The pop of grinding cartilage over the gentle background music causes heads to turn sharply toward Harriet Kelly. "I can hear that," tai chi instructor Suman Barkhas says. "Are you OK?" Kelly nods and ...

OAKLAND – A LITTLE-USED city park may soon provide a new home for groups of exercisers who practice the arts of tai chi, qigong and fan dancing. At least, that’s the hope. That’s because since the ...

Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art. While historians don’t know exactly when the practice began, it may have been as early as the 8th century. “Tai chi started as a martial art in a time when ...

If you’re getting older, martial arts may not be on your radar as an activity you should take up. In fact, when most people think about how they want to spend their days in retirement, activities like ...

Online Tai Chi significantly improves both knee pain and functional limitation, as well as several secondary outcomes including quality of life and balance confidence, compared with a control group in ...

With synchronized motion and precise steps, bright-red folding fans and swords that slice the air, Hong Li and Dongyue Zhuang practice their art at Everett’s Harborview Park. They come most every ...

Seniors citizens in Willows are meditating in motion. Ever since taking up tai chi one year ago, Barbara Kistner, 86, has not only improved her strength and balance, but said her overall health and ...

Tammy Owens is convinced that tai chi has saved her life — or at least her kidneys. She said that she was diagnosed with diabetes when she was 35 years old after her first heart attack. “They told me ...