As people struggle with mounting health care costs, an ancient art taught by a local organization may contribute to improving health and spending less.
The New England Branch of the Taoist Tai Chi Society teaches tai chi at its center in the Eastern Slope Plaza in North Conway, at Runnells Hall in Chocorua Village and at locations in Bridgton, Denmark and Harrison, Maine.
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