Professional qigong & tai chi teachers. 2000 year-old lineage. Health, healing & meditation. Weekly classes, weekend workshops, & retreats in nature.
We offer weekly classes in Northampton, weekend workshops in Boston, and weekend qigong retreats to nature in foothills of the Berkshire mountains in Western Massachusetts.
After 14 years leading Brookline Tai Chi near Boston, Bill Ryan and Kathryn Komidar moved to the Pioneer Valley and founded Toward Harmony in 2009.
Our tai chi and qigong practices are drawn from Taoism’s Water Tradition. Exploration of these arts can help you learn how to relax, let go, and flow—like water—with life, nature, and change.
Our teacher, Bruce Frantzis, learned the way of water, including tai chi, qigong, and meditation from the late Taoist sage Liu Hung Chieh of Beijing, China.
At Toward Harmony we strive to teach the practices we have learned from Bruce in forms consistent with his and Liu’s teachings.
The arts we teach include Wu Style Tai Chi, Dragon & Tiger Qigong, Opening the Energy Gates Qigong, and other Taoist energy arts we have learned from Bruce.
We specialize in the health, healing, and meditation aspects of these arts. Our founding teachers, Bill and Kathryn, are trained as Chinese medicine bodyworkers and bring this expertise to you in a nurturing classroom environment.
We encourage students to be practical, centered in their bodies, and grounded on the earth.
While the practices we teach originate from Taoism, people from all walks of life participate in and enjoy our classes. Everyone is welcome.
Toward Harmony is dedicated to helping people move toward more balance, compassion, wholeness, and harmony in their lives.
