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Save the Date: April 29th World Tai Chi and Qigong Day
Peaceable Dragon will once again sponsor World Tai Chi and Qigong Day in Northern Virginia. The free event is held at 10am local time in sites around the world. This year there will be not only exceptional local instructors demonstrating and teaching, but also...
Hard to be Soft
Sandy was a couple years older, and my brother was oh so much wiser. He taught me “rock-paper-scissors” on the back seat of our Ford while our parents chatted in front. My five-year old mind had difficulty understanding how something as mighty as rock could be...
New Year New Website
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Peaceable Dragon Internal Arts Consortium, the Board of Directors authorized SPT/TRUE to develop the third version of our popular website. We celebrate this opening with certain changes in our look and outreach. Though...
Tai Chi May be as Effective as Physical Therapy for People with Knee Osteoarthritis
An article in the Washington Post in May of 2016 announced that the practice of Tai Chi may be effective for relief of osteaoarthritis. Tai Chi Effective for Osteoarthritis
Studies Put Tai Chi on Top for Parkinson’s Disease
A recent NIH-funded study, reported in the February 9, 2012 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, reported results that show overall improvements in balance and stability for patients with mild to moderate Parkinson’s disease—improving both balance and...
Health Benefits of Taiji and Qigong
A June 23,2015 article by Dr. Denise Nagel in the Huffington Post describes her personal experience with the internal arts. The article is available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/denise-nagel-md/health-benefits-of-tai-ch_b_7641712.html