Center for Taiji and Qigong Studies
Promoting optimal wellbeing by integrating ancient Chinese healing arts and scientific research, education and practice.
Welcome to the Center for Taiji and Qigong Studies. We are dedicated to promoting the practice and understanding of Taiji and Qigong through scientific research, education, and practice.
Our randomized controlled trial of 350 adults with chronic low back pain was published in the North American Spine Society Journal in 2024, and presented in 2026 at the Science of Tai Chi and Qigong conference at Harvard Medical School. Our next study is now enrolling, and is listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Our new back pain study with New York Medical College and leading spine centers is offered to employees as a workplace benefit, free to both the employer and its employees. Enrollment closes in January 2027, and the program begins in February. We are looking for one or two large employers, with 20,000 or more employees, many of them working at desks.
The best path is a personal introduction to a CEO or head of human resources. If you know someone in that role, or lead such an organization yourself, please write to me at yang@centerfortaiji.org. We would be very grateful.