{"id":68991,"date":"2025-06-26T08:41:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T12:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=68991"},"modified":"2025-06-26T08:41:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T12:41:42","slug":"with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\/","title":{"rendered":"With \u2018Adaptive Tai Chi,\u2019 UTC\u2019s Zibin Guo shares 20 years of wisdom in motion"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Dr.

UC Foundation Professor of Medical Anthropology Zibin Guo’s second book is titled \u201cAdaptive Tai Chi: An Accessible Practice for Empowering Body and Mind.”<\/p><\/div>\n

For Dr. Zibin Guo, tai chi isn\u2019t just a martial art. It\u2019s a philosophy of resilience, a \u201cflow machine\u201d that transforms perceived weakness into quiet strength.<\/p>\n

A longtime faculty member at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Guo has spent more than two decades exploring how ancient traditions can help address the challenges of modern life. That research is now the subject of his second book, \u201cAdaptive Tai Chi: An Accessible Practice for Empowering Body and Mind,\u201d which will be available in July.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis book reflects my 20 years of work on applying traditional cultural wisdom to remedy modern challenges,\u201d said Guo, a UC Foundation Professor of Medical Anthropology who joined the UTC faculty in 1998. \u201cTo recognize vulnerability is a constant. Vulnerability is not a problem; the problem is our mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cTai chi is a metaphor. It is an example to demonstrate how when you use your mind to engage the body, how much power you have, how graceful you can become.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAdaptive Tai Chi,\u201d published by Shambhala Publications and distributed by Penguin Random House, presents a complete, illustrated program designed to make the benefits of tai chi accessible to people of all physical abilities, Guo said. The sequences include standing and moving, stationary standing, seated and wheelchair-based practices.<\/p>\n

While the book includes step-by-step instructions, it\u2019s ultimately about using time-honored practices to meet today\u2019s realities.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a medical anthropologist. I study human engagements, belief systems to life and health, mind and body from a cross-cultural perspective,\u201d Guo explained. \u201cThere are many great traditions\u2014yoga, acupuncture, meditation, tai chi\u2014that continue because they meet our needs. They answer questions that modern technology cannot. In fact, the modern world tends to intensify our vulnerabilities, especially of the mind. These traditions focus on transforming vulnerability into a source of power.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guo said the vulnerability of the human body is not a weakness but a starting point for strength.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot run as fast as tigers. We cannot even catch a chicken easily,\u201d he said with a laugh. \u201cWe cannot fly. We cannot swim as fast as fish. Physically, we are vulnerable compared to all those other species.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut what we have is the mind\u2014and the mind allows us to work collaboratively, to build strength together.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Guo, the book represents a milestone on a journey that began in 2005, when he developed a wheelchair tai chi chuan program. After debuting at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, the program gained international recognition for redefining how martial arts could support physical and psychological wellness in people with ambulatory disabilities.<\/p>\n

Over the past two decades, Guo\u2019s work has been supported through seven consecutive grants from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. From 2016 to 2023, he and his team conducted 85 instructional training sessions for more than 1,500 VA health care providers across 46 states.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking with VA health care providers and veterans with disabilities, they all found this to be a really powerful empowerment tool,\u201d Guo said. \u201cIt\u2019s not just for a particular individual. It is for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

He recalled a conversation with one veteran in a wheelchair who shared how practicing tai chi made him feel free like a bird. \u201cHe told me, \u2018When I\u2019m in a wheelchair, wherever I go, I have to assess how far I can go. If I turn left, if I turn right, can I turn around? Everything has to be very calculated. But when I do tai chi, I become infinite. I can make a circle. I can move in all kinds of martial arts movements within the space I have. My perception of space changes.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Through these kinds of interactions, Guo said he came to understand how meaningful adaptive movement can be\u2014not just physically, but psychologically and spiritually.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith tai chi, the movements aren\u2019t just ordinary movements. They\u2019re purposeful. They\u2019re a narrative,\u201d he said. \u201cThe body becomes a story. When someone says, \u2018Stand like a tree,\u2019 or, \u2018Sit like a mountain,\u2019 those metaphors\u2014combined with the movement\u2014create a powerful, lasting impact.<\/p>\n

\u201cTai chi is about not making your body some kind of mechanically defined parts. Rather, it\u2019s the mind and body moving together to make the body become a flow machine. When things flow, there is no difference \u2026 It\u2019s a system.\u201d<\/p>\n

He compared the experience to trying to explain the taste of papaya to someone who has never had it.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can describe it and they might understand,\u201d Guo said. \u201cBut until they actually try it, they don\u2019t know. Once they do, that experience stays with them. It\u2019s in their body. It\u2019s the same with this. The movements and the story together become something you carry.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Guo, who previously authored \u201cGinseng and Aspirin: Health Care Alternatives for Aging Chinese in New York\u201d in 2000, this new book project felt more personal than professional.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople say, \u2018It\u2019s work.\u2019 I say, \u2018I never thought it\u2019s my work. I did it for myself,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m a human. I go through all kinds of things other people go through.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it\u2019s the wisdom left by pioneers that helps us overcome our vulnerability. That\u2019s what martial arts is. Everything we create is to overcome vulnerability.\u201d<\/p>\n

