Wellness Series: Tai Chi, the Ancient Chinese Moving Meditation

Presented in partnership with the Jung Center's Mind Body Spirit Institute

Alex Barber

Schedule

Saturday, April 20, 2024
10 a.m. Tai Chi Lesson

As we continue our partnership with the Jung Center's Mind Body Spirit Institute, join us for a morning of tai chi at Heat Silhouette. Under the guidance of instructor Dr. Bing You, participants will guide their minds and bodies through the flow of each movement as they learn to train their form to maintain strength, balance, and flexibility.

This lesson will be held outdoors at the Rafael Domenech and Tomas Vu: Heat Silhouette pavilion, Asia Society Texas' public art installation at the intersection of Oakdale and Caroline Streets.

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About the Instructor

Dr. Bing You received a Master Degree of Medicine (equivalent to an MD degree in the U.S.) from Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in 1996. He is a Texas Licensed Acupuncturist and specializes in integrated Eastern-Western medicine.

His current appointments include President and Director of weMED Clinic Inc., Medical Advisory Board of Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and Vice President of Texas Acupuncture Association.

This program is organized by Asia Society Texas, in partnership with the Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute.

Heat Silhouette is commissioned in partnership with the University of Houston’s Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts.

Exhibitions and their related programs at Asia Society Texas are presented by Nancy C. Allen, Chinhui Juhn and Eddie Allen, and Leslie and Brad Bucher. Major support comes from The Brown Foundation, Inc., the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, The Clayton Fund, Houston Endowment Inc. Generous funding also provided by The Anchorage Foundation of Texas, National Endowment for the Arts, and Texas Commission on the Arts. Free Thursday exhibition admission presented by Regions Bank. Funding is also provided through contributions from the Exhibitions Patron Circle, a dedicated group of individuals and organizations committed to bringing exceptional visual art to Asia Society Texas.

Presenting Sponsors

Nancy C. Allen
Leslie and Brad Bucher
Chinhui Juhn and Edward Allen

Program Sponsors

Presenting Partner for Heat Silhouette

Presenting Program Partner

About Asia Society Texas

Asia Society Texas believes in the strength and beauty of diverse perspectives and people. As an educational institution, we advance cultural exchange by celebrating the vibrant diversity of Asia, inspiring empathy, and fostering a better understanding of our interconnected world. Spanning the fields of arts, business, culture, education, and policy, our programming is rooted in the educational and cultural development of our community — trusting in the power of art, dialogue, and ideas to combat bias and build a more inclusive society.