Tai Chi, or Taijiquan in Chinese, is an outstanding gem of traditional Chinese culture that is valuable in promoting health, developing combat and self-defence skills, and improving concentration and overall well-being.
Health benefits are derived from the Tai Chi's slow, gentle and tranquil movements which enable harmony in mind and body, improved mobility, suppleness and mental alertness. The benefits are well recognized by practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) who are frequently Tai Chi instructors themselves and recommend the art as the physiotherapy of TCM.
Anyone regardless of age or level of fitness can practice and benefit from Tai Chi. Loose, comfortable clothing and flat shoes should be worn to classes.
Master Han Jin Song is extremely honoured to become one of a hundred or so masters in the world to achieve this level, and only the second person in Australia. Read the full article with photos on this great honour at the link below.
Tai Chi and Postural Stability in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
According to the New England Journal of Medicine (9.2.2012), tai chi training appears to reduce balance impairments in patients with mild-to moderate Parkinson’s disease, with additional benefits of improved functional capacity and reduced falls.
Recently Tai Chi Australia participated in a pilot study organised by researchers at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute to establish how Tai Chi delays cell ageing.
Sipping on a cup of green tea after performing tai chi could be one of the best things you can do for your health. Researchers in the US say daily consumption of green tea, together with tai chi, has numerous health benefits and may even help maintain bone strength in postmenopausal women.
Promising results from an innovative UQ Tai Chi based study show depression, diabetes and obesity can all be improved through a gentle mind-body therapeutic program.
Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have found that Tai Chi, the gentle Chinese martial art, helps to reduce depression in people over the age of 65.
The results are in. Engaging in 2 x 60 minute per week sessions of Tai Chi is definitely beneficial to sufferers of Fibromyalgia according to a study released by the Division of Rheumatology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA.
