What are the benefits of practicing Tai Chi?
For those individuals primarily interested in improving their health, suppleness, strength, relaxation and mental calmness and focus, Tai Chi is the consummate exercise system which has proven effective in this regard for hundreds of years. Through the slow movements of the forms and other subsets of practice, the Tai Chi practitioner focuses on correct posture, rooting, breath, flexibility, relaxation, linkage, mind/body connection, energy yielding and attachment, and a centered, focused, calm and “awake” state of mind. With consistent practice over time, this training results in a healthy, strong, flexible, relaxed, energized and focused mind and body. For those people attracted to the benefits and enjoyment of martial arts training, Tai Chi also excels. Its effectiveness is based on the concept of “yin and yang” which represents an every changing balance between soft, yielding, and redirecting principles and relaxed applications of force through rooted and whole body integrated move
