This past weekend, Discover Main Street Clarence paid a visit to the Clarence Hollow Wellness Center (10946 Main Street) to witness Denise Miller’s T’ai Chi Chih class. There was a very pleasant group who participated in the Saturday morning class. It was the final class on a multi-week schedule.

The confines of the Wellness Center are an inviting and relaxing place to focus on personal health. The building was a previously a church and has many of the characteristics of it’s former purpose: high ceilings, hard-wood floors, a balcony and more. With some serene music playing in the back ground Ms. Miller led her class through a relaxing series of movements. At times, the group move in-sync, with their eyes closed – almost in a meditative state. The whole room just felt…relaxed, which is kinda hard to find in today’s fast paced world.

T’ai Chi Chih is a form of movement-based healing that helps unblock restricted area of people’s lives. T’ai Chi Chih uses a series of movements to help alleviate chronic problems such as arthritis, relieve joint pain, COPD and even depression. The practice also lends assistance to a person’s immune system, energy levels, improve memory, maintaining weight, and a general sense of well being.

If you want to try a fresh start to improved health, a new T’ai Chi Chih class with begin Friday, April 17^th from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. You can learn more about the Clarence Hollow Wellness Center by visiting their Facebook page here.