Skeleton crew to learn about Tai Chi

By Beth Ranagan

    DEXTER — The skeleton crew will hold its second meeting at the Abbot Memorial Library   April 3 at noon. This meeting will give participants the opportunity to try Tai Chi/Chi Gung using Mark Johnson’s Tai Chi for Beginners/Seniors. Johnson has studied with many masters in China and the U.S. and has been teaching  for over 40 years.

    Although many forms of exercise may aid in building bones, painless, gentle Tai Chi/Chi Gung movements have been used in conjunction with acupuncture as the foundation of medicine in China for centuries. Tai Chi/Chi Gung is popular still in China and now here in the U.S. Besides helping to build bones and heal the entire body, Tai Chi is valuable for improving balance, which is so critical for preventing falls that can break bones. Fall prevention as people age is paramount to preserving health and full participation in life.
    The skeleton crew’s March meeting focused on nutrition using non-dairy calcium/mineral rich foods for bone strengthening. A luncheon of bone soup with kale, cannellini hummus sandwiches, toasted almonds, figs, and herbal, bone-building tea was enjoyed by those in attendance.
    Tai Chi is done in standing and sitting positions only. The attire is a pair of comfortable pants and shirt. If you would like to attend the April meeting to learn about and try Tai Chi plus enjoy some bone-building refreshments, call Liz at 924-7292 for more information about participation.