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Article: U. Oregon-area residents give pause for tai chi, qigong
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- May 3, 2006
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Thomas Miller
University Wire
05-03-2006
(Oregon Daily Emerald) (U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- A silence filled the air Saturday as various tai chi and qigong instructors and practitioners sunk their hips and glided across a grassy baseball diamond during the third annual World Tai Chi and Qigong Day at Skinner Butte Park in Eugene, Ore.
Even runners and bike riders on the path along the Willamette River joined in and celebrated.
"It's fun that even the joggers are stopping by," said Le Allen, tai chi practitioner and Eugene resident. "The rich community support and the acknowledgment of the ancient art was vital to this event."
Eugene's own World Tai Chi and Qigong Day celebration on Saturday was ...