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Striking a balance with passion, poise

As student and teacher, Peabody woman sees life-changing lessons in tai chi

'I know what it's like to be in pain, to have your body control your mind when it should be the other way around,' said Lisa Kirshon, tai chi athlete and fitness specialist at Peabody's Brooksby Village who won five medals in a recent competition. (Globe Staff / Jonathan Wiggs) "I know what it's like to be in pain, to have your body control your mind when it should be the other way around," said Lisa Kirshon, tai chi athlete and fitness specialist at Peabody's Brooksby Village who won five medals in a recent competition.
By Julian Benbow
Globe Staff / July 24, 2008

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At first, it didn't take Lisa Kirshon 10 seconds before she started to fidget. The local tai chi masters were telling her to "change your consciousness." (Full article: 738 words)

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