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WaQi is a comprehensive online health and wellness platform offering evidence-based Tai Chi and Qigong programs. Designed to relieve chronic pain, enhance energy, and support overall well-being, WaQi serves individuals, organizations, and health plans. Our programs address a diverse range of health needs. Our three primary websites are at www.Yang.Health.
Tai Chi for Back Pain Study Has Just Been Published
A new study published in the North American Spine Society Journal reports that an online program of t’ai chi, qigong, and meditation may be helpful in reducing lower back pain.
Featured Press
This NBC news segment reports the results of a National Institutes of Health study of what works and what doesn’t in alternative treatments for pain relief. Dr. Yang is featured twice in the segment showing one of his taiji (t’ai chi) classes.
Symposiums at Mayo Clinic and Karolinska Institute
This extended article and interview concerns the research base for t’ai chi and qigong and reports on Dr. Yang’s well-received presentation at the International Symposium on Exercise Therapy sponsored by the Mayo Clinic and Eurpope’s Karolinska Institute.
T’ai Chi Magazine
This interview with Dr. Yang accompanied his photograph on the cover of T’ai Chi Magazine, February, 1995. It details key elements of practice applicable to any style of T’ai Chi practice; and it discusses his t’ai chi lineage in China.
Journal of Asian Martial Arts
This in-depth interview with Dr. Yang covers his experiences studying t’ai chi and qigong in China as well as his teaching theories and methods. It is the featured article in the Journal of Asian Martial Arts, and a photograph of Dr. Yang was that issue’s cover.