Tai Chi

Army Veteran strengthens his mindfulness and awareness by adding Tai Chi classes to his personal health care plan.

Even a simple, seated Tai Chi practice can enhance your relaxation, focus, balance, and strength! When your to-do list feels like a runaway train, take 10 minutes to pause, breath, and reset with Dr. Cynthia Mealer in this week’s #LiveWholeHealth Series!

It feels good on those days when your body and mind are in sync! Some people say, “I’m just going with the flow,” or “I’m in the zone today.” There is a way to make this flow of life happen more often and Tai Chi can help you achieve this.

Would you like to move into the new year in a new way? With the holiday season ending and a new year starting, there is no better time than now to get moving into a Tai Chi practice. Tai Chi can bring many gifts into your life, and you can practice it daily in just 15 minutes!

We know the Whole Health approach is successful when Veterans achieve outcomes they never even imagined.

Tai Chi offers a very gentle way to get the blood flowing and it is something you can do at home. If standing movement is not available to you, Tai Chi can also be done in a chair.

When we have aches and pains, we often notice our body “talking” to us. This Tai Chi basic moves practice helps with those aches and pains before they begin.

Balance. Inner peace. Physical and emotional health. These are some of the possible benefits of a regular Tai Chi practice.

Tai Chi is a simple mind/body practice, and these warm-ups enhance relaxation, calm and focus the mind, improve sleep, posture, strength, flexibility and balance.

Yoga classes increase Veterans' range of motion, improve blood circulation and muscle strength, increase flexibility and improve balance.

Research has shown a holistic approach to be effective for chronic pain, post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety and more.

The Tai Chi cloud hands movement form is a common postural exercise to relax the neck and shoulders, and increase blood flow within the body.