Tai Chi Improves COPD Patients\’ Respiratory Function, Study Shows

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A group of researchers found that tai chi, an ancient martial art and form of exercise, could offer a low-cost, easily accessible alternative to pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). After 12 weeks of practicing tai chi for five hours per week, participants saw benefits that surpassed those seen in pulmonary rehabilitation, …

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Qigong Students: Here’s How to Make Sense of the Meridians

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“You don’t find all this history and theory stuff painfully boring?” I asked. The year was 2012, and I had just finished a lecture on Chinese Medicine theory in my brick-and-mortar studio. In order to make sense of the theory, I also had to teach some history. “Not even a little bit,” she said. This surprised me. …

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Ruby Wax: \’Mindfulness has proven scientific effects, there\’s empirical evidence it works\’

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Ruby Wax‘s career trajectory as comedian-turned-mental health activist is an impressive one. Although plenty of us have seen celebrities get lost in the world of wellbeing and health fads, Wax has spent the past six years proving her worth as a mental health advocate. Aside from getting an MSc in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy from Oxford University, she …

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