The Art and Science of Yoga and Tai Chi
Welcome to the world of Yoga and Tai Chi. This website offers additional information to what is presented in class. It is also intended to serve as a venue for thinking and reflecting on topics that relate to the world around us through the lens of yoga and tai chi. This journey always begins where you are at the present moment. The only limit is the extent of your imagination.
Resources for Your Practice
Syllabus
Latest class syllabus
Forms List
Find here an array of Tai Chi Sequences and a listing of the forms
Videos
Here you will find videos that can help you visualize the different forms and sequences
Class Videos
Examples of some of our classes
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Read more: A Touch of Silk
“Move like a cat Flow like water Soften like silk” This is my mantra. Am I talking about tai chi or yoga? Actually the more I study both arts the more I use this mantra for both my yoga classes…
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Savasana: Destination or Afterthought
Read more: Savasana: Destination or AfterthoughtIn 2001 I was teaching my very first real yoga class. I say “real” because I had taught many practice sessions when I was doing my training. As I remember it nothing was remarkable about the class. I had somewhere…
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My thoughts on teaching mixed physical challenges in a chair yoga class
Read more: My thoughts on teaching mixed physical challenges in a chair yoga classI often participate in seminars, workshops and online webinars that address how to teach mixed level yoga classes. What I have not seen or heard much about is how to teach mixed needs yoga classes. I teach chair yoga and…
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Tai Chi and Yoga: Similar, Not Similar, Similar
Read more: Tai Chi and Yoga: Similar, Not Similar, SimilarWhen I began taking tai chi lessons I was apprehensive that tai chi would conflict with my yoga practice – a practice that I have nurtured for over 30 years and a practice that I continue to polish and hone…
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The Symbol of Yoga and the Symbol of Tai Chi: What do they represent, and are they helpful tools for teaching?
Read more: The Symbol of Yoga and the Symbol of Tai Chi: What do they represent, and are they helpful tools for teaching?I am always looking for ways to inspire my students and myself. Chanting AUM has been an integral part of my yoga experience and the yin/yang symbol is becoming an integral part of how I do my tai chi. What…
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Who Does Chair Yoga Serve?
Read more: Who Does Chair Yoga Serve?For two years now we have been trying to build up a Chair Yoga program at the studio where I teach. It has been a slow process. The first class started with not one person registering. Slowly, slowly we are…
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