Tai Chi with Fang-Chih Lee moves to Performing Arts Center
PLYMOUTH —
Fang-Chih Lee and her husband, Peter Trenouth, of Tai Chi & Qi Gong with Fang, have relocated their business from One Park Place to The Spire Center for the Performing Arts at 25 Court St.
“This is very exciting for us and for our business and it’s good news for Tai Chi,” Trenouth said. “It brings this discipline to the heart of the town and makes it even more visible and available for folks here.”
While renovations progress, Tai Chi and Qi Gong classes will be held in various locations within The Spire. Once remodeling is complete, the business will be located in the basement, where a wide open space is flanked by windows, creating an ideal environment for Tai Chi classes.
Lee grew up in Taiwan, where Tai Chi is incorporated into the daily lifestyle. A 3,000-year-old martial art, Tai Chi fosters balance in the body’s energy flow and calms the spirit.
The premise behind Tai Chi is that everything has energy, or chi. Just observing the slow, fluid movements of this ancient exercise can be peaceful. Participants tap into the energy flow around them, Lee said, and a sense of wellbeing overtakes the pressures of the day. Tai Chi is a martial art and also a healing art, she added. It enhances flexibility and reduces stress and depression.
The incidence of Alzheimer’s and many other illnesses is lower in Taiwan, and Fang said Tai Chi has a lot to do with that. This discipline employs both sides of the brain and balances energy flow.
While Tai Chi uses exercises to channel chi, Qi Gong (pronounced chee-gong) teaches students how to use energy to heal themselves.
Lee has studied and taught Tai Chi and Qi Gong for decades and, last fall, completed a seminar in Taiwan that conferred upon her international certification as a Tai Chi coach. In addition, the World Tai Chi Chuan Federation has invited her to enroll her students in the international Tai Chi Chuan World Cup Competition in Taiwan in October. Already, eight of Lee’s students have signed up for this event, which will feature more than 20 nations competing for titles. (Look for future coverage of their participation in this competition.)
The World Tai Chi Chuan Federation is also working to have Tai Chi included as an Olympic event. If so, it’s entirely possible Plymouth’s own Tai Chi coach and teacher will be involved.
In the meantime, the couple is ecstatic about their new location at The Spire.
“We’re very grateful to Bob Hollis, president of the Greater Plymouth Performing Arts Center,” Trenouth added. “He’s been extremely helpful and kind.”
For more information, class times or to register for a class, visit taichiwithfang.com or call 781-588-5421. Tai Chi With Fang also has a Facebook page by the same name.
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Great move !
Thank you Kathleen.
Fang
Fang, that was a great grand opening. Looking forward to joining your school in the fall. You’re a wonderful teacher.
Thank you Gail. See you September.
Fang