“Parting the Wild Horse’s Mane.” “Wave Hands Like Clouds.” “Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain.” These are not song titles or poems. Rather, they’re the deceptively complex movements of tai chi. With ...

People sometimes ask why the Field Museum should offer a class in Tai Chi Chuan, the gentle and increasingly popular version of the Chinese martial arts. The answer becomes clear after a conversation ...

Tai Chi master Domingo Colon founded the Tai Chi School of Westchester in 1978 The workout can increase strength, improve balance, enhance flexibility and reduce stress Although Tai Chi is popular ...

ROCKFORD — From watching its slow, fluid movements, you might never guess that tai chi chuan translates to English as supreme ultimate fist. In fact, said Craig Westland, who leads the Rockford Tai ...

Part martial art, part meditation, Tai Chi can help you stay strong and fit as you age. This ancient practice offers even more benefits than you may realize.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with aerobic exercise, tai chi was better for reducing office systolic blood pressure. Participants ...

Yoga may help alleviate anxiety and depression. Tai chi may help promote relaxation and shift your nervous system into a ...

Seven women gathered in the basement activities room of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church near Blain, working on memorizing and mastering a series of meditative motions as part of a regular exercise class.

Instructor: Dana Reynolds, 28, of Broomfield has been teaching Tai Chi for three years. She has also been teaching Kung Fu for six years. What is the workout? Tai Chi, the full name for which is Tai ...

Tai chi, a traditional, slow-moving form of Chinese martial art, is known to increase flexibility and improve balance. Now, new research suggests it's better than more vigorous aerobic exercises for ...

Could exercise that uses slow movements and breathing, like tai chi, do as much for trimming belly fat in older adults as aerobic exercise? It might. A new study found that individuals aged 50 and up ...