Why choose Tai Chi?
Moving like a flowing stream in a continuous, uninterrupted motion, you will learn to perform a set of both slow and forceful body flexing gestures whilst you perform refined, deep breathing in harmony with your movements. You will experience greatly improved physical functioning, improved mental focus, a wonderful sense of harmony, balance and well-being, and a calmer sense of mind, a sense of place and of a growing awareness of true energy within.
Many of our students have chronic medical problems and unlike some exercise regimes, the Tai Chi program can be tailored to help those in need of life-enhancing benefits. These benefits include relief from arthritis and joint pain or assistance with Asthma management and many other chronic medical conditions.
International research has demonstrated that Tai Chi creates a physical sense of balance and completeness, so you will feel better. Your metabolism will improve, your heart and lungs will function better, your digestion and circulation will improve and your bones, muscles and joints will strengthen. Tai Chi is a fantastic form of gentle exercise that works your entire body. You’ll increase your flexibility and gain strength whilst losing weight.
Face your daily challenges and pressures with positive energy! Tai Chi’s rhythmic movements activate the central nervous system achieving mental relaxation and stress reduction resulting in a calming sense of well-being — a proven factor in reducing depression, digestive problems and immunity disorders. It helps you focus your outlook and be more positive.
Sleep Better One of the many benefits is deeper, more rewarding sleep. When perform Tai Chi, it will bring your mind and body alignment with nature as one in balance. Lots of TCFA students experienced its benefit in sleep and told us: “I slept like baby after Tai Chi”.
Combat Age Related Health Problems By opening your body’s “pathways”, Tai Chi combats the effect of aging. Nothing aged you more than sickness. When practise Tai Chi, you are required to calm your mind, relax your body to achieve absolutely yin and yang balanced condition. Once you have achieved metabolism control with Tai Chi; it can slow down the process of aging and prevent age related health problems.
Fight Disease and Medical Problems Both history and modern technology has approved that Tai Chi is not only relaxing, it helps healing diabetes, high blood pressure, migraine, liver problems, stomach problems, depression to arthritis — Tai Chi is a gentle way of fighting many common ailments.
Better Concentration and Memory When performing Tai Chi, you are required to focus your mind in a calm condition to direct your body coordination. You have to use both left and right part of your brain to complete the procedure of circling. This reveals another of Tai Chi’s great benefits. Fantastic for Aged or Those in Recovery Process Because of Tai Chi’s gentle yet empowering influence on the body, it is a proven technique for the elderly to keep fit and improve their health and well-being. For those recovering from an accident or surgery it is a stunning aid to recovery.