Still Mountain T’ai Chi and Chi Kung is dedicated to authentic T’ai Chi Chuan as practiced in Buddhist Temples in China—namely, the combined emphasis upon spiritual cultivation, the health of body and mind, and the art of self-defense.

T’ai Chi Chuan (or taijiquan or Tai Chi) has been practiced for thousands of years, and has evolved into a number of different styles including Chen, Yang, and Wu, each of which has a distinctive flavor but shares in the common goal of developing the physical and mental health of the practitioner. Still Mountain T’ai Chi and Chi Kung offers a number of classes, seminars, and workshops that cover a wide variety of styles and forms, but at its core, Still Mountain seeks to remain faithful to the authentic lineage of T’ai Chi and is committed to teaching that essence to a diverse range of people.

Dr. David Clippinger, the Director of Still Mountain, has decades of experience studying Buddhism, Taoism, Traditional Chinese Medicine, T’ai Chi, Chi Kung, and Daoyin (Taoist Yoga).  As a Ch’an (Zen Buddhist)  monk, Clippinger is dedicated to integrating the spiritual dimension of T’ai Chi alongside self-defense and general health training.

Master Clippinger is also one of the few people in the region trained and certified by Masters and Grandmasters in Medical and Therapeutic Chi Kung (qigong). 

Still Mountain T’ai Chi and Chi Kung, LLC, has been featured in a wide range of articles in regional and national newspapers and journals.  The following are a few of the articles available from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, and other magazines:

• The health benefits of Still Mountain’s T’ai Chi classes are featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s “Mental and physical nature of tai chi draws practitioners of all ages” http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08121/877548-51.stm
  
  
• "The Art of Being Calm: Martial Art Tai Chi Gives Participants the Feelings of Well-Being" in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette : http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07109/779114-55.stm
  
  
• In the "Health Focus" of the April issue of At Home with Jennifer
  
  
• Pronouncement from the City of Pittsburgh
  
  
• TAI CHI STUDENTS LEARN TO GO WITH THE FLOW  Click here to read the article on World T'ai Chi Day from PittsburghLIVE.com
  
  
• Click here to read about Still Mountain T'ai Chi and Chi Kung in the article "The Martial Art of Relaxation" from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette