How does Tai Chi Chuan promote health?
If practiced properly, every movement of Tai Chi Chuan is a training of body, breath and mind. Body, breath (energy) and mind (spirit), known as jing, qi and shen, are the “three treasures” of every person. If any one of these treasures are not in order, he (or she) becomes sick, leading to physical, functional or mental illness. While conventional western medicine separates physical ailments from mental problems, and is often undecided over functional disorders (such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, asthma and cancer), the Chinese approach health care and disease treatment holistically. In Chinese medical philosophy, health and illness belong to the same continuum; health is when the three treasures operate naturally, illness when one or more of them are out of order. Practicing Tai Chi Chuan promotes good posture and balance thus reducing problems caused by bad posture such as backache , falling over etc. It exercises all the joints and stretches the tendons and ligaments thus h
