The Spanish word, Capacitar means to empower, to bring forth life.  It is the name given to practices that are taught to promote wellness in over forty nine countries by offering a 'tool kit' of gentle movements, holds, mindfulness, acupressure and breath work that enable body, mind and spirit to release stress, trauma and tension.  Initiated by Dr Patricia Mathes Cane, Capacitar celebrated its thirtieth anniversary with a conference in Los Angeles in August 2018 with seventy six participants from twenty countries, five continents and ten US states. Tai Chi, as shown in the photographs above, was joyful, each action being led by men and women speaking one of a dozen languages.