Jarl teaches a Yang style of tai chi which originated from the Guang Ping region in China. Her teacher of this form was the legendary grandmaster Kuo Lien Ying. She began her practice with Sifu Kuo in 1973 in Chinatown’s Portsmouth Square in San Francisco, California. She has since studied other forms of tai chi, qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine with various teachers, Masters and Grandmasters.

"Tai Chi, the Supreme Ultimate,
the immense absolute,
is the expression of the Great Harmony
the balance and mutual support
of Yin and Yang.

Whether boxing with your shadow
or engaging in the complexity of life and things
the Supreme Ultimate
within and around you
secures the potential for harmony and ease
in every moment of the eternal present."

-Wu Wei, Legendary Qi Master

Tai Chi, literally translated, means Supreme Ultimate. Thus, Tai Chi is the practice of embodying the truth. It is a moving meditation, a self-healing art and an internal system of martial art. As a meditation, tai chi is movement performed in slow motion. Cultivating the concentration required to perform the movements slowly and with balance helps to focus and quiet the chatter of the mind which brings one into the awareness of the NOW. As a healing art, it is based on the same principles as acupuncture. The movements are designed to move chi, or energy, through the meridians of the body. This free flowing movement of chi or energy keeps the body healthy.