While \u201cAdaptive Tai Chi\u201d brings together decades of fieldwork, Guo is already looking ahead.<\/p>\n

A memorandum of understanding was recently signed with the International Centre of Martial Arts, which is affiliated with UNESCO. This fall, he will travel to Bangladesh to begin training health care providers and martial artists interested in introducing adaptive tai chi practices to women and children with disabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it goes well, next year we\u2019ll go to other regions in Africa and Latin America,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to see this program grow from something we developed right here in Chattanooga into something that\u2019s now going to the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cRehabilitation is such a tough journey. If we focus only on the medical side and forget about humanity, we go too far. Tai chi provides something empowering. It makes people feel beautiful and graceful, and that\u2019s something we all need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn more<\/h4>\n

Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n

UTC Anthropology<\/a><\/p>\n

UTC\u2019s Zibin Guo speaks at international martial arts forum<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018I learned so much,\u2019 UTC professor says as his tai chi program for veterans ends<\/a><\/p>\n

How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\u201cThis

\u201cThis book,” said Dr. Zibin Guo, “reflects my 20 years of work on applying traditional cultural wisdom to remedy modern challenges.”<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dr. Zibin Guo has spent more than two decades exploring how ancient traditions can help address the challenges of modern life. That research is now the subject of his second book, \u201cAdaptive Tai Chi: An Accessible Practice for Empowering Body and Mind,\u201d which will be available in July.<\/p>\n

Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1493,"featured_media":68996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72949,70,123864,15,61,3,7712,83654,64,48007,781,8325],"tags":[125700,464,123826,48258,125105,124776,123829,125108,99273,123654],"class_list":{"0":"post-68991","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-academics","8":"category-advancement-and-alumni","9":"category-campus","10":"category-college-of-arts-sciences","11":"category-community","12":"category-faculty-and-staff","13":"category-health-and-wellness","14":"category-news","15":"category-research-academics","16":"category-scholarship","17":"category-service","18":"category-social-cultural-and-justice-studies","19":"tag-adaptive-tai-chi","20":"tag-anthropology","21":"tag-cultivating-a-culture-of-innovation","22":"tag-department-of-veterans-affairs","23":"tag-international-centre-of-martial-arts-for-youth-development-and-engagement","24":"tag-mocs-learn-mocs-do-mocs-lead","25":"tag-operating-with-excellence","26":"tag-unesco-icm","27":"tag-wheelchair-adaptive-tai-chi-for-veterans","28":"tag-zibin-guo","29":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\nWith \u2018Adaptive Tai Chi,\u2019 UTC\u2019s Zibin Guo shares 20 years of wisdom in motion | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dr. Zibin Guo has spent more than two decades exploring how ancient traditions can help address the challenges of modern life. That research is now the subject of his second book, \u201cAdaptive Tai Chi: An Accessible Practice for Empowering Body and Mind,\u201d which will be available in July.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"With \u2018Adaptive Tai Chi,\u2019 UTC\u2019s Zibin Guo shares 20 years of wisdom in motion | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dr. Zibin Guo has spent more than two decades exploring how ancient traditions can help address the challenges of modern life. That research is now the subject of his second book, \u201cAdaptive Tai Chi: An Accessible Practice for Empowering Body and Mind,\u201d which will be available in July.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UTChattanooga\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-26T12:41:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-26T12:41:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/9781645472735.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2156\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chuck Wasserstrom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@UTChattanooga\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UTChattanooga\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chuck Wasserstrom\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Chuck Wasserstrom\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ba12ddef664be78c31809fda10eae4e5\"},\"headline\":\"With \u2018Adaptive Tai Chi,\u2019 UTC\u2019s Zibin Guo shares 20 years of wisdom in motion\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-26T12:41:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-26T12:41:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1124,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/files\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/9781645472735.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Adaptive Tai Chi\",\"Anthropology\",\"Cultivating a Culture of Innovation\",\"Department of Veterans Affairs\",\"International Centre of Martial Arts for Youth Development and Engagement\",\"Mocs Learn Mocs Do Mocs Lead\",\"Operating with Excellence\",\"UNESCO (ICM)\",\"Wheelchair\\\/Adaptive Tai Chi for Veterans\",\"Zibin Guo\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Academics\",\"Advancement and Alumni\",\"Campus\",\"College of Arts and Sciences\",\"Community\",\"Faculty and Staff\",\"Health and Wellness\",\"News\",\"Research\",\"Scholarship\",\"Service\",\"Social, Cultural and Justice Studies\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\\\/\",\"name\":\"With \u2018Adaptive Tai Chi,\u2019 UTC\u2019s Zibin Guo shares 20 years of wisdom in motion | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/files\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/9781645472735.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-26T12:41:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-26T12:41:42+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ba12ddef664be78c31809fda10eae4e5\"},\"description\":\"Dr. Zibin Guo has spent more than two decades exploring how ancient traditions can help address the challenges of modern life. That research is now the subject of his second book, \u201cAdaptive Tai Chi: An Accessible Practice for Empowering Body and Mind,\u201d which will be available in July.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/files\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/9781645472735.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/files\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/9781645472735.jpg\",\"width\":1078,\"height\":1280},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"With \u2018Adaptive Tai Chi,\u2019 UTC\u2019s Zibin Guo shares 20 years of wisdom in motion\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\",\"description\":\"Official news releases of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ba12ddef664be78c31809fda10eae4e5\",\"name\":\"Chuck Wasserstrom\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/adff2964e628ba03f65fe21e0b0b94ca0667bdce5def0433d41884758501f284?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/adff2964e628ba03f65fe21e0b0b94ca0667bdce5def0433d41884758501f284?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/adff2964e628ba03f65fe21e0b0b94ca0667bdce5def0433d41884758501f284?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Chuck Wasserstrom\"},\"description\":\"Chuck Wasserstrom is the director of communications in the UTC Division of Communications and Marketing.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/wyf557\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"With \u2018Adaptive Tai Chi,\u2019 UTC\u2019s Zibin Guo shares 20 years of wisdom in motion | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025","description":"Dr. Zibin Guo has spent more than two decades exploring how ancient traditions can help address the challenges of modern life. That research is now the subject of his second book, \u201cAdaptive Tai Chi: An Accessible Practice for Empowering Body and Mind,\u201d which will be available in July.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"With \u2018Adaptive Tai Chi,\u2019 UTC\u2019s Zibin Guo shares 20 years of wisdom in motion | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025","og_description":"Dr. Zibin Guo has spent more than two decades exploring how ancient traditions can help address the challenges of modern life. That research is now the subject of his second book, \u201cAdaptive Tai Chi: An Accessible Practice for Empowering Body and Mind,\u201d which will be available in July.","og_url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\/","og_site_name":"UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UTChattanooga","article_published_time":"2025-06-26T12:41:37+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-06-26T12:41:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2156,"height":2560,"url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/9781645472735.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Chuck Wasserstrom","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@UTChattanooga","twitter_site":"@UTChattanooga","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Chuck Wasserstrom","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\/"},"author":{"name":"Chuck Wasserstrom","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/ba12ddef664be78c31809fda10eae4e5"},"headline":"With \u2018Adaptive Tai Chi,\u2019 UTC\u2019s Zibin Guo shares 20 years of wisdom in motion","datePublished":"2025-06-26T12:41:37+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-26T12:41:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\/"},"wordCount":1124,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/9781645472735.jpg","keywords":["Adaptive Tai Chi","Anthropology","Cultivating a Culture of Innovation","Department of Veterans Affairs","International Centre of Martial Arts for Youth Development and Engagement","Mocs Learn Mocs Do Mocs Lead","Operating with Excellence","UNESCO (ICM)","Wheelchair\/Adaptive Tai Chi for Veterans","Zibin Guo"],"articleSection":["Academics","Advancement and Alumni","Campus","College of Arts and Sciences","Community","Faculty and Staff","Health and Wellness","News","Research","Scholarship","Service","Social, Cultural and Justice Studies"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\/","url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\/","name":"With \u2018Adaptive Tai Chi,\u2019 UTC\u2019s Zibin Guo shares 20 years of wisdom in motion | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/9781645472735.jpg","datePublished":"2025-06-26T12:41:37+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-26T12:41:42+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/ba12ddef664be78c31809fda10eae4e5"},"description":"Dr. Zibin Guo has spent more than two decades exploring how ancient traditions can help address the challenges of modern life. That research is now the subject of his second book, \u201cAdaptive Tai Chi: An Accessible Practice for Empowering Body and Mind,\u201d which will be available in July.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/9781645472735.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/9781645472735.jpg","width":1078,"height":1280},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/with-adaptive-tai-chi-utcs-zibin-guo-shares-20-years-of-wisdom-in-motion\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"With \u2018Adaptive Tai Chi,\u2019 UTC\u2019s Zibin Guo shares 20 years of wisdom in motion"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/","name":"UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025","description":"Official news releases of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/ba12ddef664be78c31809fda10eae4e5","name":"Chuck Wasserstrom","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/adff2964e628ba03f65fe21e0b0b94ca0667bdce5def0433d41884758501f284?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/adff2964e628ba03f65fe21e0b0b94ca0667bdce5def0433d41884758501f284?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/adff2964e628ba03f65fe21e0b0b94ca0667bdce5def0433d41884758501f284?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Chuck Wasserstrom"},"description":"Chuck Wasserstrom is the director of communications in the UTC Division of Communications and Marketing.","url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/author\/wyf557\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/9781645472735-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/9781645472735-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Chuck Wasserstrom","author_link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/author\/wyf557\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/9781645472735.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68991"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68994,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68991\/revisions\/68994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}