The recent Love or Fear seminar at the New York Open Center was a terrific success. It was a packed room and unfortunately some people had to be turned away. We squeezed in as many as we could and the NYOC wants to schedule another one in Feb or Mar. I’ll keep you posted. Many thanks to all of you who helped make it happen. Your enthusiastic word of mouth provides the energy that makes it special. The material in this particular series is so rich that it comes out quite new and fresh each time. We were fortunate to… Read More

Rick Barrett teaches t’ai chi ch’uan, ch’i gung, xingyiquan, and push hands in NYC and in seminars all over the country. Rick has benefitted greatly from the generosity of many wonderful teachers for the twenty-plus years he has been studying and teaching. He learned t'ai chi ch'uan from Grandmaster William C. C. Chen. From Master Fukui Yang he learned xingyiquan, yiquan, and luoxuanzhang. John Beaulieu has been his primary influence in energy healing, studying intensively with him for several years.
Under the umbrella of Polarity Therapy, he integrates craniosacral balancing, myofascial restructuring, Biosonic Repatterning, and integral life mentoring. The internal martial arts support his healing practice and vice versa.
"My passion is to contribute to the evolution of consciousness (personal and global) on this planet in whatever way I can. I try to empower all individuals who seek my assistance to better help themselves through body/mind/spirit integration. Each student and each client has his/her own unique assets and needs which must be recognized to fully engage the next step of their own personal journey."
