World T’ai Chi Day
Still Mountain has been hosting World T’ai Chi Day in Pittsburgh since 2003 and was recognized in 2007 by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and the City of Pittsburgh for being a community leader and promoting T’ai Chi throughout Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania.
Mayor Ravenstahl offered a proclamation making the final Saturday of April Pittsburgh’s official World T’ai Chi Day as sponsored by Still Mountain.
The day always includes a wide-range of exercises from those for health, flexibility, and quality of life. The idea behind Still Mountain’s sponsorship of World T’ai Chi Day is to be true to the essence of T’ai Chi as a means to create harmony, balance, and a sense of equanimity. The workshops are offered in the spirit of helping all become healthier, happier, and more personally fulfilled.
World T’ai Chi Day takes place on the last Saturday of April from 10:00-12:00, and is usually held at Bird Park in Mt. Lebanon, PA. Check the Events/Workshop page for the most recent details concerning the day.
All World T’ai Chi Day events are free and open to the public. No previous experience with T’ai Chi is required.
Media
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
- To read Ven. Shih Tao-Fa’s essay “Being the Buddhist Monk of Mt. Lebanon (Or, ‘Funny, You Don’t Look Buddhist’)” published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, please click here.
- To read Ven. Shih Tao-Fa’s essay, “The Healing Power of the Mind,” first published in Point of Light magazine, please click here.