“It integrates slow, intentional movements with breathing and cognitive skills like imagery,” he says. The result: Enhanced fitness without breaking a sweat. In a nutshell, tai chi is an ideal ...

“Tai chi introduces slow, gentle, repetitive movements, with breathing integrated with body awareness, mental focus, imagery, and visualization,” he says. Read on to discover how tai chi may ...

Here’s a quick tai chi imagery exercise to try anytime you start to feel unstable. Take a few slow, deep breaths. Feel your feet on the ground. Imagine your feet growing deep roots like a tree’s.

Tai chi began more recently than that, but is still considered to be an ancient practice because it was started by a Taoist monk who lived around 1300 AD. It's also something still many ...

Tai chi has a long and storied history of helping people calm their minds, increase their balance and flexibility, and ...

Tai chi, a type of Chinese martial art, can help lower blood pressure more than cardio like running. The calming effect of tai chi may make it more effective, according to researchers. The low ...

Tai chi, a traditional, slow-moving form of Chinese martial art, is known to increase flexibility and improve balance. Now, new research suggests it's better than more vigorous aerobic exercises ...

A new study finds that tai chi is better than conventional aerobic exercise at lowering blood pressure in middle-aged people with prehypertension. Tai chi is a traditional form of Chinese martial ...

Moving meditation—that's how Dr. Aihan Khun describes the ancient Chinese practice of Tai Chi. Kuhn owns Sarasota's Tai Chi and Qi Gong Healing Institute and says she has seen vast ...

Tai Chi, the Chinese martial art that involves sequences of very slow controlled movements, may curb the symptoms and complications of Parkinson’s disease for several years, reveals research ...

The Tai Chi group also saw fewer complications from the disease. For example, the rate of dyskinesia, the tremor-like movements associated with Parkinson's, was 1.4% versus 7.5% in the control group.

Tai chi may help slow down the symptoms of Parkinson's disease for several years, a Chinese study suggests. Those who practised the martial art twice a week had fewer complications and better ...