Say someone walks up to you in a bar and grabs you by the shirt. What do you do? Try Tai Chi – it might be a good idea. The gentle, repetitive movements of Tai Chi are not only good for meditation and ...

When most people think of tai chi (short for “T’ai Chi Ch’üan”) they usually imagine a group of older people moving in slow motion in a public park. But this ancient movement practice is not just for ...

Tai chi, the ancient Chinese practice that combines movement and meditation, is designed to help you achieve balance, both physically and emotionally, and uses a series of forms (positions) and ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- As the country continues to open up, many are looking for ways to lose what's being called the "COVID 15" -- the weight many people gained over the past year. Exercise can be a ...

The movements are slow and fluid. The practitioners feet are firmly planted on the ground while their arms and bodies mimic the moves of the teacher. Music softly fills the room. It is exercise and, ...

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 ...

Smooth moves aren’t limited to the dance floor. The low-impact exercise of tai chi chuan, a form of martial arts, is attracting attention from older adults who want a fitness activity that is ...

Tai Chi is a slow, gentle mind-body exercise that has been shown to benefit a wide range of health conditions and is ...

I can breathe easy now. For a while there, I was beginning to feel like the only person on Earth who'd never tried Tai Chi. Imagine my embarrassment. Here we had an ancient discipline, practiced by ...