For Karyn Veenis, tai chi is about living – and breathing – in the moment. "It seems busyness is the new stress," the retired teacher says. "Participating in a tai chi class suspends agendas, and I ...

During the mindful movement session at Emma Park, Sifu Anton van Niekerk showcased five fundamental tai chi moves, each designed to benefit specific parts of the body while also incorporating ...

DICKINSON -- Sister Carletta LaCour is suspended by pearls. At least that is the feeling she is trying to explain to seven women as they stand, rocking back and forth, eyes closed. LaCour's head and ...

About 15 minutes into my online tai chi class, a notification popped up on my laptop about an email I’d been waiting for all morning. I dropped the exercise we were doing and ran over to check what it ...

Andrew Lahser methodically raises his arms up to his chest. "Relax down, push up," he says as eight students follow each move. "The idea is you are pushing the whole world away from you." The group ...

About a dozen people are moving their arms and legs to the sound of silence. Only the soft voice of their instructor, Debbie Nemeth, occasionally breaks in. "If you can't kick higher, just do a small ...

Physical therapist Susan Welsh says that the movements in Tai Chi are helpful in addressing back pain, knee, hip and foot problems. "Motion is the lotion,” she said. That's why Welsh, director of the ...

Tai chi can have significant benefits for older adults. This is at least partly due to the way it focuses on muscle control, stability, balance, and flexibility. Tai chi is an ancient Chinese movement ...

An ancient form of Chinese exercise may hold hope for staving off a modern illness - type 2 diabetes, according to a university researcher. People with - or at risk of developing - diabetes who took ...