Tai Chi for Busy Moms – Part Two

20. November 2009 · 2 comments · Categories: Mommy Care, Tai Chi · Tags: , ,
Tai Chi for Busy Moms – Part Two
The benefits that Tai Chi practice will bring to you are not just for yourself. The people around you will benefit too.
Tai Chi, practiced with an open heart, with patience, understanding and compassion will allow you to better interact with 
your children, spouse, and other people close or not so close.
By definition, being an internal martial art – that is not relying on muscles and bones solely – Tai Chi will reveal to you 
many aspects of life and will let you make discoveries on your self.
The fact that stress will be greatly reduced, if not completly elliminated will become just a side effect; the much better ballance 
that you will have, the stronger and limber body, the increased lung capacity, and “joint health”, the better mind focus, 
all just make a nice picture that Tai Chi can paint for you.
And don’t just take my word for it, check it out for yourself, see how Tai Chi people in their senectute years are doing.
You might be tempted to observe that you are young or very young and that Tai Chi is apparently for older more health 
challanged people.
Then I will tell you that you are in luck to have been able to discover it at such an early age. Hurry up and start practicing, 
you will reap even more benefits, you will have more time to practice, you will avoid mistakes others have done.
Hey that makes you smarter, doesn’t it?
Ultimately, Tai Chi is a martial art, and although at the begining women were not allowed to study for the fear of transmitting 
the secret art to outsiders, by marriage, there were and are formidable women martial artists out there.
You can become a real good martial artist through Tai Chi.
While it depends on you how you approach Tai Chi, you will benefit from it regardless of the path.
So, go ahead and give it a try.

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Today’s post is by dkM’s Tai Chi enthusiast, Sorin.  Check out Part One of Tai Chi for Busy Moms if you haven’t read it yet! And make sure to try Tai Chi by watching the videos below. You may be on the verge of a new and beneficial hobby!

759478_tai_chiThe benefits that Tai Chi practice will bring to you are not just for yourself. The people around you will benefit too. Tai Chi, practiced with an open heart, with patience, understanding and compassion will allow you to better interact with your children, spouse, and other people close or not so close. By definition, being an internal martial art – that is, not relying on muscles and bones solely – Tai Chi will reveal to you many aspects of life and will let you make discoveries about yourself. 

The fact that stress will be greatly reduced, if not completely eliminated will become just a side effect; the much better balance that you will have, the stronger and more limber body, the increased lung capacity and joint health, the better mind focus, all makes for a nice picture that Tai Chi can paint for you. And don’t just take my word for it, check it out for yourself. See how Tai Chi people in their senectute years are doing. You might be tempted to say that you are young or very young and that Tai Chi is apparently for older more health-challenged people. Then I will tell you that you are in luck to have been able to discover it at such an early age. Hurry up and start practicing, you will reap even more benefits, you will have more time to practice, and you will avoid mistakes others have done. Hey, that makes you smarter, doesn’t it? 

Ultimately, Tai Chi is a martial art, and although at the begining women were not even allowed to study for the fear of transmitting the secret art to outsiders, there were and are formidable women martial artists out there. You can become a good martial artist through Tai Chi. While it depends on you how you approach Tai Chi, you will benefit from it regardless of the path. So, go ahead and give it a try!

Tai Chi for Busy Moms

29. October 2009 · 2 comments · Categories: Tai Chi · Tags: ,

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Today’s article is written by dkM’s very own Tai Chi enthusiast and instructor, Sorin. To read more of his reviews and to keep up on future articles, check in on our Tai Chi Category in the right-hand column.

Recently, the commission of writing on Tai Chi and busy moms has been 
entrusted to me by the very busy mom that Diane Kidman is.
I found it challenging so I accepted it.
I say challenging because I’m not a mom, I’m a father, and then for me, Tai Chi was
a definite attraction and then a continuous adventure and self discovery.
What could that have to do with a busy mom?
Maybe you’ve heard it or not, Tai Chi is good for stress. Among other very important benefits,
it can really help you deal with a variety of stresses caused by the job, daily chores, life in general.
It depends on you however, to make it work. The more you invest in it, time and exercise, the more you get out of it.
Time you say? Yes I’m afraid so. Just like any other good thing out there, it’s definitely not a quick fix.
I’m saying this because I don’t want you to just jump into it hoping that in a month you’ll get it done.
This is a commitment.
So, if you give it regular practice, the results will be astonishing, and I can see you giving yourself an imaginary slap
to the had.
Now, what exactly is Tai Chi?
T’ai Chi (Ch’uan) means The Grand Ultimate (Fist). It is a martial art and then a healing and longevity art. Or viceversa, 
depending on which you prefer.
Several styles are practiced, Yang, Chen, Wu, Sun; The Yang style seems to be the most wide spread at this time, in America.
Now, there are a lot of materials in various media formats to help you in practicing Tai Chi.
Do not assume you can learn it from those materials. You should start by finding a school or a teacher – with some practice 
history and observe a session or two and then decide if this is for you. Then you can buy related materials to help you with your
practice.
From there on the road is yours to take. The 1000 miles journey begins with the first step.

taichi-1Recently, the commission of writing on Tai Chi and busy moms has been entrusted to me by the very busy mom that Diane Kidman is. I found it challenging so I accepted it. I say challenging because I’m not a mom, I’m a father; and then for me, Tai Chi was a definite attraction from the beginning, later becoming a continuous adventure in self discovery. What could that have to do with a busy mom?

Maybe you’ve heard Tai Chi is good for stress. Among other very important benefits, it can really help you deal with a variety of stresses caused by the job, raising children, daily chores, life in general. It depends on you, however, to make it work. The more you invest in it, time and exercise, the more you get out of it. Time you say? Yes I’m afraid so. Just like any other good thing out there, it’s definitely not a quick fix. I’m saying this because I don’t want you to just jump into it hoping that in a month you’ll get it done. This is a commitment. So, if you give it regular practice, the results will be astonishing, and I can see you giving yourself an imaginary pat on the back.

Now, what exactly is Tai Chi? T’ai Chi (Ch’uan) means The Grand Ultimate (Fist). It is a martial art and then a healing and longevity art. Or vice versa, depending on which you prefer. Several styles are practiced: Yang, Chen, Wu, Sun. The Yang style seems to be the most wide spread in America at this time. Now, there are a lot of materials in various media formats to help you in practicing Tai Chi, but don’t assume you can learn it from those materials alone. You should start by finding a reputable school or a teacher with some practice history, and ask to observe a session or two before deciding if this is for you. Then you can buy related materials to help you with your practice. From there on the road is yours to take. The 1000 mile journey begins with the first step.