Word: tais
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Kathleen Moloney, 61, a social worker for the State of New York, got into Qi Gong by accident. Six months ago, she attended what she thought would be a Tai Chi demonstration. It turned out to be Eight Treasures Qi Gong, taught by Cunneen. No matter. Moloney has been doing the form ever since. Not only does she feel less stressed out and more able to concentrate, she also enjoys the excursion into another culture. "It opens you up to a lot of things--Chinese martial arts, medicine and Chinese painting," she says. "There's a whole way of looking...
During a trip to China, Roberta Sobel, 64, a retired schoolteacher, saw hundreds of people performing Tai Chi in parks and vowed to try it herself. Since then, her senior-center classes in Miami have made her a convert. "I come from a generation that did the fox trot and the waltz, and Tai Chi is like dancing," she says. "It gives me a general sense of well-being. I'm more relaxed, and I have more energy." It has also made her more flexible. "I can bend and pick up something from the bottom shelf at the grocery store...
Tamara V. Tai '98 says the only reason she wasable to afford pursuing a career in teaching wasTeach for America. The federally funded programlets her to put off paying back student loans fortwo years while she teaches in a bilingualclassroom in Phoenix, Ariz...
...wasn't for Teach for America, I mighthave had to get a better paying job aftergraduation," says Tai, who amassed close to$15,000 in loans while at Harvard. "I loveteaching and would do anything to pursue it, butthe loans are there and I need to pay them...
...Brookline Tai Chi, 1615 Beacon Street (Green Line Washington Square Stop). 277-2975. FREE...