Turtle Mountain Tai Chi

Specialties

Weekly Yang-​style tai chi classes for individuals and groups.

Meet the Business Owner

Daniel M.

Business Owner

Daniel Mintie began formal martial arts training in 1973. He has studied Tai Chi with many eminent teachers, including Peter Yang in Madrid, Gregory Fong in Portland, OR, Randy Choy in Honolulu and Li Xiaoling in Hong Kong. Mr. Mintie is also a cognitive-​behavioral psychotherapist and researcher in private practice in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. He has a lifetime interest in mind-​body approaches to wellness and in 2013, with a team of local colleagues, was awarded a $ 700,000 National Institutes of Health grant to develop and deliver a mindfulness-​based eating program for prediabetic adolescents. In conjunction with the Guru Ram Das Center in Espanola NM, Mr. Mintie also offers a cognitive therapy/​kundalini yoga protocol for the treatment of PTSD.