{"id":4581,"date":"2013-07-25T15:48:20","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T21:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/summit-education.com\/?p=4581"},"modified":"2013-07-25T15:48:20","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T21:48:20","slug":"relaxation-achieved-through-tai-chi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summit-education.com\/blog\/general\/relaxation-achieved-through-tai-chi\/","title":{"rendered":"Relaxation Achieved Through Tai Chi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art with uncertain origins, but is gaining popularity much like yoga.\u00a0 Mary Nell Jackson, a tai chi practitioner in Iowa City, IA, descirbes the art as organic.\u00a0 She says:\u00a0 \u201cMy original thought about it was that it was just so beautiful to watch because it looks like flowing water, or plants in a breeze, and it\u2019s like being that, too.\u00a0 There is something about the movement patterns, something about doing it that makes you feel at one with many other things you see in the natural world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Principles of Tai Chi are becoming used in different types of physical therapy.\u00a0 According to Lori Enloe, former physical therapist and owner of Breath and Balance Tai Chi, the core principles of tai chi translate easily into physical therapy.\u00a0 The core principles are:<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Relaxation: <\/b>Let go of tension, inside and out. Breathe.
\n\u2022 Verticality: <\/b>Stand up straight and lean from your core, rather than your spine.
\n\u2022 Balance: <\/b>Like yin and yang, maintain balance in your limbs and core.
\n\u2022 Slowness:<\/b> Move slowly with intention, purpose and minimal effort.
\n\u2022 Mindfulness:<\/b> Be in the moment. Forget your to-do list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Would you counsider using Tai Chi as a part of your physical therapy program? Share with us here or on Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art with uncertain origins, but is gaining popularity much like yoga.\u00a0 Mary Nell Jackson, a tai chi practitioner in Iowa City, IA, descirbes the art as organic.\u00a0 She says:\u00a0 \u201cMy original thought about it was that it was just so beautiful to watch because it looks like flowing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t