Those who are new to tai chi may well not realise that there are several different styles, some of which can look and feel very different. At the end of the day, if the style is taught well, the benefits are pretty much the same but you may want to spend some time investigating … Continue reading History and Benefits of Chen Tai Chi
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You can do it anywhere No need to pack a gym bag, or wear any special clothing, you don’t need to get in your car, or on a bus to go to a place to train all of the time. Just a little floor space is all you need (or even just a chair, if … Continue reading 5 Reasons Tai Chi is the Perfect Resolution This Year
Diabetes awareness and helping those living with the condition remain healthy and in control is something which I personally feel very passionate about. My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 (insulin dependent) diabetes when she was 7 years old and despite being a very difficult time for her and the whole family (she’d been … Continue reading Tai Chi and Diabetes
What is Parkinson’s? The NHS sites the three prominent symptoms of Parkinson’s as being ‘an involuntary shaking of particular parts of the body (tremor), slow movement, as well as stiff and inflexible muscles’. From these main indicators spring a multitude of further complications - physical and psychological - which can have a detrimental effect on … Continue reading Tai Chi and Parkinson’s
This blog post is reproduced from our sister site White Crane Online - where you can learn Tai Chi, Qigong and Meditation online... Whilst Tai Chi is a wonderful activity to integrate into your life, there are – apparently – other things that people enjoy doing – so I am told! 🙂 For many … Continue reading Benefits of Cross Training in Tai Chi
We all know that feeling of being overwhelmed by the break-neck speed of life, and the stresses and strains that are thrown at us in the process. If you are balancing a family with a career, the pace can be unrelenting, leaving us desperately seeking ways to put the brakes on and decompress. There are … Continue reading New Blog: 10 Health Reasons To Practice Tai Chi
We are delighted to announce that White Crane Online is now live! Subscribe as a Bronze level member to the site and you can learn gigong and meditation, as well as follow stretching and mobility routines for free. High quality Tai Chi tutorials have for far too long been unavailable on the web but now … Continue reading Learn Tai Chi Online
You're never too young - or too old - to start Tai Chi. Here's one of our most dedicated students, Cosima Bentley, performing the first few moves from one of the Tai Chi forms we teach here at WCA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pop5KqRIvWY
Here's a blog post I recently wrote for http://www.thealternativehealthcare.com We are woken up in the mornings and reach for our phones, checking messages and updates – the TV goes on to watch the morning news, weather and traffic updates. The drive or commute to work is spent listening to the radio, reading the … Continue reading Becoming Grounded for Tai Chi