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Tai Chi is a method of training the body and mind together through slow, continuous movement. It develops balance, coordination, and calm awareness at the same time.
Rather than isolating muscles or working toward visible exertion, Tai Chi teaches the body to organize itself as a single connected system. The feet, legs, torso, and arms learn to work together rather than as separate parts. Over time, this changes how a person stands, walks, turns, breathes, and responds to physical and mental pressure.
Tai Chi is sometimes described as “meditation in motion.” This is not wrong, but it is incomplete. Tai Chi is also a practical study of posture, stepping, and direction — a way of learning how to move through space with less tension and more coherence.
• Gentle warm-up
• Slow guided movements
• Standing only (no floor work)
• Small group, calm atmosphere
• Taught by a real instructor, not a video
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Tuesday & Thursday 6:00 – 6:45 PM
Monday & Wednesday 7:30 – 8:15 PM
Saturday 7:30 – 8:15 AM
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Monday & Wednesdays – 6:00 – 6:43 PM
Saturdays: 10:30 – 11:15 AM
We teach Chen-style Tai Chi, the oldest form of Tai Chi, because it preserves the original structure of the art as a martial discipline.
These movements were not created as abstract exercises. They were shaped over generations to train whole-body coordination, stable stepping, spiraling motion, and clear direction of force. Even when practiced slowly and gently, these traditional movement patterns matter. They give the practice shape and integrity. They prevent it from becoming vague or merely decorative.
We do not practice fighting in this class.
But we keep the martial structure because it teaches the body how to move with purpose and unity rather than looseness or collapse. It teaches how the legs support the torso, how the torso guides the arms, and how the body remains connected through change.
This is what allows Tai Chi to remain soft without becoming empty, and calm without becoming weak.
While Tai Chi is sometimes known as moving meditation, it has the benefit of both exercise and meditation. Exercise improves
muscle tone, balance, reduces cholesterol, and improves blood pressure. Meditation has many psychological effects including decreasing stress, depression, and anxiety, reducing pain and insomnia, and increasing quality of life. You can get all of these benefits in one 45-minute session of this gentle yet invigorating activity.
Even just eight weeks can change people’s brains for the better. One study on meditation found there was thickening in several regions of the brain, including the left hippocampus (involved in learning, memory, and emotional regulation); the TPJ (involved in empathy and the ability to take multiple perspectives); and a part of the brainstem called the pons (where regulatory neurotransmitters are generated).
Plus, the brains of the new meditators saw shrinkage of the amygdala, a region of the brain associated with fear, anxiety, and aggression. This reduction in the size of the amygdala correlated to reduced stress levels in those participants.
Learning Tai Chi may be just as effective as popular methods for lowering blood pressure, such as weight loss and lowered sodium intake. According to this study, participation significantly affects blood cholesterol, related lipids, and inflammation. This means that regularly practicing may lower your chance of heart disease.
Research has found that balance may falter with age. Frontiers in Neurology reports that after age 40, the body’s vestibular system — which controls balance — starts to decline. One of the health benefits of tai chi is it may counteract this natural process. During tai chi movements, the body moves fluidly as if it is opposing energy forces to create harmony. This involves shifting your weight back and forth from leg to leg, which helps improve balance. Who says you can’t turn back the clock?
Make no mistake, “gentle” does not mean “non-toning.” You can definitely build muscle doing tai chi. Harvard Medical School compares the effects of its deliberate movements to resistance training or brisk walking. Flowing between movements, you must engage your core, back, and arm and leg muscles, making this a great low-impact exercise
Chen Tai Chi is the original style of Tai Chi, developed in China over 350 years ago. It is known for combining smooth, flowing movements with gentle changes of pace and direction, creating a practice that builds both stability and natural strength.
Compared to some other styles, Chen Tai Chi emphasizes:
Clear body alignment and posture
Strong but relaxed leg and core engagement
Smooth weight shifting and coordinated movement
Spiraling and circular motions that protect the joints
This makes Chen Tai Chi especially effective for improving balance, coordination, and whole-body control.
While Chen Tai Chi has martial arts roots, in this program it is taught as a movement and wellness practice, not as fighting or sport. The focus is on learning how to move with better structure, less tension, and greater confidence in everyday motion.
Students often find that Chen Tai Chi feels:
More dynamic than purely slow exercise
More grounded than typical fitness classes
Easier on the joints than high-impact workouts
Mentally calming while still physically engaging
Chen Tai Chi offers a balance between softness and strength, making it well suited for adults who want an interesting, skill-based way to improve how their body moves without aggressive training or high-impact exercise.
There are several styles of Tai Chi practiced today, and many are taught primarily as slow, continuous exercise. Chen Tai Chi keeps the movements clear, structured, and dynamic, which helps students understand how their body is actually working.
Compared to some other styles, Chen Tai Chi:
Uses deeper leg engagement to build strength safely
Includes natural changes in tempo rather than only slow motion
Focuses strongly on posture, alignment, and stepping
Feels more like learning a physical skill than memorizing choreography
Because of this, many students find Chen Tai Chi:
More physically engaging than purely slow exercise
Easier to feel in everyday movement (walking, standing, turning)
Calming without being passive
Challenging without being high-impact
In this program, Chen Tai Chi is taught as a movement and wellness practice with traditional roots — helping you move with better structure, less tension, and greater confidence in daily life.
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