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Francisco Gomes
Kahului, Hawaii, United States
I started studying Yip family Style Tai-Chi, Medical Qigong and Taoist Yoga in 1981. My teacher stressed on the importance of lower abdominal ...
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Gina Mortellaro-Gomez
Denver, Colorado, United States
Our purpose at Healing Traditions Oriental Medicine is to restore the body’s innate sense of balance & wellness through using the ...

Most Recent Tai Chi Practitioners

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Genie Goykhberg
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Intuitive Physiognomist. A well rounded Healer with over 50 different modalities. A new way of Healers, those with a keen intuition and a very ...
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Steve Malliaris
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Steve began his studies and training in Tai Chi, Qigong, and Kung Fu in 1969 at the age of 18 years. While cotinuing his studies with many Sifu's and  ...
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Indian Board of Alternative Medicines
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Indian Board of Alternative Medicine is an internationally recognized, Government registered institution of complementary and alternative medicines. ...

Tai Chi

Tai Chi (pronounced "tie chee") is an ancient Chinese discipline that integrates mind, body, and spirit. Tai Chi uses meditation and deep breathing with movements through a series of continuous exercises, called "forms," which resemble slow-moving ballet. Tai Chi can help to treat problems with: * Arthritis * Balance * Circulation problems * High blood pressure * Multiple Sclerosis * Stress Tai Chi increases strength and promotes calm and harmony. It improves the flow of internal energy throughout the body. It is the calming, meditative aspect of tai chi that makes it particularly useful for reducing stress and anxiety. As an aerobic exercise, Tai Chi improves muscle strength, enhances balance and flexibility. People who practice Tai Chi are also said to exploit the strength of yin (the earth) and the energy of yang (the heavens) through exercises designed to express these forces in balanced and harmonious form. Tai Chi co=ordinates breathing and movement, helping you to focus your mind on your body’s actions. According to one legend, Tai Chi was developed in China in the thirteenth century. As the story goes, a man who was a monk and martial arts master invented it after watching a fight between a crane and a snake. The bird was the biggest and strongest and appeared to have the advantage. However, the snake's elusive movements enabled it to win. Even today, practitioners who perform Tai Chi as a martial art use subtle movements to dodge blows and turn an attacker's own momentum against him.

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