Why T’ai Chi

Through practicing T’ai Chi, we learn to yield when facing adversity.  As the body gradually learns to soften and yield, the mind follows to become more open and flexible.  The mind is then unhindered by memories of the past and mystery of the future events.  This is truly a more “natural state” of mind.

There are many empirical research conducted by the universities and other reputable organisations around the globe in effectiveness of T’ai Chi in maintaining and balancing a good physical and mental health.

Research

1. The Therapeutic Benefit of Taichi by Wisconsin Medical Journal 2006 - A systematic review of reports on the physical and psychological of Taichi on various chronic medical conditions
2. With slow movements as fluid as silk, the gentle Chinese practice of Tai Chi seems tailor-made for easing sore joints and muscles - Arthritis Today
3. T'ai Chi Prevents Falls, Boosts Mental Health in Seniors But the gentle form of exercise doesn't relieve symptoms of cancer, arthritis, researchers find, 17 May 2011
4. A Randomized Clinical Trial of Alternative Stress Management Interventions in Persons With HIV Infection - Virginia Commonwealth University, June 2008
5. Meditation Practices for Health: State of the Research - Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, June 2007
6. Taichi - Natural Standard Research Collaboration, March 2007
7. Change in perceived psychosocial status following a 12-week Tai Chi exercise programme, August 2005
8. Researchers Find that T'ai Chi Relieves Knee Osteoarthritis - November, 2009
9. The Effect of Tai Chi Quan and Computerized Balance Training on Postural Stability in Older Subjects - Physical Therapy, April, 1997
10. Community-based group exercise improves balance and reduces falls in at-risk older people: a randomised controlled trial - Oxford Journals - Age and Aging 2003
11. Health benefits of Tai Chi exercise: improved balance and blood pressure in middle-aged women - Oxford Journals - Health Promotion International, March 2004
12. Tai Chi as an Adjunct to Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Training , Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation - March/April 2003
13. The Influence of Intense Tai Chi Training on Physical Performance and Hemodynamic Outcomes in Transitionally Frail, Older Adults , The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences - 2006
14. Effects of T'ai Chi on Balance , Archives of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery - November 1999
15. For more medical research, visit William CC Chen's website
16. Medical X-Plain Library This is an excellent website to keep and read
17. U.S. National Library of Medicine Another excellent website to keep and read
    
18. Meditation found to increase brain size By William J. Cromie, Harvard News Office, 2006
19. De-clutter your mind Mindfulness is a new, mysticism-free meditation technique that Americans are using to chase away the stresses of daily life. And experts believe it can also help us beat depression - for good. Jane Feinmann reports, 2005
20. Selective Bibliography of Scientific Papers a range of peer-reviewed scientific papers on various aspects of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction
21. Prescribing Tai Chi for Fibromyalgia - Are We There Yet? By: Gloria Y. Yeh, M.D., M.P.H., Ted J. Kaptchuk, and Robert H. Shmerling, M.D. 2010
22. A Randomized Trial of Tai Chi for Fibromyalgia, By: Chenchen Wang, M.D., M.P.H., Christopher H. Schmid, Ph.D., Ramel Rones, B.S., Robert Kalish, M.D., Janeth Yinh, M.D., Don L. Goldenberg, M.D., Yoojin Lee, M.S., and Timothy McAlindon, M.D., M.P.H.