Tai Chi Intervention for Chinese Americans With Depression

Tai Chi classes will be conducted weekly for one hour each for 12 weeks. Classes will begin with warm-up exercises designed to loosen the body, increase awareness of alignment and structural integration, improve efficiency of breathing, incorporate mindfulness and imagery into movement.

The education control group will meet twice weekly for 12 weeks for one hour, and research staff will present didactic information modified from psychoeducation curriculums created by the Benson Henry Institute and a stress reduction study for depressed minority patients.