News & Updates

This reprint from Harvard Magazine surveys the growth and benefits of this ancient art for both mind and body.  Catherine Kerr, an instructor at Harvard Medical School describes the experience of practicing taijiquan (tai chi) as having stronger legs, being more alert, more focused, and more relaxed.  It improves her mood all around.  To read the entire article download here.

Harvard Health has given an overview of the art of Taijiquan (Tai Chi) and its particular benefits for women.  It is an excellent read for all that shows how taiji can reduce the negative effects of aging and provide a beneficial activity that can be practiced for the rest of ones life. To download the entire article download here.

A recent report from the Mayo Clinic goes into considerable depth on the benefits of these internal arts.   Find the article from this link http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2009-mchi/5492.html

As U.S. health care costs rise and as the public takes a fresh look at greater personal participation in the process of one’s own care, interest in Qigong has risen.  Read the entire article here.

Prevention magazine reports in its December issue that practicing Tai Chi a week before your flu shot can boost its effectiveness by as much as 17%.  The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois.  Another study, this one at the University of Shanghai, showed that when women aged 55 to 65 practiced tai chi for an hour 4 times a week levels of two different disease-fighting cells jump by nearly 32% over 4 months.

In this Johns Hopkins Medicine article Steffany Haaz MFA, a professional choreographer, certified movement analysis (CMA), registered yoga teacher (RYT) and Research Coordinator with the Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center will demystify yoga for arthritis patients and their providers.      http://www.hopkins-arthritis.org/patient-corner/disease-management/yoga.html