Back to the Garden, By Robert Larsen

What people are saying about Birthing Life T'ai-Chi

Welcome to Birthing Life T’ai-Chi!  In the following few pages we will introduce you to the unique adventure in self-discovery that awaits you at our beautiful centers in both Minneapolis and St Paul.  In Minneapolis, our practice center is situated on the water and in the woods between Lake of the Isles and Cedar Lake.  In St. Paul, we practice in a gorgeous chapel space with high ceilings and exposed beams in the Victoria Crossing area.  Our master teacher, Robert Larsen, has been teaching for thirty-five years and we have been in the Twin Cities since 1978.  We teach the Yang family short form as taught to Robert by Cheng Man Ching.

The truly special approach we take to T’ai-Chi that sets us apart is expressed in our name, “Birthing Life T’ai-Chi”.  In his thirty-five years of experience with the art of teaching T’ai-Chi, Robert has woven together his vast experience with spiritual teachers all over the world to bring an in depth approach to the self-realization aspects to the study of T’ai-Chi.  He also incorporates his experience as a psychotherapist in private practice to bring a process oriented approach that greatly enhances the experience of the learner.  His study of other martial arts, including twelve years study of Aikido, assures that the martial aspects of the teaching are effective. The classes are taught by Robert and senior teachers, each of whom has studied at the Birthing Life T'ai Chi Center for over ten years.

The essence of life is beauty.  Master Robert is fond of saying that he does not teach T’ai-Chi, but rather, teaches through T’ai-Chi.  To bring more beauty to one’s experience of being alive is our guiding principal.  This can be seen in the importance we place on the beauty of our practice space, but more importantly, in the beauty of our approach to the study of T’ai-Chi.  To truly experience the beauty of being alive, one must feel one is a part of that beauty, an insider.