Tai Chi for Beginners

Tai Chi for Beginners

[Last Updated: June 29th 2013]



Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese tradition that promotes serenity through gentle, flowing movements, a focused manner by deep breathing, which helps reduce stress and anxiety. It also helps increase flexibility and balance.

It was originally developed for self-defense and evolved into a graceful form of exercise that’s now used for stress reduction and a variety of other health conditions, since it is also described as meditation in motion. The practice of Tai Chi is highly recommended for people who are quitting smoking, as it decreases stress.

Tai Chi is a noncompetitive, self-paced system of gentle physical exercise and stretching. Each posture flows into the next without pause, ensuring that your body is in constant motion, similar as what you see in yoga and has many positive benefits for your body and soul such as:

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• Decreased stress and anxiety
• Increased aerobic capacity
• Increased energy and stamina
• Increased flexibility, balance and agility
• Increased muscle strength and definition
• Enhance quality of sleep
• Enhance the immune system
• Lower cholesterol levels and blood pressure
• Improve joint pain
• Improve symptoms of congestive heart failure
• Improve overall well-being in older adults

This exercise has low Impact and puts minimal stress on muscles and joints, making it generally safe for all ages and fitness levels and can be done anywhere, outdoor or indoor.

While you may get some benefit from a 12-week tai chi class, you may enjoy greater benefits if you continue tai chi for the long term and become more skilled.

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Tai Chi for Beginners 02 “Balance and Flow”

Tai Chi for Beginners 02 “Balance and Flow”

Tai Chi Chuan is about balance and flow. In this episode we’ve added the following Tai Chi Chaun movement patterns: “Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg,” “Wave Hands like Clouds,” and “Repulse Monkey.” An emphasis is placed on increasing balance and flow throughout the movements. To learn more from Dr. Daniel Hoover, DC, LAc, MH, please visit his website at SOHMA.org.

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Tai Chi For Beginners - Jet Li Introduces

Tai Chi For Beginners - Jet Li Introduces

In this video, Jet Li introduces the Online Academy, a systematic and revolutionary approach to learning Tai Chi for beginners, as well as mindfulness and meditation techniques to help you relax your mind and bring more balance into your life.

This program is perfect for teaching Tai Chi for beginners with it's principles based step by step approach. You will learn all the fundamental principles of Tai Chi. It is also a very valuable resource for more advanced students who want a better grasp of the concepts and principles in Tai Chi.

With the Taiji Zen Online Academy, you will learn the complete art of Tai Chi Chuan. Whether you are a beginner or a more advanced Tai Chi student, you will benefit from this program. The videos teach you the core principles of Tai Chi Chuan and the training manuals provide much information on background, theory and in-depth explanations of the movements. Each level (duan or 段) introduces incrementally more complex concepts, principles and partner practices.

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Tai Chi for Beginners - Commencement

Tai Chi for Beginners - Commencement

In this Tai Chi for beginners video, Tai Chi Master Bruce Frantzis explains how to lengthen the spine in commencement. This tai chi video is part of Bruce's Tai Chi for Beginners program which teaches a mini Wu style Tai Chi form.

Go to http://www.taichimastery.com to get a 47 page report on the 8 energies of Tai Chi.

Learn the terminology for the movements associated with tai chi.

You will also learn the proper way to do these movements and the why behind them.

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Tai Chi for Arthritis Wall Chart

Tai Chi for Arthritis Wall Chart

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This large wall chart outlines the Tai Chi for Arthritis movements with photos and descriptions. It is a useful resource for individuals or for instructors to place in a prominent position for students' easy reference.

Dimensions: 23in x 33in (841mm x 594mm)

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Tai Chi Exercises in a Chair

Tai Chi Exercises in a Chair

Several tai chi exercises can be done in a chair. It’s important to sit in the proper position for your exercises and to use a chair without arms. Sit forward and keep your back straight. Keep your legs at a 90-degree angle to the ground. You might have your knees slightly lower than your hips. This encourages your back to stay straight.

Gather Chi from the Side

Hold your palms in front of you at the level of your lower abdomen. This is called Dan Tien. Breathe steadily in as you open your arms out at waist level, similar to a pair of swing doors. Your palms can turn down or outward as you open. Try to open to about 90 degrees to the front, but stop opening if you become uncomfortable. Turn your palms so they face forward. Breathe out steadily as you bring them back in. Pause with your hands. Let your mind dwell here, advises the Beat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome website, before repeating. Do eight to 40 repetitions.

Touch the Sky With Your Palms

Put both hands in your lap with palms facing up. Inhale and slowly let your hands float up to chest level. Gradually turn your palms out. Turn them to face the sky. Stretch until you are fully extended. However, do not strain and keep your elbows bent slightly. Exhale and relax your arms out and down to your sides. Go back to the beginning position. Do this five to 10 times, advises Domingo Colon in his book, “Senior’s Tai Chi Workout: Improve Balance, Strength and Flexibility.”

Move Chi Up and Down

Start with your palms at Dan Tien. Have your middle fingers one to two inches apart. Breathe in as you turn your palms up and lift your hands in a line straight up the front of your body. When your arms and elbows are level, turn your palms down. Exhale and bring your hands back down in a straight line, ending in Dan Tien Rotate your wrists so your palms face up again. Repeat, doing eight to 40 of these sequential movements, advises the Beat CFS website.

Begin with your hands at Dan Tien. Turn your palms up. Bring them up the front of your body to your neck. Have palms facing your throat and tuck your right thumb into the right palm. Close your other fingers to form a loose fist. Meanwhile, turn your head to look 90 degrees to the left. Also extend your left hand at shoulder height. Keep your fingers up and your palm pushing out toward the left. Do not let the left arm lock or get tense. Your posture will resemble an archer’s. Turn both of your palms to face forward and turn your head to face front. Extend your right arm to the side. Breathe in and bring your arms in toward the center, keeping them at shoulder. This draws chi in to area of the center of the throat. Repeat this exercise on the other side. Do as many repetitions as it is comfortable to do. Make sure you do an even number on each side. Bring your hands down from the throat to Dan Tien when you finish your set of repetitions, advises the Beat CFS Website.

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Tai Chi Exercises for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Tai Chi Exercises for Rheumatoid Arthritis

I f you have rheumatoid arthritis symptoms, tai chi exercises are a great way to stay physically active while improving mobility and balance. Find out why tai chi is so beneficial and try movements specially selected for people with RA...

During a flare-up of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms, pain and fatigue make exercise the last thing you want to do.

But one workout – a traditional Chinese practice called tai chi – is gentle enough to do even with aching, swollen joints, says Daniel Arkfeld, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine and director of rheumatology education at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Tai chi is a safe way to stretch and strengthen muscles and de-stress your mind, Dr. Arkfeld says. And the slow, gentle movements are so easy on the body that most rheumatoid arthritis patients can practice them, he notes.

“Patients are able to participate even with advanced cases of the disease,” he says.

Rheumatoid arthritis patients who did tai chi exercises for at least eight to 10 weeks felt significant improvement in their range of motion, especially in the hips, knees and ankle joints, according to a 2010 research analysis by the Cochrane Database of Systemic Reviews, a nonprofit British scientific organization. They also had a 35% lower risk of falls than those who didn’t do the exercises.

Tai chi also improved mood and reduced depression, the studies found.

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