GRAND FORKS – Walk into the room where the Tai Chi class is conducted at the Grand Forks Senior Center and you immediately feel a sense of peace, quiet and calm. The music is soft and soothing. At the ...

Question: Recent studies show that practicing traditional Chinese tai chi movements can reduce falls in seniors. But isn't this really hard to learn? Answer: Depends on your goal. Researchers at China ...

Seven women gathered in the basement activities room of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church near Blain, working on memorizing and mastering a series of meditative motions as part of a regular exercise class.

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 ...

The ancient art of tai chi, plus a modern twist, may help older adults reverse mild declines in brain power, a new clinical trial reveals. Researchers found that tai chi classes helped older adults ...

“Tai-Chi Chi Kung is an ancient Chinese tradition that is practiced as a grateful form of exercise and is helpful for anyone,” said Council on Aging Director Pam Kelly. “It involves a series of ...

The Chinese have been practicing Tai Chi for 600 years, using it as preventive medicine, physical therapy and meditation for stress relief. Beginning Tuesday, Tai Chi for Health classes will be ...

KIMBERLY • Sitting and bending? It’s not so simple for seniors suffering from the ailments of age. Serge “Moose” Azzolini, 76, of Kimberly offers a bit of relief in the form of a unique — and ...

Classes in tai chi, yoga and hiking aren’t usually aimed at seniors, but the Palos Verdes Library District is looking to change that with its Boomers and Beyond programming. The classes, ranging from ...

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 ...