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| Age: | 85 years old |
| Sex: | Female |
| Location: | Riverside, California |
| Country: |  United States |
| BodyType: | Athletic |
| Zodiac: |  Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20) |
| Last Login: | Jun 24, 2008 (525 days back) |
About Me |
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Ruth Villalobos RN, Sensei, more on Sensei Villalobos as www.dotaichi.com Semsei Villalobos was a t'ai-chi ch'uan - taijiquan, ch'i kung - qigong, and Zen Meditation teacher in Southern California. And a Psych Nurse and Acclaimed Artist. Villalobos Sensei helped to found the Zendo in San Francisco in the early 1960s with Suzuki Roshi. She also studied Yang style tai chi chuan at that time. She traveled to India and lived in Auroville. She Lived and trained at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Ruth was a trained artist and nurse. She was a psychiatric nurse by profession. She was an art student at UC Santa Cruz and later was an acclaimed artist. She was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Riverside and lead the Zen Meditation group at the UU Church. She also was part of the UU Church Dream group and practiced drumming with a drumming circle. She studied Cheng Man Ching style in San Francisco in the 1960's, Ruth went for advanced study of t'ai-chi ch'uan, pa-kua chang, and ch'i kung, with Sifu Harvey Kurland in Riverside CA at the University of California Riverside. She studied T'ai-chi ch'uan at the University of California Riverside with Sifu Kurland for many years. www.dotaichi.com After years of dedicated study she took the NWTCCA certification test and received teaching certification from the NWTCCA. NWTCCA has a very difficult teaching certification test. She was at the 500 hour level of training. She passed a written and a practical test. Ruth Passed easily. More on this test at http://www.dotaichi.com All NWTCCA teachers are highly qualified. Ruth traveled with Sifu Kurland and some of his most advanced students to Canada to train with Grandmaster Tchoung Ta-tchen and attend the 1996 Chinese Tai Chi Chuan Association World Conference. The 1996 Conference was a three day event with masters and grandmasters from all over the world in attendance. Grandmaster Tchoung Ta-tchen was the featured Speaker. Her teacher, Sifu Kurland, also spoke at the conference on reducing injuries in t'ai-chi ch'uan. Ruth really enjoyed meeting Grandmaster Tchoung and working out with him and his Vancouver group. They hit it off and she studied along with Kurland's senior students in Grandmaster Tchoungs Home. See photo. Ruth competed several times in t'ai-chi tournaments and won several trophies for tai chi form. Ruth taught t'ai-chi ch'uan classes for the Riverside Community College Young at Heart Program; and taught t'ai-chi and ch'i kung for Mt. San Jacinto College. She taught for RCC for many years. She also taught for the Redlands Senior Center in Redlands, CA. Ruth started the Zen Meditation program for the Unitarian Universalist Church in Riverside. That Zen program continues today. |
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My Interests |
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t'ai-chi ch'uan, Painting ch'i kung, painting, dream group, drumming, belly dancing, living and loving. |
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I'd like to meet:Jesus, Moses, Mohamed, Krishnamurti, Cheng Man-ching |
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Music:All Types, belly dancing, soul, rock. |
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Movies:Martial Art movies, Bruce Lee and Steve Seagal movies |
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Television:Moyers |
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Books:Annotated Theoretical and Practical Tai Chi Chuan by Tchoung Tat-chen, The Tai Chi Boxing Chronicles by Kuo Lien Ying |
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Heroes:The Dali Lama, Tchoung Ta-tchen, Cheng Man-ch'ing, Suzuki Roshi, Krishnamurti, Sri Aurobindo, DT Suzuki, Alan Watts. |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Divorced |
| SexualOrientation: | Straight |
| Hometown: | The World |
| Religion: | Other |
| Children: | Proud parent |
| Education: | College graduate |
| Occupation: | Zen Meditation Teacher, Artist and Tai Chi Teacher |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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New Book Coming Out |
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| Sifu Kurland's book is coming outHis book is titled: Asian Mind-Body Techniques Revealed ISBN: 978-1-4303-1221-5 Should be out soon... Posted by Ruth - Zen Meditation and Tai Chi Teacher on Thu, 22 May 2008 11:48:00 PST |
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Emerald City Nursery open in Seattle |
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| Master Andrew Dale is opening the Emerald City Nursery in Seattle. http://www.emeraldcitygardens.com/ Go to www.wuji.com for information on the best tai chi in Seattle and a new Nursery that sp... Posted by Ruth - Zen Meditation and Tai Chi Teacher on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:23:00 PST |
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Tai Chi at the University of California Riverside Student Recreation Center |
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| University of California Riverside Student Recreation Center All classes are open to the public. Discount for UCR Students and Gym Members. Accounting closes at 6:00 PM.Beginning class starts Mo... Posted by Ruth - Zen Meditation and Tai Chi Teacher on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:22:00 PST |
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Real or Not Real, FAKE Tai Chi Teachers abound |
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| I got another email today from a group giving a workshop, seemed like only 4 hours that would give one "Level One" teaching Certification. It has a pseudo medical sounding name so impresses people. I ... Posted by Ruth - Zen Meditation and Tai Chi Teacher on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:38:00 PST |
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Nader a pawn of the Republicans? |
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| Is Ralph Nader a pawn of the republikans?He seemed to turn the election in favor of Bush.All the lily livered liberals seemed to follow the pied piper called Nader, and some still claim they did the r... Posted by Ruth - Zen Meditation and Tai Chi Teacher on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:56:00 PST |
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About Ruth from Dotaichi.com |
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| RUTH VILLALOBOS, RNC, BA, Healing Touch level llB,Artist, Tai chi & Chi kung teacher and Zen Meditation Teacher.Ruth Villalobos was the SW chapter NWTCCA Secretary, She is a Level One (assis... Posted by Ruth - Zen Meditation and Tai Chi Teacher on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:55:00 PST |
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Ruth Cox Villalobos Obit |
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| Here is the Official Obituary: .. Notice Name = RUTH COX VILLALOBOS --> A Celebration of Life will be held on April 21 for Ruth Cox Villalobos, who died Feb. 2 in Santa Cruz. Sh... Posted by Ruth - Zen Meditation and Tai Chi Teacher on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:05:00 PST |
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Visit to See Tchoung Ta-tchen |
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| About My Visit to See Tchoung Ta-tchenBy Ruth Villalobos The first time I met Grandmaster Tchoung was after the week that Harvey Kurland, Diane Schilling and I spent at Eric's camp. We spent the day... Posted by Ruth - Zen Meditation and Tai Chi Teacher on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:50:00 PST |
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Ruths Classes |
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| Ruth was a student and a teacher. She studied advanced Yang Style with Sifu Harvey Kurland at UC Riverside and Loma Linda University Drayson Center 558-4975. She helped teach the Loma Linda Clas... Posted by Ruth - Zen Meditation and Tai Chi Teacher on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:07:00 PST |
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The Riverside Californias Tai Chi Chuan Community has lost a great leader and teacher. |
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| B'H" The Riverside California's T'ai Chi Ch'uan Community has lost a great leader and teacher.Laoshr Ruth Villalobos died February 2nd, 2007. Ruth was a t'ai-chi ch'uan teacher, an artist and a... Posted by Ruth - Zen Meditation and Tai Chi Teacher on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:24:00 PST |
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