Tai chi master Shirley Chock shares her simple morning exercise to boost energy and reduce stress. Chock's routine involves a few seconds of centering herself physically to promote mental balance.

Zhou Ting-Jue is 78 years old and thriving. His secret, he says, is Qi Gong, an ancient Chinese martial-art that teaches control and eventually, mastery of Qi or life-force energy. “When I was young, ...

ARCADIA >> Under the shade of a large tree Thursday morning at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, a small group of people push on and rub their bellies. They stretch their arms in different positions, ...

Shin Lin stands in his office at UC Irvine performing “cloud hands,” a popular Tai Chi movement that involves moving both arms in a rhythmic cycle, up above the head and back down to the chest. “I ...

When most people picture Taijiquan, better known as Tai Chi (太极拳), two contrasting images tend to come to mind. One is the slow-moving routine practised by elderly people in parks in the early morning ...