By Steven Sonmore L. Ac., on April 18th, 2008 Would you like to easily build leg strength without running a marathon PLUS improve your posture, balance, and coordination? Here’s your chance to learn Tai Chi and Qi Gong exercises to relieve stress and strengthen your immune system. No experience is necessary because each form will be divided into separate exercises that are easy to learn. Using smooth flowing postures and deep breathing, Tai Chi (combination of Yang and Sun style) and Qi Gong improves flexibility and strengthens joints to alleviate pain. Learn how these dynamic exercises will enhance your life energy according to Chinese medicine principles. Register today. We are going to limit the number of students to assure a fantstic class. This is a preview of New Tai Chi and Qigong Classes, Minneapolis, MN – starting 5/10/08 . Read the full post (228 words, estimated 55 secs reading time)By Steven Sonmore L. Ac., on April 17th, 2008 World Tai Chi and Qigong Day is an annual healing event that has subtly spread across the planet since 1999. Millions worldwide have experienced the healing benefits of Tai Chi & Qigong. Many who have felt the profound stress management benefits of these ancient tools and realized what they offer have come together to share that awareness with society at large when our world needs it the most. Celebrations take place in sixty nations and several hundred cities. Mass Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong exhibitions will be taking place in many cities. This is a preview of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day – TENTH ANNIVERSARY Sat., April, 26th, 2008 . Read the full post (549 words, estimated 2:12 mins reading time)By Bill Douglas, on April 16th, 2008 According to a twenty-year study by Kaiser Permanente, between seventy and eighty-five percent of illness is caused by stress, meaning that in the U.S. alone stress is costing us about one-trillion dollars per year in healthcare costs. Since most absenteeism is due to stress, US business is losing upwards of $300 billion per year. On a more personal level, it is disturbing to realize that aging is accelerated by stress, and stress is a growing issue with all of us. Studies show that change is stressful, even “good” change. So as we computer jockeys settle into the saddle of a new age of rapidly changing information, we need an edge that can help us stay healthy, sane, “younger” and more vibrant, even as we are often at the very center of the hurricane of modern change, such as keeping up with new hardware and software. This is a preview of Burn Calories, Dump Stress, Boost Immune Function – Without Sweating? . Read the full post (986 words, estimated 3:57 mins reading time) | Schedule an AppointmentTo Inquire or Schedule an Appointment Call 612-866-4000 Minneapolis Acupuncture Blog | |