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Instructors
Doug Brown
Doug has directed the Tai Chi Center since 2006. His primary teachers have been Tricia Yu and her staff including Bruce Aunet, Stanley Dodson, Gabrielle Byers, Laurie McKean, with further influence from workshops with Ben Lo, William C.C. Chen, Adam Mizner, and others. Teacher trainings in the Tai Chi Fundamentals with Tricia, Pat Culotti, and Rachel Sandretto have informed his analysis and teaching practices as has push hands practice with the Tai Chi Center community, particularly with Brendan Jenks. Doug Teaches Cheng Man Ch'ing's 37 postures (aka Yang short form), "Taiwan form", Yang Long Form, Tai Chi Fundamentals, Push Hands.
Bruce Aunet
Bruce has been active at the Tai Chi Center since the 1990's initially as a student and then as a teacher, primarily of Cheng Man Ch'ing's 37 postures and Push Hands.
Rachel Sandretto
Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Tai Chi Fundamentals
Rachel Sandretto began her interest in martial arts studying Tae Kwon Do in various locales before settling in Madison and taking up Tai Chi. She was Certified in the Tai Chi Fundamentals® by Tricia Yu and Pat Culotti in 2013. Rachel also works as an editor of others' writing, avidly purging extranneous exclamation points from writers with less restraint, and pursues her own writing in political philosophy. Other activities include rock climbing, kayaking, hiking and "anything outdoors"!
Steven Spiro
Wednesday 6:00 p.m. - QiGong (Breathing Earth Qigong)
Steven Spiro is an ordained Buddhist Chaplain in the Zen Peacemaker Order and a core member of SnowFlower Sangha in Madison, Wisconsin. He offers companion-ship and spiritual support of the dying and their loved ones for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. He served as a volunteer EMT for ten years, four as assistant chief. He has developed and teaches Breathing Earth Qigong and is a Taiji instructor, a Reiki master practitioner in hospice, a Grandfather, and an artist.
Jodi Curley
Emeritus, currently teaching independently, on Zoom only.
Pat Culotti
Currently teaching primarily in the Milwaukee area and at the Tai Chi Center for special events and workshops.
Eva Wright
Classes TBA
-Tai Chi Fundamentals
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