Event

Restore + Explore: Tai Chi with Kathy Chyan

Discover pathways to restore emotional and physical well-being while exploring the beauty and tranquility of The Huntington. In this two-class series, Kathy Chyan guides participants through a series of physical exercises and stretches.
Classes
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Dates and Locations

  • Oct. 19 and 26 | Chinese Garden, Clear and Transcendent Pavilion
  • Nov. 9 and 16 | Huntington European Art Gallery Loggia
  • Dec. 7 and 14 | Huntington European Art Gallery Loggia

Key Details

  • The program includes physical movement; please dress comfortably.
  • No previous experience is necessary; suitable for all levels.
  • Registration includes both Saturdays and admission to The Huntington following each class.

Day of Program

  • Please bring registration confirmation with you.
  • Check in with Education staff at Admission window #10 beginning at 8 a.m.

For questions about this event, please email Joy Yamahata at jharding@huntington.org or call 626-405-3457.

Kathy Chyan leads people in a tai chi pose on a loggia.
Kathy Chyan leads people in a tai chi pose on a loggia.
Kathy Chyan leads people in a tai chi pose on a loggia.
Kathy Chyan leads people in a tai chi pose on a loggia.

About the Instructor

Kathy Chyan is a retired art professor with a B.A. in Chinese art (calligraphy, painting, and classics), an M.A. in Western art (painting and drawing), and an M.F.A. in ceramic sculpture. She studied Tai Chi Chuan/Taijiquan and Qigong in private and intimate groups as a teenager. Later, she studied at Chen Village in Henan Province, where Tai Chi Chuan originated, and at Beijing Sport University. Chyan has taught tai chi and art for over 30 years at community colleges, and she has taught tai chi at The Huntington since 2008. She sees tai chi as an art form that contributes to mental and physical health, likening it to body poetry or the painting process in meditation.