The Osher Center for Integrative Health hosted its inaugural Tai Chi conference in September 2023, entitled Tai Chi & Qigong as Whole Person Health – Advancing the Integration of Mind-Body Practices in Contemporary Healthcare. The conference attracted a diverse group of international scholars, practitioners, and healthcare administrators and policymakers, who addressed the current evidence base of Tai Chi, Qigong, and related mind-body practices, and explored topics integral to its growing and emerging role in whole person health, nationally and internationally. The dialogue of this conference was relevant across multiple mind-body disciplines and movement-based practices.
Below you will find videos of conference highlights, as well as individual talks from each of the speakers. You may also wish to view the conference website: https://www.osherscienceoftcq.org
Conference Highlights:
Video Recordings
Day 1
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Dr. Gloria Yeh, MD, MPH, Director of Clinical Research, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School
Dr. Peter Wayne, PhD, Executive Director, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Associate Professor, Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School
DAY 1 KEYNOTE: “Physiological Connections through the Fascia and Interstitium Network”
Helene Langevin, MD, Director, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Tai Chi demonstration by Sifu Calvin Chin and Sifu Mynor Diaz
Arthur Goodridge shares his philosophy underlying his Tai Chi practice and teaching
Arthur Goodridge demonstrates “The Helium Balloon” and “The Seven Steps”
Arthur Goodridge demonstrates movements with Dr. Peter Wayne
