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Coronavirus: Okanagan group fighting stress of COVID-19 pandemic with tai chi
Possible benefits to practising Tai Chi“It’s movement of the body, it’s relaxation and meditation of the mind,” said Myers.Performed by millions worldwide every day, tai chi is known as the gentle way to fight stress.“Coming together so that we can feel like we are not penned up, and we’re being able to socialize at a distance and just move,” Myers said.Myers and her group say they’ll be keeping the mental effects of COVID at bay with tai chi in the park until at least the snow flies and maybe longer.“You can just come here and you forget … we have fun, we joke, we kibitz, we are just really good friends,” said Gail McKaig, a tai chi enthusiast.McKaig says that friendship and experience have become tremendously important to her since the