Name: Tai Chi | Qigong
Start: 2025-03-05T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-29T08:45:00-05:00
Location: Common Ground at The Bay Park

Learn and practice the ancient Chinese exercise forms of Tai Chi and Qigong with Gail at The Bay.
About this Event

Learn and practice the ancient Chinese exercise forms of Tai Chi and Qigong with Gail at The Bay. Tai Chi and Qigong are often referred to as “moving meditation” as they allow each individual to detach from the stress of daily life. These forms are also referred to as “moving medication” as they benefit the entire body and mind.

About Gail Pettit

Gail is a Level 3 Graduate and Certified Teacher of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi with over a decade of experience teaching in Sarasota. She loves to help build community while teaching movement for health, vitality, and inner peace.

Know Before You Go:

Free parking is located around the site and all parking lots remain open — along Blvd of the Arts and in front of the Van Wezel, Municipal Auditorium and Blue Pagoda. Please avoid parking in designated Sarasota Orchestra parking areas.

Construction of the new Town Square (located between the Municipal Auditorium and Art Center) is underway and affects pedestrian routes between the parking lot along N. Tamiami Trail and venues west of Van Wezel Way (incl. The Bay park, Van Wezel, and Holley Hall). Signs are posted to direct you between these locations. Please allow extra time to walk from and to your vehicle. Click here to view recommended pedestrian routes. Click here to learn more about Phase 2 of The Bay.

All pets must be non-aggressive and on a leash at all times. Owners are expected to pick up after their pets.

Please report any risky or unsafe behavior to the Sarasota Non-Emergency Police 24 hours a day (941) 316-1199.

This event will happen rain or shine. Based on Florida’s unpredictable weather, location decisions will often be made closer to the time of the event. In the case of inclement weather, the event will be moved indoors. In the rare occasion that an indoor location is unavailable, this event will be cancelled. Location changes or cancellations will be communicated via , , and.

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