Monthly subscription
$140USD / month
Billed $140 each month.
- Unlimited group classes
- Beginners welcome
- Monthly billing
Online payment is not yet available. Contact me to arrange this plan.
Stirling
Tai Chi Society
For health, long life, and enjoyment.
Traditional Tai Chi and Kung Fu with Sifu Stirling Levine in Chicago. Forms, meditation, and applications. Beginners welcome.
$140 / month or $1,344 / year
Save 20% with annual membership. All group classes included.
- Visit the school
- 1118 N. Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60622 - Group classes
- Beginners welcome at every class
- Membership
- $140 per month for any or all group classes
Sign up & payment
One membership. Every group class.
Choose monthly membership or save 20% with annual billing. Both include unlimited group classes, with morning, evening, and weekend times. Private lessons are separate.
Annual subscription
Save 20%$1,344USD / year
Billed $1,344 annually. Equivalent to $112/month.
- Unlimited group classes
- Same access as monthly
- Save $336 vs. 12 monthly payments
Online payment is not yet available. Contact me to arrange this plan.
Annual pricing is paid in one yearly payment, not monthly installments. Please confirm cancellation and refund terms with me before joining.
Come train in person
A Chicago school for steady, serious practice.
Tai Chi is a low-impact internal martial art practiced through smoothly connected postures. Together, we work on balance, coordination, relaxed strength, concentration, and breathing while learning the applications behind the form.
Why Tai Chi?
Balance in motion. Practice that builds.
Already practise yoga or Pilates? Tai Chi offers a different emphasis: continuous standing movement, controlled weight shifts, and martial applications, with no mat or machine needed. We work on these skills together in class and return to them in home practice.
Evidence for balance
In a randomized trial of 670 adults aged 70 and older at high risk of falling, a tailored Tai Ji Quan program produced fewer falls than stretching or a combined exercise program. Classes met twice weekly for 24 weeks. Read the study (JAMA, 2018).
Regular, guided practice
In a trial of 226 adults with fibromyalgia, supervised Yang-style Tai Chi over 24 weeks improved symptom-impact scores more than 12 weeks. Participants were encouraged to practise at home. Read the study (BMJ, 2018).
Bring your questions to class, apply corrections, and practise consistently at a comfortable pace.
These studies did not compare Tai Chi with yoga or Pilates, and do not establish that it is better for everyone. They studied specific populations and programs, not our classes. Results vary; classes are not medical treatment. Discuss health limitations with your clinician and me.
Curriculum
A practice that grows with you.
We begin with foundational Tai Chi forms and progress over time into advanced material including weapons forms, Kung Fu, White Ape Kung Fu, and Hsing-I.
Tai Chi
Slow, soft movements that cultivate internal energy, coordination, balance, and whole-body awareness.
Kung Fu
Traditional martial training with forms, applications, and progressive skill development.
Meditation
Relaxed attention, breathing, and a longer Saturday morning class with extended meditation.
White Ape and Hsing-I
Explore these internal martial arts as you progress through our curriculum.
Group class schedule
Chicago class schedule
One-hour classes. All times Chicago.
Private classes are available for $150/hour, outside group times.
Try a free class| Days | Group Class 1 | Group Class 2 |
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Lineage and credentials
Rooted in tradition.
Shared through practice.
I study with Grandmaster Wai Lun Choi and graduated with honors from the Hsu Fun Yuen Tai Chi Academy in 1991.
- My present and past clients include Wrigley Jr. Company, East Bank Club, Parker High School, Body Balance, University of Illinois, Illinois Institute of Technology, Quaker Oats, and Columbia College.
- Featured in The Tribune Magazine and recognized by the Museum of Science and Industry for martial arts programming.
Watch
See the practice in motion.
Start with a free class
Your first class starts here.
Tell me what you would like to learn and when you can visit. You can also call or email me directly.
Stirling Tai Chi Society 1118 N. Ashland Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60622 773 252 7443 stirling.levine@gmail.com