Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

Thanks to you all who bothered to reply or add your views on the health benifits of tai chi. Unions in the UK are now teaching that stewards or reps should take up tai chi as a active form of stress management. Courses are being run, to generate the interest in tai chi. I think this can only be of b...

Micheal,
You may find the following site of some use in your search for articales on tai chi and depression.

www.findtaichi.com/resourcelib.html

Hope you are successful,

Good luck

Don't I know this problem, I eat 3 pieces of fruit each day, and I try to include a couple of pieces of freshly prepared veg. as well. However I do still snack and eat junk food although I must admit I don,t do it as often as I used to. Try the fruit You should find that the natural sugars will incr...

Thanks Blues, I will certainly hit the site you mentioned, and give it a go. The set I have been working on is the "Eight pieces of brocade." and it works for me, so I thought I may as well try any sets that have been recommended by others. Thanks once more for pointing me in the right dir...

If you were able to give only one piece of advice to a new pupil, what would it be?

Hi,
Just to let you that thanks to the wife I now have a new class and instructor.

The thoughts expressed have all been very interesting, as to my own ideas on the "first rule of self defence" it has to be. Assess, Control, Defuse. There is no point in discussing the best stance, blocking move etc. unless you can control a situation, control is does not mean pinning some...

Thought you all might like to know that at a recent trade union education weekend run by the UK union UNISON on stress, a session on the benefits of TC was introduced for the first time. The course was invited to take part and afterwards they disscussed how TC could be used to reduce workplace stres...

Hi Blues, I was glad to see others have experienced stress reduction through TC as well. I didnt know if I was just going through a new age phase. I was interested in hearing you use a Luohan 18 palms of Bhudda, I admit I have no idea what this is so I would be grateful if you could reccomend some r...

It may be of interest to open a section on the effects of regular practise on stress levels. While i have only been practising for a very short time, my colleagues at work have noticed that i no longer get as worked up over small incidents. One even commented that she was scared of the person i was ...

I have recently completed a 10 evening class (shortform) and i am keen to further my studies. However due to the English education system, due to lack of numbers the second 10 week term was cancelled. I am looking for a club/class or instructor in the NE of England. if anyone can help i would be gra...