Embrace Healthy Longevity with Qigong Exercise
Discover the Power of Qigong for Older Adults For older adults living in communities, finding alternative and complementary methods to improve healthy longevity and quality of life is essential. Qigong,…
A Master Finds Ways to Harmonize Tai Chi/Qigong and Yoga
Mike Taylor, a Tai Chi & Qigong Master Instructor certified by ATCQA, started his journey with these two healing arts at a young age, learning from his grandfather, a Captain…
Effects of Bafa Wubu and He-Style Tai Chi on Physical Fitness of Overweight Male University Students
A study performed by Chinese and Thai scientists and published in January by the journal Public Library of Science One aimed to compare the effects of 12-week Bafa Wubu Tai…
How Tai Chi Helps the Well-being of Older People
The journal BMC geriatrics reported a new study that investigated the effects of Tai Chi exercise on subjective well-being in older people. The participants were randomly assigned to an experimental…
Holistic Frailty Prevention: The Promise of Tai Chi and Yoga
Aging is characterized by fundamental cellular and molecular hallmarks that result in physiologic decline of most body systems. This may culminate in frailty, a state of decreased reserve. Because frailty…
Tai Chi and Other Mind-Body Practice for Family Caregivers’ Subjective Well-Being
Informal caregiving has been associated with higher stress and lower levels of subjective well-being. Mind-body practices including yoga, Tai Chi, and Pilates also incorporate stress-reducing activities. A joint study by…