Tai Chi Plus - proposed Cable Series

Two gifted women, Dr. Tanya Edwards and Susan Cady, have a passion for exploring and sharing healthy, integrative options for people of all ages.  Their combined vision of a Health Cable Series - "TAI CHI PLUS, Exercise for People Who Hate Exercise,"  includes practical, daily and do-able changes, the small healthy habits which Add to Life - rather than deny.   Susan says, "If it feels good to be 'in my body' and more energized, even for a few minutes, then I'm more likely to repeat the moves - just for fun!"

TAI CHI PLUS is the creation of Susan Cady, M.M., C.T.C.I., Tai Chi for Health, poet, singer-songwriter, who has worked with Dr. Tanya Edwards, Medical Director of the Cleveland Clinic's Center for Integrative Medicine.   Dr. Edwards previously served as Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve's Medical School and University Hospital's Department of Family Medicine.

The Soprano And The Doc

When a form of exercise has a positive effect on such diverse populations as CASE medical and Collinwood High School students, kids with sickle cell, women in Marysville prison, employees at the Galleria, GE and Jones Day Law Firm, Cleveland City Hall, Cuyahoga County's Probation Officers, Board of Mental Retardation clients, staff, and drivers, Euclid and South Pointe pulmonary rehab patients, students at the Cleveland Institute of Music, physical therapists, nurses, & seniors who say,

“Anyone can do this!”– “My back feels better.” “My fingers felt more alive” “My neck pain is gone.”

“I feel relaxed, more in control, and more balanced,” “I can’t remember what arthritis felt like."

“It’s simple and easy – I can do it anytime, anywhere!”   “Helps me chill.”    "I'm relaxed & thinking more clearly." (teens)

 . . . . something special has occurred.

"YOU ARE YOUR OWN COUNTRY DOCTOR" - Over her 15 years of teaching Susan Cady’s instruction has grown rich in imagery, sense of humor, joy, music, and down-to-earth awareness of modern-day skepticism about the “unseen chi” or energy.   She helps to translate the ancient Chinese tai chi movements into concrete, practical wake-ups for the body.   Folks feel "chi" flowing almost immediately.

Susan shares practical, daily-life applications and what’s working at home (her students' insights), so folks can become more aware, more quickly, of FROZEN ENERGY (Pain/tension/stiffness) and do something to melt the problem.   Students are thus empowered to observe and change their own body mood whenever they choose.

Participants have expressed surprise and pleasure at discovering more energy, freedom of motion, fewer aches and pains, a new sense of balance, flexibility, well-being, warmer hands, more peace and serenity when the river of energy or ‘chi’ starts to flow through their bodies.

Doctor Tanya Edwards, practicing Family Medicine doctor, is a frequent guest on Cleveland TV and radio to explain new research discoveries in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CAM).   She has led the Cleveland Clinic Center for Integrative Medicine since 2004.   She successfully bridges western medicine's skepticism with sound research, especially in the areas of Diet and Inflammation, and clear descriptions that satisfy medical and non-medical folks alike.   Since inflammation is the precursor for many diseases, Dr. Edwards makes the case that prevention and reversal via diet and lifestyle are necessary parts of everyone's self-care toolbox.  

In her personal life Dr. Tanya practices many of the CAM modalities she will discusses on TAI CHI PLUS. She speaks clearly about the pros and cons of herbal medicine, diet, massage, acupuncture, Reiki, and overall health and aging issues.   She makes ‘inside information’ and the cellular responses to healthy food choices understandable to both adults and children.   When her son Robbie was 10-years old, she took him to Susan's tai chi classes with students at CASE Medical School.

Dr. Tanya and Susan will draw other guests from their contacts in the complementary health community for interviews on TAI CHI PLUS.

The mission of the show is to introduce Tai Chi's boost of energy and immunity to folks at home who might not otherwise be exercising, present practical and ACCURATE dietary information to enhance health, and

Urge the World to do Tai Chi and take Fish Oil Supplements !!

Movements on the program will be standing or seated only, with comments/insights from The Doc and Guests.   Each program will present at least one New HAT - which stands for Healthy Addition for Today.

Live musicians from the rich musical population of Cleveland, will play with the tai chi participants accompanying their soft, floating movements with smooth moves of their own.

Enjoy your body’s flow ! Come play with folks at TAI CHI PLUS !