Welcome to Sara Gellhorn’s T’ai chi Site!

  1. BulletIf you are looking for class times and locations click on Where.

  2. BulletFor more information on her history click on Background.

  3. BulletFor links to other resources such as other schools, recommended books, and helpful materials click on More.

  4. BulletIf you want to read more about Sara’s philosophy of teaching click on Why.

  5. BulletTo find out what’s upcoming in the T’ai chi world click on Events.

  6. BulletTo see what classes are special this month click on Special Topics

  1. BulletBalance is the foundation of movement.  The progression through proportions of opposites gives clarity to movement.  What is down without a relationship to up, or what is left without a counterbalance to right? The concept of yin and yang is based in balance.

  1. BulletStrength is the result.  When there is no need to struggle,  you can use the skills you have gained to move with confidence and power through any terrain. 

T’ai chi has not only helped my students move with grace and power, but also be more confident in their everyday lives when they apply principles and methods learned in their T’ai chi practice.

  1. BulletHarmony is the next step.  Using your understanding your own internal balance of yin and yang to gracefully blend your energy with your surroundings and the other people you encounter.

What is T’ai Chi? T’ai Chi is a Chinese martial art originally practiced for self defense that is now respected worldwide as a method to improving physical and cognitive abilities.Through this system of low impact exercises, T’ai Chi promotes a graceful, rhythmic pattern of breathing, stretching, and continual movement in a series of integrated postures.

T’ai chi is more than a healthy lifestyle or martial program.  It is a vibrant system of movement that acts as metaphor for life with the following three touchstones.

“I have students who say that they come to T'ai chi because no matter how bad they feel when they arrive they always feel better when they finish the class. The stress of the day falls away as they spend that time reconnecting their bodies with their minds and leave class with a refreshed spirit of vitality.”