How does Taiji promote health?
If practiced properly, every movement of Taiji is a training of body, energy and mind. Body, energy and mind, known as jing, qi and shen, are the “three treasures” of every person. If any one of these treasures are not in order, the person 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 occurs when one or more of them are out of order.
