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About Great Bay Tai Chi

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Great Bay Tai Chi: Tai Chi and Qigong Classes in New England and New Mexico
 

About Great Bay Tai Chi

Founded in 1996 by Sifu Paul Mahoney, Great Bay Tai Chi has grown into a strong Tai Chi community with instructors teaching in New England and New Mexico. The school focuses on Tai Chi for health, Qigong, and the martial arts of Yang Style Taijiquan, and Zhan Sanfeng natural style martial arts (Wudang Taijiquan, Baguazhang and Xingyiquan), emphasizing traditional teachings, techniques, and styles. Instructors continue to train with Sifu Paul Mahoney and each other, ensuring high-quality instruction in Tai Chi and Qigong.
 

Tai Chi Classes in New Mexico and New England

Great Bay Tai Chi in New Mexico

After relocating from Vermont to New Mexico, Sifu Paul Mahoney established Great Bay Tai Chi of New Mexico (formerly Great Bay Tai Chi North). While semi-retired, he continues to offer Tai Chi and Qigong classes in the Santa Fe, NM area. His offerings include:
 

  • Tai Chi for Health classes

  • Tai Chi for Beginners classes

  • Online Qigong classes

  • Qigong for cancer patients and caregivers (through DHMC's Dartmouth Cancer Center)


Great Bay Tai Chi in New England

Since 2022, Chris Himmel has led Great Bay Tai Chi MA, operating as part of Internal Arts of New England, LLC. He teaches Tai Chi and Qigong classes in New England, with a focus on:
 

  • Tai Chi for Health

  • Yang Style Taijiquan

  • Qigong and Zhan Sanfeng natural style martial arts (Wudang Taijiquan, Baguazhang and Xingyiquan)
     

Class Locations:

  • Salisbury, MA (Primary location)

  • Hamilton, MA (Satellite Tai Chi classes)

  • Lebanon, NH (Monthly sessions)
     

Chris also offers Tai Chi for Health programs through community education centers, as well as specialized workshops for:
 

  • Assisted living centers

  • Corporations and businesses

  • Short-term Tai Chi seminars
     

Additionally, he has established a Daoism study group for those interested in Chinese philosophy and internal arts.


Tai Chi Classes in Vermont

In White River Junction, VT, Great Bay Tai Chi certified instructors Kevin Comeau and John Donaghy offer Tai Chi and Tai Chi for Beginners classes, both in person and online at Open Door Integrative Wellness. They continue to train with Chris Himmel, ensuring consistency in instruction.

 

Why Choose Great Bay Tai Chi?

✔ Experienced Instructors – Led by Sifu Paul Mahoney (since 1996) and Chris Himmel (since 2022)
✔ Multiple Locations – Serving New England and New Mexico
✔ Tai Chi for All Levels – From beginners to advanced practitioners
✔ Health-Focused Approach – Specializing in Tai Chi for health, Qigong, and cancer recovery
✔ Online and In-Person Classes – Flexible learning options


Join a Tai Chi Class Today

If you’re looking for Tai Chi classes in Santa Fe, NM, or New England Tai Chi and Qigong programs, Great Bay Tai Chi offers expert instruction to help you improve balance, relaxation, and overall well-being.
 

📍 Find a class near you! Contact us today to learn more about Tai Chi and Qigong training in New Mexico, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire.

Email Sifu Paul Mahoney: Info@GreatBayTaiChiNM.com

Email Chris Himmel: Chris@GreatBayTaiChiMA.com

Paul Mahoney practicing Tai Chi Ball

Paul is the founder of Great Bay Tai Chi. He is a Taijiquan and Qigong (chee gong)) master and an expert in martial Taijiquan which includes Pushing Hands and Chin Na as well as other related practices. 
 
Paul spent a decade studying hard-style martial arts, including Korean Tae Kwon Do and Okinawan Uechi Ryu in the 1970’s before discovering the internal martial arts. After attending a seminar with Dr. Yang Jwing Ming in Boston in 1982, he was hooked and been fascinated with the internal styles ever since. Paul has now been a practitioner of the internal martial arts for over forty years. He was an assistant instructor of Dr. Yang Jwing Ming (founder of Yang’s Martial Arts Association) for Tai Chi and Shaolin Chin Na for many years. He is a former gold medalist in the USA championship push-hands competition in his division at the 2000 “A Taste of China” tournament in Winchester, Virginia.
 
Paul has had the good fortune to have trained with some of the top internal martial arts masters.  He incorporates these experiences into his teaching style. Because of Paul’s connection to YMAA he had the opportunity to take many seminars and classes with Master Liang Shou Yu, Wei Lun Huang and others. Paul was a regular Taijiquan and Qigong student of Master Ramel Rones for several years and has had Master Rones visit Great Bay to offer qigong seminars. Paul also studied Xingyiquan with Tai Ngo and Wudang Natural-Style Martial Art under the late 25th generation master Shan Gui Wen.  Master Shan spent the summer of 2009 in New Hampshire teaching Great Bay students his arts including Wudang Taijiquan  (a blend of Taijiquan , Xingyiquan and Bagua Zhang) with roots going back 600 years. 

Since 1996, Paul has taught classes in many locations under the name Great Bay Tai Chi including Salem, Hamilton, Newburyport, and Amesbury, Massachusetts, as well as New Hampshire classes in Stratham and Newmarket.  In 2014, Paul moved to Woodstock, Vermont with his family to be closer to the mountains for hiking and skiing.  In Vermont, Paul taught only a few classes in Woodstock and nearby Lebanon, New Hampshire.  During this time, he was a mentor for Great Bay Tai Chi MA instructors and students, as well as holding two weekend seminars per year from 2014 – 2023.

In January 2024, Paul and his wife, Kathy, moved to sunny Santa Fe, New Mexico. Paul has scaled down his class schedule and now teaches Tai Chi for Health, and Qigong on Zoom in addition to a few private lessons and continues to teach Qigong for cancer patients remotely for Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

About Sifu Paul Mahoney

About Sifu Paul Mahoney
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