Tai chi instructor teaches health benefits of the martial art to students, faculty
Originating from ancient Chinese Daoist principles, Tai Chi is an internal Chinese martial art form that helps create a healthy balance of Yin (internal energy) and Yang (external energy). Master Peter Asco lead free Tai Chi lessons that promote neuron connections, bone marrow growth, circulation, vitality, strength and coordination.
"Peter Asco said he hasn’t caught a cold in 20 years.
Peter Asco teaches tai chi to UCLA staff and faculty through the FITWELL program, and also to students at the John Wooden Center Fowler Museum’s courtyard. His next free class, open to the public, will take place Friday at 11 a.m. in Fowler Museum’s Davis Courtyard. (Rachel Lee/Daily Bruin senior staff) Asco credits his resilient health to the practice of tai chi, which not only has the ability to reinforce the immune system, but also offers a plethora of other physical and mental health benefits, such as stress relief, he said.
“In the upcoming winter quarter, Asco will celebrate his 20-year anniversary of teaching tai chi at UCLA. While Asco teaches tai chi classes to faculty and staff on campus through the FITWELL program, he said he also teaches students at the John Wooden Center and monthly sessions in the Fowler Museum’s Davis Courtyard. The free-to-the-public tai chi class will take place Friday at 11 a.m. in the Fowler Museum courtyard.;"— Lisa Aubry, October 10, 2018
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