For Immediate Release Please

Date: January 18, 2018

Contact: Nina Zeldin, Healthy Acadia: ; 667-7171

Enhance your Health with Tai Chi: Healthy Acadia Offers Free Courses

We all know life can be a hectic, juggling work, family and social obligations. Why consider adding Tai Chi to your busy schedule? Tai chi is the perfect antidote to help bring balanceto our fast-paced daily lives. This ancient Chinese practice incorporates slow, gentle and controlled movement to improve relaxation, flexibility, concentration, and muscle strength.

Over Five hundred people from across Hancock and Washington counties have participated in Healthy Acadia’s “Tai Chi for Health” classes since they began in 2014. What’s the tai chi appeal? These evidenced-based courses use a step-by-step teaching method, which makes tai chi easy and fun to learn.“Tai Chi for Health” can be enjoyed by people of all ages, atall levels of physical ability.

Healthy Acadia is thrilled to offer free, eight-week beginner-level “Tai Chi for Health” courses at six locations across Washington and Hancock counties this winter. While classes are free, a $5 per-class donation is suggested. Classes scheduled to begin in January and February are as follows:

  • Bucksport–Fridays, 12:00pm to 1:00pm, January 12 – March 2, 2018 at Bucksport Regional Health Center (110 Broadway). Info/register: Nina Zeldin at 207-667-7171 or
  • Calais - Mondays from 4:30pm to 5:30pm, February 5 – March 26, 2018 at Calais Regional Hospital (24 Hospital Lane). Info/register: Christine Morris, 207-214-7856 or email
  • Ellsworth–Thursdays, 10:45am to 11:45am, January 18 – March 8, 2018 at Moore Community Center (133 State Street). Info/register: Nina Zeldin at 207-667-7171 or
  • Machias– Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30am to 9:30am, January 9 – March 1, 2018, University of Maine at Machias’ Murdock Fitness and Aquatics Center (116 O’Brien Avenue). Info/register: Samantha Williams, 207-214-6516 or email
  • Machias–Mondays, 4:30pm to 5:30pm, January 22 – March 12, 2018 Machias Marketplace (291 Main Street). Info/register: Samantha Williams, 207-214-6516 or email
  • Princeton- Wednesdays from 4:30pm to 5:30pm, February 7 – March 28, 2018 at Princeton Elementary School (289 Main Street). Info/register: Christine Morris, 207-214-7856 or email
  • An intermediate-level class is offered on Wednesdays, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, at Moore Community Center, 133 State Street, Ellsworth. Info/register: Nina Zeldin at 207-667-7171 or

Additional classes willbescheduledaccording to demand. To inquire about upcoming tai chi classes in yourcommunity, contact Nina Zeldin at 667-7171 or . For more information about “Tai Chi for Health” or other programs offered by Healthy Acadia, please visit

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