Taoist Tai Chi Society
of the USA

Midwest Branch
Illinois, Iowa
& Wisconsin

Welcome to the
Midwest Branch of the
International Taoist Tai Chi Society

We are a charitable organization that promotes
the dual cultivation of body and mind.

We offer instruction in the Taoist Tai Chi Society ® internal arts and methods, including taijiquan (tai chi) in the following location:


Announcements & News

New Beginner classes starting in Peoria!

New beginner classes start October 14

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Garrett Center, Bradley University, 824 N. Duryea Place.

Autumn brings new activities, opportunities to help others

Hello everyone,

We had a fantastic Dual Cultivation Workshop (taijiquan) and Northeast Regional Meeting during the last weekend in September, with 65 members attending from New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Florida, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, Texas and Illinois.

Autumn Activities

As we enter Autumn, we have several more activities to look forward to.

  1. October 25 ­ – Instructors’ Meeting. Arlington Heights Center, 2:30 to 5 p.m., followed by dinner.
  2. November 20 – Senior Intensive. Arlington Heights Center, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followed by lunch.
  3. December 11 and 12: Holiday parties in Chicago and the suburbs – open to all.

Feeding the Homeless

We also will be working again this year with a nearby church in Arlington Heights to provide dinner for homeless men, women and families in the Northwest Suburbs through PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter). This is primarily an Arlington Heights location activity due to the geography, but all are invited to participate.

This is one way we fulfill the 4th Aim and Objective of the Society: To help others.

Our dates this year are:

  1. October 23
  2. December 25
  3. January 22
  4. March 26
  5. April 16

Yes, we will be providing the Christmas Dinner this year! We did Thanksgiving last year and it worked very well. We don’t have a November date this year.

There will be menus and sign up sheets at your classes. For those of you who don’t want to cook, there are opportunities to provide bread, rolls, salad dressing and other food items. You can also donate money for others to use to buy and/or prepare food.

Talk to your instructors for more details about delivering the food.

Enjoy the change of the Seasons! It is one of the great joys of living in the Midwest.

Jean Latz Griffin
Midwest Branch Council President