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How tai chi helps overcome stress and trauma

One of tai chi’s benefits is helping us overcome stress and traumatic ordeals. It is a movement practice that can allow us to feel centered and calm. Benefits of Group Tai Chi Tai chi can be done with a group or individually and is often taught in groups with others. The group energy helps us to compose ourselves. Practicing taiji with others brings a unity and togetherness which is experienced both individually and as a collective. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk,… Read More »How tai chi helps overcome stress and trauma

Dr Helen Didcott on Tai Chi and Healing in today’s world

Dr Helen Didcott says she tries to keep herself balanced through Tai Chi, which she has practiced for 20 years, many of those years as a student of Mings Martial Arts Academy.  She shares in this podcast about “Healing in today’s world” about the similarities between tai chi and homeopathy; and it’s benefits, like how it helps us find balance, peace, and an awareness of our body and it’s energies, from the macroscopic to the microscopic. (skip ahead to around the 23 minutes mark,… Read More »Dr Helen Didcott on Tai Chi and Healing in today’s world

sleeping after tai chi

Tai chi helps you sleep better

Poor sleep is known to have an impact on your health, as well as your productivity. A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry (November 2015) has shown that the Chinese exercise technique of tai chi, and cognitive behavioural therapy, have been shown to reduce both inflammation and insomnia. Read about the full study here. And to learn more about how Mings Martial Arts’ Tai Chi lessons can help you to sleep better, come and try a complimentary first session and speak… Read More »Tai chi helps you sleep better