New Tai Chi Class in the Neighborhood

 *This is a guest post, authored by Tom Petersen*


Have you ever wanted to learn Tai Chi?

Maybe you've seen people practicing the slow, graceful movements in a local park or at the Farmer's Market. Perhaps you've read a newspaper or a magazine article that talked about the many health benefits of Tai Chi, or, it might be that you're looking for a relaxed, easy way to get some exercise and get away from the pressures of modern life. Well, here's your chance!

Our neighborhood is home to two Tai Chi instructors, Tom Petersen and Nancy Wallace.
They are certified as beginning instructors by the Taoist Tai Chi Society®, and they
will be starting new beginning classes beginning this Monday, May 14. Nancy's classes
meet at 9:30 on Monday and Wednesday mornings on the campus of the Eno RiverUnitarian Universalist Fellowship on Garrett Road, and Tom's classes meet on Mondays
and Thursdays at 5:45 p.m. at the Duke Episcopal Center, on Alexander Drive in Duke's
central campus.

Taoist Tai Chi is taught as a 108-move set, and is based on the traditional Yang style of
Tai Chi. It takes a new student three to four months to learn the basic moves, after which
the student can move at his own pace to a continuing class, also offered by Taoist Tai Chi
Society® instructors, for more advanced and individualized instruction.

The Taoist Tai Chi Society® was founded in Toronto, Canada by Master Moy Lin-shin
in 1971. Today, the society has branches in 28 countries, including the United States.
In North Carolina, classes are offered in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough,
Banner Elk, and Morehead City. The society is a nonprofit, charitable organization
dedicated to promoting the health benefits of Tai Chi and making them available to all,
and all instructors are volunteers.

Interested? You can learn more by visiting the local society's website. It also has links to the society's
national and international websites. Better still, come to one of the introductory classes
next Monday or Thursday. Tom and Nancy would like to see you there!

For details, read more after the break.