Julie Stauffer was introduced to taiji in 1987 when she studied Tai Chi Tao with Bruce Moran. In the early and mid-1990s, she studied Aikido with Wendy Whited Sensei and Kevin Choate Sensei. In the late 1990s, she returned to Yang style taiji when she trained with Jeff Martin who later introduced her to Andy Loria.

She has been training in Chen style Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) under Andy Loria since 2000. She has had the opportunity to attend workshops with Grandmaster Chen Xiao Wang, Grandmaster Chen Xiao Xing, Master Chen Zi Qiang, Master Chen Bing, and Master Ren Guang Yi.