Add tai chi to reduce stress
In the summer shade of Harvard’s Tercentenary Theatre, a handful of students of the Chinese martial art tai chi performed a graceful routine, moving in unison through controlled kicks, arm thrusts, and other slow motions that seemed as much ballet as training for war. The students were led by tai chi Master Yon Lee, an Adams House affiliate who has taught Harvard students for the past 25 years. In collaboration with Harvard’s Center for Wellness, Lee will be conducting free, outdoor tai chi lessons under the towering, vaulted trees near Memorial Church on Tuesday afternoons through the summer and into the fall. The program, which also has Lee offer midday sessions in the Adams House courtyard, is in its third year and is part of President Drew Faust’s campaign to energize Harvard’s common spaces, most visibly through the placement of colorful chairs throughout the Yard. On Tuesday, the tai chi class included several...