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T'ai Chi
Around 1200 years ago, it is believed that Taoist and Buddhist monks began the practice of T'ai Chi. Used as a balance to their sitting in meditation for long periods of time, the movements helped strengthen the body and also helped the monks defend themselves against bandits.
Today T'ai Chi is practiced as a martial art and also as a moving meditation. Many doctors prescribe the slow, gentle movements of T'ai Chi for treating stress and also for recovering from illness or injuries.
One could say that T'ai Chi is a "self-help" form of physical and mental therapy. Students of T'ai Chi report that daily practice has helped lower blood pressure, increase circulation, reduce stress, aid digestion, improve muscle flexibility, increase productivity, and enhance clarity and peace of mind.
Controlled studies of T'ai Chi show that it is helpful for improving balance in stroke survivors; exercising bones and muscles in elderly people; enhancing the treatment of knee osteoarthritis; reducing anxiety and depression; improving sleep quality; slowing bone loss; improving cardiovascular fitness; and assisting the immune system.
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is one of the agencies doing a variety of T'ai Chi research studies. Other sources can be found by searching Google for "Tai Chi benefits".
One can learn T'ai Chi in a variety of ways. Traditional forms require patience, discipline and a good "movement memory". However, many easier versions are available, and one can take a class locally or do the simpler forms by watching and practicing with a DVD.
See Shared Care's Amazon Shop or www.TaiChiHealthProducts.com for these
(My thanks to Don Fiore, Certified T’ai Chi and Qigong Instructor for this introduction (ed.))
Life and Health Problems Helped
The life and health problems shown below have been noted as being helped by T'ai Chi:-
| High Blood Pressure |
| Osteoarthritis |
| Panic Attacks |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| Sleep Disorder |
| Stress |
T'ai Chi Practitioner List
As the relationship between practitioner and the person consulted by them is a very personal one we would recommend that you check out their qualifications and, if possible, decide whether you have suitable empathy with them. This listing does not imply any special competence.
Practitioner lists for T'ai Chi:-
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| South Africa | The United States of America | |
| Other Countries |
How to Help your Practitioner
You will have certain questions that you want to ask your practitioner about the therapy or natural cure and your practitioner will have standard questions to ask you about yourself.
The "How to Help Your Practitioner" page for T'ai Chi
T'ai Chi Blog
Add your contributions to the blog for this page. The button is at the bottom of the page or follow this link to the blog for this page. These can be absolutely anything related to this therapy or "natural cures" that needs an answer from other members of the community, or a space for you to complain about or comment on anything related to that topic.
T'ai Chi Practitioner Organisations and Schools
There are too many practitioner organisations and schools to list - that's why I suggest one look on the Internet for local classes and teachers.
In ancient times one chose a master or teacher based on his reputation of honour and skill. We feel it best for people to find the teacher who suits their current needs, and Life has a way of leading us to the people we need to meet.
(My thanks to Don Fiore for this entry - ed.)
Lists of Practitioners and Practices
Please access the list of practitioners listed by therapy from the Therapies Home page
The practitioners and practitioners' organisations lists for the following countries.
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| South Africa | United States of America | |
| Other Countries |
The full searchable practice list for the following countries.
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| South Africa | United States of America | |
| Other Countries |
Shopping Zone
There are lots of good things related to T'ai Chi in the stores accessed below. Please have a look.
Please check both the British and the US stores as the items are likely to be different in each.
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