Tai Chi for Health is slow, flowing exercise - practical prevention tools for stress reduction, releasing aches & pains, increasing energy, solutions for chronic pain & tension, traditional motion patterns that calm the spirit.
Free Visits Anytime - You are wearing your equipment! Tai Chi movements relieve chronic pain in soft tissue by relaxing tight areas, wherever you carry your tension: neck, shoulders, lower back, joints, all regain freedom and flow.
Principles Include:
What to Expect:
Relaxed, Natural Healing - No Negative Side Effects - No Change Of Clothes or Sweat
Seated and standing movements, nothing on floor - Slow, gentle exercise for unifying Mind, Body, & Spirit.
Clear instruction in movement patterns, called Forms, and movements for health from Illustrated booklet (The Energy Project).
Enhanced breathing, lower blood pressure, improved stiffness & joint function (range of motion, arthritis relief).
Stronger knees, muscle tone, and better balance & flexibility - relief of back, neck, & shoulder pain.
Pleasant company and laughter, easy sharing of solutions, encouragement for Health.
Introduction to acupressure massage for melting tight areas any time, anywhere.
Playful, poetic exercise that gives the mind something to do!
TAI CHI's PROFOUND HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS
Painting by Gunter Schwegler -
Tai Chi practitioners enjoy looser soft tissue, more efficient muscle strength, increased blood circulation, improved bone density, heightened immunity, prevention of falls, greater energy, sense of well-being, and potential for mood-management. With less pain, people enjoy being more active!
Pain can be described as "Frozen Energy." Tai Chi works to melt tension areas and release "Chi" which is the bio-electric energy in all living things. In the context of traditional Chinese medicine, when the body's energy channels or meridians are open, it heals more quickly and naturally, reversing chronic and inflammatory conditions.
Tai Chi has no side-effects - is playful and poetic - helps reduce stress and allow centering, calming of Mind, Body, and Spirit.
Tai Chi practice is deep listening to body signals, releasing deep body tension through movement patterns, even addressing chronic conditions set into muscle memory.
Students of Tai Chi for Health say:
"I can't remember what arthritis felt like." "My depression has lifted."
"It's easier to go up and down stairs."
"I feel looser all over." "My hands are warming up." "I'm sleeping better."
"It helps me chill." (Teenager, 15)
Tai Chi Research Results:
Strengthening the Immune System Lowering Blood Pressure Reducing Depression
Reducing Bone Loss, Aches & Pains Improving Breathing, Balance, Flexibility, Confidence
Useful tool for stress & pain management Enhancing ability to focus, concentration, outlook
Tai Chi strengthens joint muscles & increases flexibility & range of motion.- American Arthritis Foundation
Tai Chi recommended for stress reduction. -Cleveland's V.A. Hospitals
In older adult practitioners, they report greater balance and confidence. Researchers report 47% fewer incidents of falling - Emory University
Tai Chi relieves chronic back pain. -San Diego Medical College
Tai Chi lowers blood pressure. - Johns Hopkins Medical School
Tai Chi slows bone loss . . . . boosts immunity to the shingles virus by 50%.
In Chinese medicine, blockage leads to disease. A healthy body is defined as flexible, full of energy or "Chi." Over the centuries Chinese Medicine has mapped out the body's acupuncture points and connecting "rivers" of energy called meridians. Tai Chi practice keeps the meridians, energy channels, open and flowing, like a full body massage.
Acupuncture is Tai Chi's healing "sister." While Tai Chi opens the larger lines of flow, acupuncture directly stimulates potent points on the meridian lines often treating chronic conditions which baffle western medicine.
An ongoing practice of Tai Chi maintains open energy channels, so that the body's natural healing process can occur efficiently and problems do not return.
Participants report that some aches and pains disappear in a single session, which motivates practitioners to listen to the body's signals and address blocks before they become chronic conditions.