December 2019
Types Of Mind Body Exercises
While mind-body exercise and fitness are relatively new to the West, many of the formats used here have much longer histories. Some of the most popular mind-body exercise formats, yoga, Tai Chi chuan, Qigong and other martial arts, emerged in the East approximately 2,000 to 5,000 years ago as part of integrated spiritual, medicinal, philosophy […]
What Is Mind Body Fitness?
Mind Body exercises use a combination of techniques, which promote an introspective and meditative approach to physical and mental fitness. Most forms of mind body exercise use a combination of breathing exercises or modes, mindful focus (deep concentration) and prescribed movements with specific intended outcomes. This exercise format applies the apparent connection between the health […]
How To Begin With Tai Chi
Tai Chi is considered a form of meditative movement with a wide reach in support of mental, emotional, and physical health. The fact that it is low impact makes it incredibly accessible to people of all ages and fitness levels. It is also an exercise that can be incorporated into any fitness regimen, and can […]
How To Do Tai Chi
It is very difficult to illustrate how to do Tai Chi in a book. It is a practice that is best learned through live instruction or video. It takes practice to really master its intricate details and principles and to properly integrate its three main components of movement, meditation, and breath. Basic Guideliness Here are […]
Tai Chi For Mind Wellness
Many people refer to Tai Chi as meditation in motion. Tai Chi uniquely balances meditative practices with physical movement to approach health comprehensively. Regarding mind wellness, Tai Chi seeks to bring peace to the mind and spirit by aligning them with the body. The Chinese believed that all dis-ease occurs due to an imbalance of […]
Scientific Evidence For The Health Benefits Of Tai Chi
Tai Chi is increasing in popularity in the Western world, after having crossed the Pacific Ocean where it originated in traditional Chinese medicine. Because it has centuries of success behind it, many people take it for granted that it works to improve health. However, scientists in the Western world prefer to do research studies in […]
Health Benefits Of Tai Chi
Tai Chi offers a wide variety of health benefits and is both a preventive and a complementary therapy for a wide range of conditions. In fact, many people are drawn to Tai Chi for this very reason. From arthritis to depression to heart failure, Tai Chi improves many physical and mental disorders and diseases. Some […]
How Tai Chi Works: The 3 Components Of Tai Chi
The purpose of Tai Chi is to balance the body, mind, and spirit. This enhances both your emotional and physical well-being. You achieve this balance by enabling your qi, or life energy, to adequately flow. Three primary techniques or components of Tai Chi enable you to do this: Movement Meditation Deep Breathing Movement The movements […]
Five Schools Of Tai Chi
Each of the five traditional schools of Tai Chi taught a slightly different style of the art, rooted in the unique styles of the Yang, Chen, Wu (Hao), Wu, and Sun families. These five families, also known as schools, influenced the various forms of Tai Chi, as we know it today and they all stem […]
History Of Tai Chi
The Taoist monk Zhang Sanfeng is believed to have founded Tai Chi Chuan, although many scholars debate whether he was simply a legend or an actual person. Scholars even debate the time period of his life. Some believe that he lived and founded Tai Chi in the 12th century (when Neo-Confucian principles spread among intellectuals), […]