Experiencing Tai Chi Fundamentals® (In Person ONLY)

Tai Chi is a gentle, flowing form of Qigong that unites body, mind, and spirit in harmony with the world around us. This non-impact movement practice builds strength, balance, and calm without stressing the joints. Rooted in the “Middle Way,” tai chi helps us cultivate peaceful power—energizing or soothing the body through breath, awareness, and mindful motion.

The Tai Chi Fundamentals® Program offers a simple, accessible approach for all ages and abilities. Blending movement, mindfulness, and functional awareness, it promotes flexibility, stability, and emotional well-being. Research shows tai chi can improve balance, strength, sleep, and mood while enhancing overall vitality and resilience.

This session will be tailored to the participants to provide a few basic moves progressing from simple moves for practicing almost anytime during the day, even if just for a few minutes.

Improving balance and strength is beneficial to those new to Tai Chi and those refining their practice by focusing on basic movements. Tai Chi harmonizes mind and body, weaving tranquility and strength into every gentle movement. Reap the benefit of cultivating energy with others, using gentle movements.

Class is open to anyone including those with no prior experience. We will review movements from previous sessions and continue learning basic movements.

There will be an optional energy cultivation exercise at the end of the session. Participants can choose to release tension and cultivate energy standing, or while reclining on a yoga mat. Please bring a yoga mat and a towel/support for your head, along with any bolsters needed to be comfortable.

Marilyn began the study ofT’ai Chi Ch’un in 1996, with various instructors, including Stan Swartz(Pittsburgh), Michael Ward (WashingtonDC), Pat Culotti (Wisconsin) and workshops with Benjamin Pan Jeng Lo and LenzieWilliams (San Francisco), and Maggie Newman (NYC and Philadelphia). Maggie Newman and Benjamin Pan Jeng Lo are senior students of Grand Master Cheng Man-Ch'ing.

Marilyn is also a teaching member of Alexander Technique International, since 2006. She continues attending workshops over the years, and studying with other Alexander Technique teachers in person and virtual sessions. Marilyn is also a Reiki master, and a Seimei practitioner, another Japanese healing modality. Marilyn holds a BSEE degree and worked in the corporate world for over 42 years.

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