Working to build a dedicated Tai Chi practice area for the community

Board of Directors

Redding Tai Chi Meditation Garden logo is a modified Yin Yang symbol that looks like a turtle and represents Turtle Bay where the project is located. It also shows the Sundial Bridge,

Who we are…

Michel Czehatowski,
Executive Director

Michel has been a student of Tai Chi for over five decades and has taught for Redding Tai Chi since 2015. He retired from his acupuncture medical practice after 36 years of service in 2020.

M. Czehatowski, Executive Director

Iraja Siva-Das,
Board President

Former Mathematics Instructor at Shasta College. Iraja started with Redding Tai Chi in 2016.

Iraja Siva-Das, Board Vice-President
Bill Campbell, Board Secretary

Bill Campbell,
Board Vice President / Secretary

Retired Teacher, Bill has been active with Redding Tai Chi for over ten years.

Leslie Trujillo,
Board Member

Retired Principal and teacher,
Leslie started Tai Chi classes in 2023.


 Past President
Melinda Kashuba

Founding Members:

Lilian Cesario, Michel Czehatowski, Linda Finkel,

Donald Jacobs, Phylliss Nettesheim, Cathy Stone