it deserves the spotlight: the vagus nerve.Otherwise known as the 10th cra...

Women’s self defense with Girl Scout Troop 71518

The Breath Is a Back Door to Your Vagus Nerve

We often speak of how we distress using the breath through the parasympathetic nervous system. Here is an article to support that practice. Enjoy!!

The Breath Is a Back Door to Your Vagus Nerve Your body reacts to stress in a number of well-mapped ways. Heart rate and blood pressure speed up, muscles tense, digestion slows, and breathing becomes clipped and rapid.All of this happens because …

Childrens Test. They were pushed hard and all came out to meet the challenge. Great Job everyone!!

Belt test graduates. Gold, White, Brown, Blue, Light Green and Yellow Sashes respectively. Great Job everyone. Keep up the hard work!!

There is an accident by the school on Route 422. Please look for an alternate street to arrive on for Childrens Class.

We celebrate our 4th year of opening our doors today!! Here are just a few of the many memories that have been created in.
Happy Anniversary Palmyra Kung Fu Center!!

MIT and Harvard experts says these 2 ancient practices could help treat COVID-19

A good article to read that explains how our Meditation, Breathing Exercises, and Yoga can assist and bolster our health in these pandemic times.

MIT and Harvard experts says these 2 ancient practices could help treat COVID-19 As researchers around the world race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, the virus that has shut down economies and regular life for many, other researchers are still focusing on how to treat this lethal …

We are excited to announce that we will be resuming classes in our physical location starting the week of July 13th!! We hope to see you all in classes soon!!

HIIT For The Mind: 15 Minutes To Supercharge Your Workday

A nice write up on some of the meditation practices we utilize in our classes

HIIT For The Mind: 15 Minutes To Supercharge Your Workday Gym rats know the power of HIIT—high-intensity interval training. Those all-out, repeated blasts of activity seem daunting, but those who try it swear by it, often telling anyone within earshot that they’ve never felt so strong or alive.There’s a HIIT for the mind too, says Alister Gray, an ex...

All This Chaos Might Be Giving You 'Crisis Fatigue'

A good article that explains the negative effects of stress on our bodies and a solid reminder of why our daily meditation is so vital to our overall health!!

All This Chaos Might Be Giving You 'Crisis Fatigue' When you’re faced with a threat, the adrenal glands perched atop your kidneys flood your body with the stress hormone cortisol (which amps up your metabolism and fights inflammation) and adrenaline (which speeds up your blood circulation and breathing). This is the biochemistry of your …

Reasons You Should Be Doing Tai Chi while Social Distancing

Reasons You Should Be Doing Tai Chi while Social Distancing Regularly practicing of tai chi can increase flexibility and strength, improve cardiovascular fitness, read below to see the many other benefits!

We are excited to take our classes live starting tomorrow. If you have not been receiving our emails concerning how to access the live content, please reach out to me so we can get everyone set up and ready to roll. We look forward to expanding how we give you the very best in martial arts instruction.

Effective Immediately, the Pai Lum Schools of Central PA (Harrisburg, Mechanicsburg, Elizabethtown, and Palmyra) will be suspending all Martial Arts, Tai Chi and Yoga classes temporarily in accordance with the governors state wide mitigation measure and epidemiological science that back those measures. We will be reviewing this shut down by a week to week basis in order to support the state mandate to suspend all non-essential activities and to slow the spread of the corona virus. During the closing, our hope is for your continued training. Your training is your key to your health, well being, and a strong immune system. Your art and teachers have been your guides. You have the tools. PLEASE, PLEASE USE THEM so we can all get through this together. We will provide itineraries on the schools resource pages to continue your training. Any communications will come through email, facebook and the student resource page. All of the school owners will be available for contact by phone, text and email should questions or concerns arise. As always, the safety of our students and their families are paramount to us. We look forward to reopening the schools as soon as possible to resume providing the best in martial art training for each and every one of you.

We are planning on running classes as usual tonight. We will keep you posted on future classes as things need to be adjusted. We are also looking into the possibility of some sort of online classes. If there are any questions or concerns feel free to reach out to us.

We will be continuing classes as normal through the week. We are following health protocols and advisement from the CDC and our State agencies.

In addition to this recent concern, we would like to remind families to be vigilant about the prevalence of Influenza A and B as well.

