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Cultivating your energy allows you to say what you want to say; go where you want to go and be who YOU want to be with clear intent and a passionate heart.
If you have ever wanted to say something but couldn’t. Wanted to do something but were too afraid because of what others might think. There are many benefits of tai chi and TaiChiClasses.net has a number of resources that can help you change.
“You create yourself and your world with your actions and words acting as paint and a brush, painting on the canvas of your days and nights.”
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Tai Chi for Seniors Video
Tai Chi is a low impact aerobic exercise that is great for students of any age, though especially great for seniors who need to maintain and even increase their range of motion (ROM), in order to keep tendons and ligaments strong and to improve balance, and much more!
I had a recent student in their late 50’s who actually coached in the sports arena their whole life tell me, “I have learned more about my body in two classes then I knew my whole life”.
It is important for seniors that are starting a Tai Chi or Chi Gung program to know what their limitations are along with their current health status and to be sure any program is approved or a part of their overall health plan. It is also important for seniors to avoid the terrible too’s: too much, too fast, too soon, if you follow these simple rules there are many benefits of tai chi.
When first starting a program it is easy to think and feel that the exercises are relatively easy and that one can do more then one should. START SLOWLY. Increasing range of motion and improving the expansion/contraction of one’s musculature is best done with care allowing the breath to do much of the work i.e. breathe in and let your muscles expand to the point they are comfortable, breathe out and let them contract to where they are comfortable. With each breath, range of motion will gently increase – never force any movements. If you experience a little uncomfortableness, that is ok; if you experience pain, STOP and back off the movement. Bodywork, massage, reflexology and other body therapies are great addendum to taichi training. Learning to listen to your body is a great art and skill that is often neglected in the west.
Be sure to ask about the instructor’s philosophy before committing to any ongoing classes and watch or take a few classes to ensure their philosophy matches yours and that the class will help you achieve your goals.
If you invest in Tai Chi or Chi Gung DVD’s, make sure they are instructional in nature; many DVD’s are designed more to impress then to teach.
Below is a partial list of benefits that you can look for from starting and engaging IN an ongoing tai chi program. A little exercise daily can make a BIG IMPACT in the quality of your life, attitude and your movement!
- TaiChi cultivates health through structural development, breathing and body posturing in some ways like Pilates, Yoga, NLP (Neurolinguistic programming), Psychoneurolmmunology.
- TaiChi improves respiration, increases bone density, increases balance (decreases falls), improves tendon and ligament strength, improves circulation, improves nervous system function, improves the digestive function and promotes deeper and more restful sleep.
- TaiChi promotes right and left-brain neural net development to cultivate a healthy mind (brain) and body.
- TaiChi relieves stress, improves immune function, increases flexibility, ROM (range of motion) and increases overall quality of life and movement.
- TaiChi improves confidence, self-esteem and emotional centeredness.
- TaiChi has been shown to decrease depression.
- TaiChi can be used as a social exercise (it is a low impact aerobic exercise) that can be done with others to foster healthy behaviors and choices in various social atmospheres including but not limited to: Senior Centers, Multigenerational Centers, Churches, Wards, YMCA’s, Schools (Elementary through University), Workplace, Rehab Facilities, Homeless Shelters and other places where positive human contact is fostered.
- TaiChi can be used as a form of “moving meditation” i.e. keeping your body and mind centered while moving and breathing harmoniously – people often experience the awareness of holding their breath when learning the various postures and movements of taichi and when they remember to breathe they then forget the movements. Integrating movement with breath and keeping the breath in the abdomen (when the breath comes up into the upper chest cavity, students often lose their physical balance) while keeping their mind calm and clear (when the mind is distracted by emotional thoughts or anxieties then physical balance is also lost)
- TaiChi can be utilized as a rehabilitative tool for an endless list of subjects from physical disabilities and challenges to substance transcendence, eating disorders and other mental and emotional challenges to recovery from strokes, falls and other physical debilitative challenges.
- TaiChi as a means to achieve your own personal goals for your own personal reasons
- TaiChi as a form of self-cultivation and self-defense.
- Plus many more
As you embark on the journey into utilizing the tools and gaining the benefits of Tai Chi, remember to constantly seek to improve your knowledge on how and why it works and what your intent is in doing each and every exercise.