ABOUT FINDING BALANCE TAI CHI

Join Eight Active Ingredients of Tai Chi© certified instructor Barry Friedman in exploring the traditional principles of Tai Chi in a relaxed, informal and experiential series of weekly sessions — and enjoy the benefits of this 'Meditation in Motion'. Tai Chi has the ability to gently interrupt patterns of physical tension, stuck emotions and trapped energy. The particular style of Tai Chi that Barry teaches distills the health-beneficial aspects of this ancient martial art into easy-to-learn yet deeply rich intentional motions to coordinate the mind and body for an enjoyable, calm, invigorating practice.

Barry is a long-term committed practitioner of Tai Chi and a graduate of the Tree of Life Tai Chi Center’s teacher training certification program, based on the Harvard Medical School’s Guide to Tai Chi and its Eight Active Ingredients of Tai Chi curriculum. In addition to teaching his own classes, Barry teaches sessions for the staff of Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard University Library; and has been a featured instructor at the Harvard Medical School’s Herbert Benson MD Course in Mind Body Medicine, The Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, and The Cambridge Health Alliance’s Center for Mindfulness and Self-Compassion, as well as at the Tree of Life Tai Chi studios in Watertown, MA. Barry brings his experience as a life-long soccer goalkeeper coach to bear in providing a welcoming environment for the cultivation of fitness, health and mental well-being.