Why Tai Chi is Amazing for the Health and Happiness of Older Women

I have a confession to make. Based on the science, for years I have been recommending Tai Chi to my patients without ever doing it myself. To avoid being a hypocrite any longer, I decided to attend my first ever Tai Chi class. The class was a free one set in a large open square. …

Qigong Cancer Healing: Why teach Qigong to cancer patients? Taiji Forum

I have been a practitioner and teacher of Qigong (Yangsheng) for many years. In the scheme of things I am reasonably well qualified and have a great deal of experience. For the past few years I have been teaching Qigong professionally to cancer patients at a Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre. I can tell you categorically …

He Never Intended To Become A Political Dissident, But Then He Started Beating Up Tai Chi Masters

On a recent Thursday evening in August, a 40-year-old MMA gym owner in Beijing named Xu Xiaodong activated his VPN, hopped over the Chinese government’s internet firewall, and began his first-ever live YouTube broadcast. He wanted to talk about the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, in which hundreds of thousands of citizens have demonstrated against …

‘I’d rather see him as a human being’: Yoshimitsu Yamada on O-Sensei and the Future of Aikido

In 1955, Yoshimitsu Yamada was accepted to the Hombu Dojo uchi deshi program (live-in apprentice) at age 18. He studied directly under the founder, as well as Kissomaru Ueshiba, Koichi Tohei, Kisaburo Osawa and other legendary masters. Yamada Shihan (8th dan) came to the United States in 1964 and has been one of the most …

Jhené Aiko Just Released A Vibrational Healing Track That Will Get Your Chakras All The Way Together

Whether it was your co-worker, neighbor, homegirl, or partner, somebody got on the last nerve you had today, and it\’s only morning. Chilombo on Instagram: “\”trigger protection mantra\” available now on all streaming platforms. link in bio ✨ #modernmantra #sacredsound #youareprotected 💙” Before you find yourself in a situation where you have let somebody know …

Tai Chi training might promote emotional stability and slow gray matter atrophy in seniors

Long-term Tai Chi practitioners tend to have better emotional stability and more gray matter in important brain structures, according to new research that examined people who were between 60 and 70 years old. The study was published in Frontiers in Psychology. “Adverse structural changes in the brain, especially the atrophy of gray matter, are inevitable …

Preggy Pilates at Pilates Dynamics

PREGGY PILATES AT PILATES DYNAMICS STUDIO RANDBURG Why do Preggy Pilates? Preggy Pilates at Pilates Dynamics – It is important to carefully consider a tailored exercise program for example Pilates, during your pregnancy.  Not only will it make you feel good with increased energy and improve your post-natal recovery, there is an increase amount of …

The Essence of Aiki: an Interview with Seigo Okamoto Soshi – Part 1 – Aikido Sangenkai Blog

Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu Roppokai (大東流合気柔術六方会)Founder Seigo Okamoto Soshi (岡本正剛宗師) Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu Roppokai Founder Seigo Okamoto was born in 1925 in Yubari City, Hokkaido. In 1963, at the age of 38, he entered the dojo of Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu Kodokai Founder Kodo Horikawa, one of Sokaku Takeda’s closest students. In 1974 he received his 7th dan from Kodo Horikawa, …

Chakras: 9 Questions to Help You Understand Chakra Imbalances

Have you ever gone to the doctor with a list of legitimate complaints, only to return with perfectly clean test results? Do you ever feel unbalanced, like you’re constantly walking on shaky ground? Does everything seem upside down, unclear, and even scary? Maybe you wake up from a long night’s sleep, feeling restless and uneasy? …

Stroke survivors and those at risk urged to focus on yoga and tai chi — ScienceDaily

Stroke costs the country $5 billion a year through treatment and loss of productivity, affecting 56,000 Australians in 2017, equivalent to one stroke every nine minutes. A paper published in Future Neurology by researchers from Monash University, the University of South Australia (UniSA) and the University of Melbourne shows the impact that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) …

Pilates instructor, 27, reveals she has not urinated in more than TWO YEARS | Daily Mail Online

A pilates instructor has not urinated in more than two years after a rare condition caused her bladder muscles to \’clamp shut\’.  Zoe McKenzie, now 27, was fit and healthy until she started having pain while urinating in 2016. Dismissing her symptoms as cystitis, Miss McKenzie, of Colchester, Essex, was soon only passing 300ml of urine a …

What\’s the Difference Between Pilates and Yoga? – Pilates In The Grove

As  Pilates instructors, we often have people tell us they would love to take one of our Yoga classes. When we reply saying that I don’t teach Yoga, the response is usually “oh, but it’s the same thing, isn’t it?”  While we do love both Pilates and Yoga, they are very different modalities.   Similarities Between …

Farm Offers Pilates Classes During Which Cute Little Pigs Cuddle With Humans

Watch Cute Pigs Cuddle With People During Pilates Classes! A creative farm has attracted masses by offering Pilates classes with a special twist – cute little pigs to be precise! Pennywell Farm from Buckfastleigh, Devon, UK, has launched a special program that involves exercising with pigs to commemorate their 30th anniversary. Theo Moye – Mercury …

Reiki: Ancient Roots – Modern Science – Profound Results – Energencia

A  gentle and non-invasive natural healing system,  the use of touch to convey warmth, serenity, love, caring and healing, through the channelling of energy to enhance a person’s own life force Ancient Roots In the Eastern view the body is regarded as a dynamic energy system, and like many other healing modalities, Reiki aims to …