When Genie Parker decided to open an academy to teach one of the five traditional forms of tai chi, she didn't just have to know enough about the martial arts form to teach it. The owner of Wu Style ...

There are many paths to flexibility. Besides standard stretches, which may be part of a warm-up before or cool-down after a regular workout, there are dance, water workouts and two increasingly ...

Moving in synchronized slow motion, about a dozen men and women make gentle, flowing gestures with their bodies as soothing music helps create a feeling of peace and harmony. They are performing tai ...

Moving meditation—that's how Dr. Aihan Khun describes the ancient Chinese practice of Tai Chi. Kuhn owns Sarasota's Tai Chi and Qi Gong Healing Institute and says she has seen vast improvements in ...

Pat Moore said when she read about tai chi classes being offered at the Old Hampton Community Center, she was curious. Moore, of Hampton, wanted to know more about the ancient Chinese martial art form ...

When Connie Konnick was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, she knew she would need more than surgery and radiation to heal. The disease affected her in ways that transcended the body. It shook her ...

June 18 (UPI) --Tai chi may reduce depression, anxiety and stress, as well as improve sleep, in people who have had a stroke, a small study presented Friday during the European Society of Cardiology's ...

Are physical disciplines, such as yoga and tai chi, religious in nature? Are your adherents allowed to practice them? Fred Stella, the Pracharak (Outreach Minister) for the West Michigan Hindu Temple, ...

No doubt you’ve heard the gospel on mind-body physical disciplines like yoga and tai chi: They sharpen the mind, build confidence, produce relaxation and offer other benefits usually associated more ...

Before “Kung Fu” debuted on television, the martial art of the same name was something strange and exotic, practiced only by Asians who had studied intensely for years. But that changed when David ...