About
Inner Ocean Tai Chi was founded to guide people on what, why, and how to train Tai Chi to develop true gongfu skill through the practice of Qigong, Neigong, and Neijin as a way to return to one's natural state of peace improving one's personal and professional life.
Jason teaches how to experience peace, joy, and freedom. Tai chi just happens to be a good medium through which understanding can take place which enables students to feel it for themselves.
Master
Jason Weil
In addition to tai chi, Jason has a Bachelors degree in Applied Exercises Science, spent several years as a personal training and rehabilitation specialist before moving into IT quality and compliance where he continues to work for some of the top biotech and digital health organizations. Jason has also been practicing meditation intensively for many years, enjoys hiking in nature, and having a good cup of organic coffee to start the day.
Jason is a big believer in student-first teaching and uses a hands-on approach to constantly adjust the students’ training to keep them on track. Jason uses student feedback to continue to develop better and more specific ways to help impart lessons and works to facilitate a student-teacher partnership where both parties are accountable for the student’s success. He doesn’t just wave at you from on top of the mountain; he comes back to guide you along the way so that everyone can enjoy the view. Jason has a unique ability to get students to feel the real tai chi skill for themselves. He works to dispel myths and doubt and leaves students with a sense of empowerment. He guides students to a moment of clarity. “Know the joy and love of tai chi for yourself.” Develop your inner ocean.
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Master Jason Weil (Chen Cheng Jie 陳誠捷) is a 6th Duan-belt ranked, thirteenth generation of Chen family tai chi practitioner. Jason has been a student of the martial arts for over twenty years, but decided to solely focus on tai chi as it directly aligned with his spiritual practice of harmony and self-discovery. Tai chi was a smart way to develop gong fu while repairing his body and mind from years of hard training. He has studied intensively under Master Jesse Tsao since 2009 and became a direct disciple in 2017 and became a 6th duan rank in 2013 under the world tai chi duanwei ranking federation. To diversify his tai chi knowledge, he attended several workshops with Grandmasters Chen Zhenglei, Zhu Tiancai, and Chen Xiaowang, took private lessons and workshops with Master Chen Youze, Master Chen Bing, and studied with Master Tony Wong.
Jason's Teaching Philosophy
The teacher is not in my opinion a passive role. I believe that they should monitor progress so that they can let the student know when they are wandering off on a tangent, make corrections, and guide the student to extend their understanding even perhaps beyond the scope of what is already known. I teach people how to pay attention, what to pay attention to and why it Matters. I use a combination of stillness-oriented practices and movement as a medium to explore the self and develop self awareness. Tai chi is one of these tools. Using your proprioception” — the ability to feel the body in space — “and your kinesthetic awareness to become grounded in the here and now and develop a healthy partnership with your own body, your own Self. It allows you to take a moment for pause and appreciate the miracle of your own Self. Slowing down and shifting your awareness to develop agency over your own body and regain the power that is your birthright. The power of knowing yourself.
Jason's Value Proposition
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He guides students to a moment of clarity.
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He helps students learn to feel what is right for themselves.
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He uses a practical approach to teaching what, how, and why of tai chi so the student achieves tangible results.
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He creates an environment of trust where he is open to feedback from the student to develop a collaborative partnership.
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Jason facilitates a student teacher partnership where both parties are accountable for the students success.
Why Jason Loves Tai Chi
You don't always have to have a goal to achieve something. For example, in the morning, you can wake up with tai chi and do it softly as you yawn and stretch and gather in the qi. You don't have to train it all the time. Also, postures that normally might be peng, lu, ji, and can also be interpreted to release stress, and gather in fresh energy from nature to nurture the body. Teaching this enjoyment to others so they have a positive addiction and a joyful practice to enrich their lives is what I love about tai chi.