" Led by Denise Duggan, tai chi instructor at the Wabash Senior Center, the free event will feature demonstrations, questions and answers, and snacks."

" Mayor Kevin Burke has issued a proclamation declaring Terre Haute an official celebrant of the global event on the last Saturday in April. It began in 1999 to educate the world about the physical and mental benefits of tai chi and qigong, both exercises based on ancient Chinese healing arts."

" Terre Haute joins 60 countries, the United Nations, states and cities that have declared the day in their communities."

" If all goes as planned, tai chi and qigong practitioners around the world will perform demonstrations at 10 a.m. in their respective time zones, contributing to 24 hours of ?subtlely, quietly providing a profound example to millions who participate or experience it through the media,?"

"Duggan organized the first Terre Haute celebration in 2002. ?It?s put together to encourage people to come out and see what we?re doing,? she said."

" Duggan came to her Tuesday morning class at the senior center with multiple articles touting tai chi?s physical and mental health benefits. She began practicing tai chi with her husband in 2000 after his doctor recommended the exercise following his heart bypass surgery ?I almost quit,? she said, because she was struggling with the fluid forms after three weeks."

" Now, Duggan teaches tai chi daily for the senior center, Vigo County Parks and Recreation Department, at several retirement communities, and regularly leads demonstrations at other locations."

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