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Nominated for: BEST Martial Arts
Embrace The Moon’s Roots In 1994 school founder Kim Ivy met Dr. Ric Taylor of Seattle Pain Consultants at Swedish Hospital. Dr. Taylor had spent time in China and was impressed by the Tai Chi he saw in parks and the Qigong he experienced in the hospital settings. His idea was that patients who could integrate this type of movement could more easily live a life where they had less pain and greater function. Kim Ivy had been teaching for several years in Portland, Oregon and was especially impressed by working in retirement homes and seeing how elderly people who had chronic pain were helped by Tai Chi and Qigong. Kim moved to Seattle in 1993 and had a chance meeting with Dr. Taylor. After a brief time, they were clear that their ideas and experiences could combine to create something revolutionary in the Seattle Health Care field. They began to plan an 8 week Tai Chi for Chronic Pain at his clinic.
