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Tai Chi: The Medical Benefits Sean Zielinski Southern New Hampshire University Tai Chi: The Medical Benefits Tai Chi Ch’uan part of the Shaolin martial arts styles with influential bonds to the Buddhist monasteries, often shortened to Tai Chi, dates back to the 12th century. The ancient Chinese martial arts involves three primary aspects: Health, Meditation, and Martial Arts. Tai Chi, although originally a martial arts, is now mainly practiced today as a form of exercise with a plethora of health benefits. It utilizes breathing, visualization, and movements that work the entire body at once. Tai Chi has been medically proven to substantially aid in the health promotion. Conducting Tai Chi on a regular basis will improve both physical…

Many people would believe that women who are pregnant are protected from depression. However, contrary to the common believe that pregnant are not prone from depression, pregnant women are just as susceptible to depression that those women who are not pregnant. In fact, the risk of depression becomes even higher right after a woman gives birth. According to experts, the postpartum stage has the potential of bringing about that "sadness and madness" state. Women who have history of depression are…

Sometimes people try new things in their lives but they not always end up liking the experience in the beginning. As seen in Connelly’s Touch the Dragon and Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love, Connelly in Thailand and Gilbert in India, both experience different cultures in their lives. Even though both of them experience two different cultures, they struggle similarly as travelers in another nation. Connelly and Gilbert hate the culture of the places they are living in. As time passes, they learn its…

Professor Cheng Man Ching says “ Follow the three treasures, and you do not have to worry about your practice being true.” (54) The three treasures are, the point on the top of the head, the bubbling well, and the TanTian. Professor Ching talks about the importance of these treasures. He say that we can deepen our practice by following the first principle of Tai Chi which is relaxing, and using the three treasures properly in the practice Tai Chi. From my own experience, I found that it is…

Qi gong has been a part of the Chinese medicine health-care system which is a ancient form of martial art, by practicing movement, breathing and meditation these skills have been around for at least 5,000 years (Jwing-Ming, 1989/1997). In the past only, the superior people were allowed to know the secrets of qigong, but since then it has been available for the use of the public to learn and gain its benefits from the positive effect it brings to one’s health and has been recommended for people…

The class is taught by a Tai Chi Instructor with four certifications under the training of a worldwide known practitioner of Tai Chi. My patient is taking classes in Tai Chi for Beginners for Fall Prevention once a week for 45 minutes every Mondays of the week. Each session starts with a classic Chinese music playing for pre-relaxation of the mind while participants start with breathing exercises, 5-minute warm-ups, 35 minutes of review of the forms of Tai Chi, 5 minutes cool down, and one on…

Methodology: The inquiry begins with the term Tai Chi, and 506,657 articles were initially produced. A scanning of several databases were implemented and included the following; PubMed, Medline, The Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), COCHRANE database with Systemic Reviews, and the National Guidelines Clearinghouse, and the American Health Reseach Quality (AHRQ). A brief scanning of these databases were done and viewed for medical practices that were associated…

In Yona Wallach’s poem “Let Them Come” found on page sixty-six from the Collected Poems (1976), Wallach entices her readers with a poem about a woman who is having her last moments but wants her mourners to come and serve her. “Let them come and bring me foods,” this first line implies that she wants someone to serve her the last meal she will eat. The diction used and phrasing techniques lead the reader to believe that she is of importance. Specifically “let them come” as in she was okaying…

Why Positive Thinking Did Not Work for Me Many people believe positive thinking will lead a person to a perfect life; however, it is not completely true as it has its pros and cons. The reason why is because people request for things that they really want without really putting much effort into it and expect everything to fall into place. Today, society has gotten to the point where they make demands to God, and keep waiting to attain the stuff they asked or prayed for. For example, last year…

Sports can have a positive effect on society. They are one of the things that have made me the person I am today. Sports, mostly football and basketball, have shown me how to be a leader, how to stay active, how to persevere no matter how down you are , how it can help people in the community, and the ability to talk to people about the sports I love. Sports have no doubt been an influence for a long time, from ancient times to now. The leadership that comes with sports is a big deal in my…