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I've done Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (3 years) Karate (2 years) and Judo (1 year) and to be honest I have benefited very much from each one of these styles. By this I mean, because of Karate I can out-strike most grapplers, and because of BJJ I can out-grapple most strikers. And because of judo, I can throw them all !
But getting to your question that you want "to kind of have a physical outlet that will sort of cleanse my mind and my 'spirit' so to speak." it sounds like you are more interested into the philosophical elements of martial arts rather than self defense. If this is true, then the Kung Fu/Tai Chi school should be fine, they will likely have you do lots of physical exercises and memorize fighting forms.
Be warned though, I have a friend that did some style of Kung Fu for for 2 or 3 years and we decided to have a friendly sparring match (with gloves and mouth pieces of course). I consistently took him down or threw him and then either applied submission holds or strikes until he submitted. This was someone who also had a height and weight advantage on me. If that was a street fight ... there's a good possibility he could of wound up dead.
So try to keep in mind that while some things look good while you're in a safe dojo, how would your training help you in a life or death scenario?
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"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows us that faith proves nothing." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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