Tranquility workout: t'ai chi offers a new way to think about exercise Author: Livermore B Date published: 1994 Other: Volume ID: 16 , Issue ID: 5 , Pages: 172 , Word Count: 33 T'ai chi chuan is a six-century-old Chinese moving-meditation discipline which can soothe modern minds and spirits. A 10-step, 10-minute set of movements drawing on t'ai chi methods is described and depicted in detail.