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Tai Chi Health

Tai Chi Eases Arthritis Pain

February 16, 2010
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A Tufts University School of Medicine study demonstrated evidence based results that Tai Chi Eases Osteoarthritis Pain in older adults. The study participants practiced Tai Chi for 12 weeks. During the study they practiced for an hour twice a week.

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Body Bouncing & Shaking

November 16, 2009
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Body Bouncing and Shaking is a very simple and effective way to relieve stress and release energy blockages from your body and mind. Best done while standing, the trick is to relax as much as possible and initiate the movement from your feet.

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Qigong for Health

November 14, 2009
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If you have a wide range of movements in your Tai Chi and the energy cycle through the acupuncture meridians is correct then the vast majority of the time you do not need more moves for the health aspect of Tai Chi Qigong. What you do need is the proper application of the energy and an understanding of how to work that energy for specific purposes suited to your needs and health.

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Wu Chi

October 7, 2009
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Why should you stand in Wu Chi before performing your Tai Chi set?

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Documenting Tai Chi Health Benefits 3

October 6, 2009

…is that I have specifically learned how to practice the Tai Chi to achieve most of these health benefits from Chinese masters both here in the US and in mainland China. These teachers have often stated…

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Documented Tai Chi Health Benefits 2

October 5, 2009

Personally I have found it difficult to publicly present the health benefits of Tai Chi…

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Tai Chi Documented Health Benefits 1

October 2, 2009

The difference between the Tai Chi documented health benefits and…

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Tai Chi for Health 3

October 1, 2009

Another reason that often students in the USA do not get the Tai Chi health benefits is that…

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Tai Chi for Health 2: Bone Density

September 30, 2009

…this is the bone density that Tai Chi is known to develop that helps prevent…

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Tai Chi for Health 1: Alignment and Posture.

September 29, 2009

Some Tai Chi health benefits are a direct result / effect of improved skeletal alignment and posture.  Back pain is one of the number one untreated and undiagnosed medical problems that most people suffer from.  The back pain can be and sometimes is due to an injury but more often than not it is simply [...]

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