Patricia Lawson

Patricia Lawson, former Financial Aid adminstrator at Parsons School of Design/New School for Social Research, SUNY at New Paltz, and St. John's University, is also a retired secondary level educator, holding board certification in Florida and New York with an M.S. degree in Secondary Education. A former martial artist (Horan Judo and Kyokushinkai Karate) and 2nd degree black belt in Shaolin Kung Fu, Patricia has been practicing tai chi chuan since 1992. She was a gold and silver medalist in Sun Style and Yang 24 Forms at the 2001 International Chinese Martial Arts Tournament. Having worked with Paul Lam since 1999 and currently a Master Trainer for the Tai Chi for Health programs he designed, Pat also has taught classes in Yang 24 Forms, Yang 32 Sword Form, Sun 73 Forms, Chen 36 Forms, Five Element Qigong, and all the Tai chi for Health classes. She was on staff from 2007-2024 for the Medical Fitness Facility at Cleveland Clinic Martin Health system in Florida. She served for ten years as uhe USA/Canada MT representative on the TCHI board. Now serving as secretary of the International Medical Tai Chi and Qigong Association, in the past Patricia has also served on the Coordinating Council of the State of Florida Arthritis Partnership and is a Past President of the Tai Chi for Health Community, a non-profit USA organization seeking to improve the quality of people's lives through Tai Chi for Health programs. Currently Chair of the Education Committee on the international Tai Chi for Health Institute Board of Directors, you may find her teaching in-person in the Austin Texas region, as well as on the Zoom platform. Her instructor trainings are posted on this website.