Tai chi exercises the body and the mind

Monday, April 25, 2005

AMBER SMITH, Post-Standard, Syracuse, New York

HEALTH NOTES

It looks like slow-motion kung fu, but practitioners of tai chi say not to let that scare you away - particularly if you're looking for a mind-body exercise that can help you reduce nervous tension, improve concentration and increase flexibility and posture.

"It has a well-deserved reputation for promoting stress reduction and flexibility and those sorts of things," says David Dolbear, who runs White Crane Martial Arts in Syracuse.

He's celebrating World Tai Chi Day Saturday with an open house that will include tai chi workshops at 10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m.

. . . Learn more about tai chi at www.worldtaichiday.org or by calling White Crane at 662-7727.

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