About Our School
Rising Moon Tai Chi School is a Mornington based business whose specialist Tai Chi, Qigong and Shibashi classes are suitable for beginners through to advanced practitioners.
Business principal, Jenny Harrison is a qualified and experienced instructor in personal training, group exercise, Tai Chi and Qigong and her teaching methods offer a range of proven strategies to reduce stress, develop coordination, aerobic capacity, and balance and improve cognitive function.
As online learning is now recognised as an effective method to learn, RMTC has developed an on demand series of teaching videos. By applying a step-by-step approach to the learning process, tai chi principles and tai chi forms are presented in such a way your journey is enjoyable and stress-free.
Our Aims and Philosophy
To provide the community with a meaningful and holistic pathway to health and well-being through the practice of Tai Chi, Qigong, and Shibashi.
Rising Moon Tai Chi will
Encourage patience and acceptance, embracing our faults and frailties as part of the journey toward wellness and vitality.
Welcome each member as a valued individual.
Instill a sense of wonder and delight in the learning process.
Value the opportunity to deepen our knowledge and understanding of new concepts and skills.
Practice sound teaching principles, with a strong emphasis on enjoyment and camaraderie.
Foster an inclusive, supportive, and productive environment for all.
The Rising Moon Name
Referring to Yin and Yang, the moon (Yin) is female, from the earth, rising to fuse with opposing forces to create energy and fullness. Within the logo, we see the fluidity of the Koi fish representing continuous change and adaptation. The circular pattern, based on Yin and Yang show that all things in life are connected. The black fish represents the overcoming of obstacles, strong in battle, and strength through hardship. The red fish symbolizes the love a mother has for her family. Strong, steadfast, and brave.
The Rising Moon Logo
The legend of the Koi is a wonderful tale of perseverance, strength, and determination, and is told as thus:
A huge school of golden koi swimming upstream the Yellow River in China. Gaining strength by fighting against the current, the school glimmered as they swam together through the river. When they reached a waterfall at the end of the river, many of the koi turned back, letting the flow of the river carry them away.
The remaining koi refused to give up. Leaping from the depths of the river, they attempted to reach the top of the waterfall to no avail. Their efforts caught the attention of local demons, who mocked their efforts and heightened the waterfall out of malice. After a hundred years of jumping, one koi finally reached the top of the waterfall. The gods recognized the koi for its perseverance and determination and turned it into a golden dragon, the image of power and strength.
Koi fish are associated with positive imagery. Because of the dragon legend, they are known as symbols of strength and perseverance, as seen in their determinative struggle upstream. And because of the lone koi that made it to the top of the waterfall, they are also known as symbols of a destiny fulfilled.
Taken from Koistory.com
