Cari Shurman
Cari Shurman is the founder and President.Tai Chi for Kids, Inc. A graduate of U. of Michigan (BA) and Johns Hopkins University (MAT), has taught for over 30 years in 6 countries. Each experience was a new inspiration for her. Watching the high school students in Shenzhen do Tai chi movement in 1991 led her to incorporate similar movements with her own students in the US. Her CD of simplified Tai Chi MovesÓ allows her to train teachers and students everywhere. Through the School Wellness Council of the NYC Public Schools she has trained thousands of teachers and therapists to bring Tai Chi into the classrooms for regular practice. She has also worked with schools in Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston. She has also shared the benefits of Tai Chi with students and teachers in South Africa, Myanmar, Brazil, Portugal , Great Britain and Germany. Tai Chi goes everywhere. She has done TV shows in Miami and NYC. Shurman co-founded and directed WITHIN Wellness Center in Miami, FL, 1998-2005. Now she devotes herself fulltime to giving students everywhere the tools they need to find inner peace, focus and wellness.