Both the influenza virus and coronavirus spread through coughing and sneezing and have similar symptoms of fever, cough, and respiratory illness.

As with any respiratory virus, influenza A and B included, you can protect yourself by practicing these everyday actions:

* wash hands frequently with soap and water
* cover nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing
* disinfect surfaces
* avoid close contact with anyone with cold or flu-like symptoms

We would like to insure you that we are continuing to diligently disinfect surfaces between every class.

We’d request that you:

1. Only attend class in clean and washed uniforms.
2. Wash your hands thoroughly before class (20 seconds with soap) or, use hand sanitizer.
3. Cover your nose and mouth with your elbow or a tissue when coughing or sneezing.
4. Do not attend class with a cold, fever, or flu-like symptoms. Let us know and, we’ll be sure and help with make-up classes when you’re feeling better to make sure you don’t fall behind.

Again your safety is our greatest concern and we will be continuing following all protocols to keep our environment clean during our current health concerns. Thank you

Just as exercise develops your muscles, practicing presence through meditation strengthens neural connections. Meditation, asana, and pranayama stimulate your brain, which helps prevent atrophy and functional decline. Positive effects have been seen in long-time meditators who practice for as little as 10 minutes a day.⁣ read the full article here: https://www.yogajournal.com/meditation/science-behind-being-present

At A Cellular Level, Every Single Human Depends On Positivity To Survive

At A Cellular Level, Every Single Human Depends On Positivity To Survive There is an indisputable link between having a positive outlook and health benefits. Positivity is more than skin deep, it's in your very cells.

For those that had placed orders for winter weather attire, the shipment has arrived and is awaiting your pick ups.

Today is the 3rd anniversary of the Palmyra Kung Fu Center. It has been my wife, Jennifers, and my honor to share traditional Martial arts and yoga with our community. Thanks needs to be said to many people who assisted us along the way to this milestone. Here are a few of the numerous memories over the last three years. We look forward to many more to come!!

Tai Chi Benefits: Stress Reduction, Weight Loss, for Older Adults

Tai Chi Benefits: Stress Reduction, Weight Loss, for Older Adults There are many health benefits to practicing tai chi, and few risks. We share 11 science-backed benefits. If you're a beginner, start by taking a class through a local studio, community center, or gym. Always talk to your doctor before starting a new workout routine.

Join us for an afternoon introduction to the Art of Tai Chi on March 21st. Spend 2 hours learning how to create a healthier, calmer, and more balance life. Contact us to register today!!

The vagus nerve is the tenth cranial nerve and the longest. It is named Vagus because it “wanders” like a vagabond, sending out sensory fibers from your brainstem to your visceral organs. The Vagus nerve controls your inner nerve center, the parasympathetic and also oversees a wide range of essential functions and communicates motor and sensory impulses to every organ in your body. ⁣
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The parasympathetic nervous system is directly impacted by cranio-sacral therapy which brings the fight or flight response into rest and digest. To find out more about the myriad benefits of CST, visit www.ccst.co.uk Image from www.anatomynext.com

Leadership is a skill that is developed at any age. The first skill is a desire to help others. Caleb Wilhelm leading Tai Chi repetitions to help the newer students get more comfortable on their material.

Moments from this weekends Pai Lum Core Concepts Workshop With Michael J Rothermel from the Harrisburg Kung Fu Center. Great event with a lot of hard working students.

Neuroscience Reveals How Gratitude Literally Rewires Your Brain to be Happier

Positive thoughts, Positive results. Unfortunately most of us are blinded by the negativity that is portrayed in our societies. Be thankful, Be at peace.

Neuroscience Reveals How Gratitude Literally Rewires Your Brain to be Happier Neuroscientists have found that if you really feel it when you say it, you'll be happier and healthier. The regular practice of expressing gratitude is not a New Age fad; it's a facet of the human condition that reaps true benefits to those who mean it.

Just a friendly reminder there is no Tai Chi class tonight, there will be Tai Chi tomorrow morning, and the school is closed this weekend due to last weekend of the month. Regular classes resume next week.

Classes are cancelled for the rest of the morning and also the Iron dummy seminar is cancelled at the Harrisburg school for this afternoon. Be safe if you happen to be out driving.