Spiral Chi Center

Happy solstice. Days are now growing longer. When you practice see if you can feel the transitions in your movements and energy as smoothly and fully as transitions from day to night. 

We will be doing a self-defense workshop on December 13th from 2 to 5:30pm at St Luke's! We will be covering a variety of topics and having fun while we're at it, so whether you're experienced or new, there will be something there for you!
Open to all regardless of experience level; if you've been wanting to try out a class but haven't done it yet, this is your chance!
More details and RSVP here: https://forms.gle/9CFa9opHodvupEZt9

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/what-happens-to-your-brain-after-eight-weeks-of-tai-chi-the-cognitive-impact-explained/articleshow/125213192.cms

Tai Chi Benefits: What happens to your brain after eight weeks of Tai Chi? The cognitive impact explained | - The Times of India Ancient Tai Chi practice offers remarkable brain benefits in just eight weeks. Neuroscience reveals enhanced memory, focus, and mental flexibility, wi

“Conclusion: The 16-week Tai Chi intervention yielded concurrent benefits in physical and mental health among non-depressed college students with high perceived stress.”

Frontiers | Tai Chi as a preventive intervention for improving mental and physical health in non-depressed college students with high perceived stress. Aim: Non-depressed college students with high perceived stress represent a distinct preclinical population at elevated risk for psychological deterioration. ...

Tai chi specifically helps with depression


Martial Arts Practice Effectively Modulates Depression Martial arts with an emphasis on holistic whole person integration, philosophy and psychology can have powerful effects on mood and mind.

Leg power correlates with brain power. Train t’ai chi today.

Fit legs equals fit brain, study suggests Leg muscle strength is a good marker of brain health, say researchers who have studied pairs of twin sisters.

Recent talk on Taoism at the Interfaith Center

Greg Knollmeyer: "Practical Taoism" 07/06/2025 Greg Knollmeyer discusses "Practical Taoism" as the Sunday message on July 6, 2025, at the Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA...

“Tai Chi can enhance physical fitness and alpha-band power [brain wave state] in college students”

The impact of 24-forms Tai Chi on alpha band power and physical fitness in young adults: a randomized controlled trial Regular physical activity is beneficial for health, but research on interventions for young people’s physical and mental health remains limited. Tai Chi may have potential benefits, but its effects on young adults are not well - studied. 45 college ...

Conclusion: Tai Chi, compared to cycling and rest, significantly enhanced positive emotional memory and L-DLPFC activation. These findings highlight the unique potential of Tai Chi to improve emotional memory through increased cortical activation, suggesting its effectiveness as a cognitive-emotional intervention.

Frontiers | The effects of an acute Tai Chi on emotional memory and prefrontal cortex activation: a fNIRS study This article is part of the Research Topic Noninvasive Brain Stimulation: A Promising Approach to Study and Improve Emotion Regulation View all 3 articles

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/behavioral-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1520508/full

Frontiers | The effects of an acute Tai Chi on emotional memory and prefrontal cortex activation: a fNIRS study Objective: Acute exercise has the potential to influence emotional memory and cortical hemodynamics, but the specific effects depend on the type of exercise. This study aimed to determine whether acute Tai Chi practice enhances emotional memory and prefrontal cortex activation compared to cycling an...

Taiji improves cancer survival.

Tai chi found to improve lives of cancer patients Tai chi could improve the survival rate of those with advanced cancer by a year, University of Hong Kong's medical school researchers said as they found that tai chi and aerobic exercise can also ...