Mind, Body and Spirit, according to Tai Chi We all reach a time in life when we want to make changes and I was no exception. Having turned 50 and feeling pretty burnt out after 25 years of running a company, I had some health problems. I was looking for something to ease a rather battered mind, body and spirit. 
Having watched people doing the slow and graceful Tai Chi movements in the park I became curious and started to find out more. They say that Tai Chi is always something you find when you are looking for change because in practising Tai Chi it starts a process of positive change and that's why we are attracted to it.
My first search on the web offered a staggering 7,100,000 documents, that's 14 years reading at a minute a page! I had never realised how popular it was or why. Everywhere I looked there was one consistent theme, namely, the benefits that practising Tai Chi offered to young and old alike.
The benefits include:
Improved posture, flexibility and balance,
better recovery rates from illness, injury and surgery,
more energy and better sleep patterns,
stress management, boosting the immune system,
counteracting the effects of aging and even lowering blood pressure.
Initially, I was sceptical but the more I read the more it became obvious that the claims must be genuine since they were universal. This was spooky. Everything on my wish list for making a positive change to my life seemed to be available via Tai Chi. So, the next step was to find a teacher. |
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