Way back in 2003, the Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine’s Oct. 9th issue reported a study finding that Tai Chi “could decrease blood pressure and results in favorable lipid profile changes and improve subjects’ anxiety status. Therefore, Tai Chi could be used as an alternative modality in treating patients with mild hypertension, with a promising economic effect.” This study laid out a way to save our society, perhaps billions of dollars annually, and possibly save some patients with mild chronic hypertension the potential negative side effects of chronic lifelong medication. However, this largely hasn’t occurred.
Do you want to energize and recharge your body and mind this summer? Join us to learn Qi Gong & Tai Chi exercises and breathing movements that relieve stress and strengthen your cardiovascular system. Here are just few subjects that will be covered: * Tai Chi for Liver, Kidneys & Spleen * Qi Gong for High Blood Pressure * Principles of Tai Chi and Qi Gong You will learn to improve your balance, reduce joint pain…feel refreshed…and build a stronger cardiovascular system. This workshop will give you the tools to relax tight muscles, cultivate your vital life energy, reduce tension in your wrists and hands, and build greater leg strength. Learn to empower yourself and take control of your own health. Great news for those rehabilitating from cardiac related illness! And for everyone else! The BBC reported on a US study of 30 patients which found regular Tai Chi classes gave patients better movement and reduced BNP levels, a measure of heart failure. The British Heart Foundation said the study was “excellent news” and Tai Chi could be adopted into treatment programmes in the UK in the future. In fact, another study in The Harvard Women’s Health Watch, reported, “studies support Tai Chi [use] for heart-attack and cardiac-bypass patients, to improve cardio-respiratory function and reduce blood pressure.” While, the Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine reported that Tai Chi “results in favorable lipid profile changes and improve subjects’ anxiety status. Therefore, Tai Chi could be used as an alternative modality in treating patients with mild hypertension, with a promising economic effect.” 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. 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. 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. Tai Chi, a traditional Chinese low-impact mind-body exercise may provide significant health benefits for adults suffering from tension headaches, a new study has found. A team of researchers at University of California, Los Angeles, conducted the study. According to the National Headache Foundation, more than 45 million Americans suffer from chronic headaches, with losses of $50 billion a year to absenteeism and medical expenses and an excess of $4 billion spent on over-the-counter medications. Tension-type headaches, which represent approximately 78% of all headaches, occur either in single episodes or chronically, and are often the result of stress, anxiety, fatigue or anger. I came upon Qi Gong quite late. I was in my 30′s by the time I discovered it. My background had been in youth work so I had developed an interest in counselling and in how our bodies are part of this. I then got interested in western massage which lead me to Zen shiatsu from where I moved on to learning acupuncture and it was then that I finally discovered Qi Gong. As you can see it was a bit of a journey and I arrived with quite a background in other health modalities by the time I came to Qi Gong.  Eliminate Stress, Reduce Pain, and Boost Your Energy with Chinese Qi Gong Health Preservation Association presents an exciting spring workshop in Qigong and Tai Chi with Steven Sonmore, Licensed Acupuncturist, Certified HPA Instructor • Tai Chi for Heart, Lungs & Intestines Improve your balance, reduce joint pain…feel refreshed…build a stronger immune system. You will learn to relax tight muscles, cultivate your vital life energy, reduce tension in your wrists and hands, and build greater leg strength. Learn to empower yourself to take control of your own health. Studies have shown that Qi Gong is beneficial for relieving chronic pain, fatigue and fibromyalgia. In this class you will learn Chinese exercise and meditation to revitalize your energy, reduce stress and relieve pain. People with pain, CF or FM require simple, easy exercise to help their condition. Learn exercises to strengthen your immune system and recharge your internal organs. Even if you do not suffer from any of these conditions you will benefit from this class. Date: 2-6-08 & 2-13-08 |
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Steven Sonmore, LAc is a licensed acupuncturist in Minneapolis, Minnesota with over 20 years experience of health care and pain management.