About

I began learning Tai Chi when I was 16 in Ithaca, NY under Maurice Haltom. In his class I was taught the form and several Qi Gong exercises, as well as meditation practices for moving Qi. After being touched by the numinous presence of Qi I gained a deep fascination and reverence for Tai Chi, Chinese culture, and Daoism. I pursued a degree in Traditional Eastern Arts at Naropa University in 2013 which I completed in 2017. It is my passion to pass on this art so that all beings may better their own lives, as Yang family founder writes in the classics in footnote to Zhang Sanfeng’s Classic; “This treatise was left by the patriarch Zhang Sanfeng of Wu Dang Mountain, with a desire toward helping able people everywhere achieve longevity, and not merely as a means to martial skill. “