First Lady Gives Tai Chi a Try

First Lady Gives Tai Chi a Try

  It is no surprise that First Lady Michele Obama took an opportunity to practice Tai Chi during her visit to China. Tai Chi has been shown to increase brain size, lower blood pressure, reduce weight and fight depression! It sounds too good to be true but ask...
Tai Chi Quote of the Week

Tai Chi Quote of the Week

Sunday March 23, 2014 Quote of the Week Send us your BEST quote regarding Tai Chi, Qigong, Meditation, Martial Arts, etc. Be sure to include who said or wrote it. Place your quote in the body of the email, and include your name if you’d like to be recognized for the...
My Inspiration to Practice Tai Chi

My Inspiration to Practice Tai Chi

March 17, 2014 My Inspiration to Practice Tai Chi By Inge Lewis I have wanted to learn Tai Chi since I was a little girl watching early morning practice in a park in Shanghai. I was told it was called “shadow boxing.” Having polio in my right leg made it impossible to...
Tai Chi Quote of the Week

Tai Chi Quote of the Week

Sunday March 16, 2014 Quote of the Week Send us your BEST quote regarding Tai Chi, Qigong, Meditation, Martial Arts, etc. Be sure to include who said or wrote it. Place your quote in the body of the email, and include your name if you’d like to be recognized for the...
Tai Chi Photo of the Week

Tai Chi Photo of the Week

Saturday March 15, 2014 Photo of the Week Caption: Students and friends of the Columbia Tai Chi Center wait for the start of the Year of the Horse Chinese New Year dinner. Close to 15 students received their white sashes marking them officially as students of the Hall...
The Importance of Play in Tai Chi

The Importance of Play in Tai Chi

March 10, 2014 The Importance of Play By De Anna Beasley   As a post doc, I’m learning how to develop and manage independent research. I have heard plenty of horror stories about the pitfalls of academia that I sometimes wonder if I’m in over my head. Often the...