Tai Chi Resources
A variety of resources related to Tai Chi (Yang Style, Yang Family, Tai Chi for Arthritis, and More!)
Yang Family Traditional Form
Yang Chengfu Tai Chi Center Seattle/Redmond – Nancy and Mike Lucero
Yang Family Tai Chi – Master Yang Jun
The Ten Essentials of Tai Chi Chuan
Physics and Biomechanics of Tai Chi – Holly Sweeney-Hillman
Kungfu Fan – created by Master Li Deyin
Tai Chi Studies
Cui, L., Yin, H., Lyu, S., Shen, Q., Wang, Y., Li, X., & Zhu, L. (2019). Tai chi chuan vs general aerobic exercise in brain plasticity: A multimodal MRI study. Scientific Reports, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53731-z
Tai, H., Chou, Y., Tzeng, I., Wei, C., Su, C., Liu, W., & Kung, W. (2018). Effect of tai chi synergy T1 exercise on autonomic function, metabolism, and physical fitness of healthy individuals. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/6351938
Tao, J., Liu, J., Egorova, N., Chen, X., Sun, S., Xue, X., & Kong, J. (2016). Increased hippocampus–medial prefrontal cortex resting-state functional connectivity and memory function after tai chi chuan practice in elder adults. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2016.00025
Wu, J., Deng, L., & Chen, S. (2023). Effect of tai chi on young adults with subthreshold depression via a stress–reward complex: A randomized controlled trial. Sports Medicine- Open, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-023-00637-w
Zou, L., Sasaki, J., Wei, G., Huang, T., Yeung, A., Neto, O., & Hui, S. (2018). Effects of mind–body exercises (tai chi/yoga) on heart rate variability parameters and perceived stress: A systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 7(11), 404. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7110404