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Learn how Tai Chi can improve your energy, balance, health, and stress through mindfulness and slow movement. Beginners are welcome. Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.376.2927.
Come and play Tai Chi to learn how this "internal" Chinese martial art can boost your energy, improve your balance, and help you reduce and manage stress.
The slow movements and mindful breathing make Tai Chi the perfect exercise for people of all ages and physical abilities...from the couch potato to the athlete.
Recognized by our National Institutes of Health as a Complementary and Integrative Health Approach, Tai Chi practice has been shown to improve cardiorespiratory function, strength, balance, flexibility, circulation, and left/right brain integration.
Nancy Gardner is a certified Tai Chi and Qigong instructor, a state-licensed massage therapist, and a Polarity Therapy practitioner. She has been training in Qigong and martial arts since 1985, teaching professionally since 1994. Combining these disciplines with stress-management techniques and energy exercises, Nancy creates individualized programs for various organizations tailored to their goals. She has presented locally, regionally, and internationally.
The Akron-Summit County Public Library has materials available for checkout, including "Tai Chi: A Step-by-Step Teaching Plan With 250 Photographs" by Andrew Popovic.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Exercise & Wellness | Education |
TAGS: | Tai Chi | Mindfulness | Energy | Activities for Adults |
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