Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi

Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi 

For mellow movement that helps your heart, try tai chi. 

Don’t be the fall guy. Falls are the greatest health risk for most older adults. 

Tai chi offers similar benefits as conventional exercise.

Best exercise for balance: Tai chi. 

Fibromyalgia: Exercise helps — here’s how to start. Harvard Medical School recommends Tai Chi over aerobic exercise for fibromyalgia.

An Introduction to Tai Chi. A new special health report from Harvard Medical School. 

Tai chi, the winner at warding off falls - Harvard Health.

Easing Ills through Tai Chi. 

Can Tai Chi and Qigong Postures Shape Our Mood? Toward an Embodied Cognition Framework for Mind-Body. Research. PMC5938610. 

A sharper mind: tai chi can improve cognitive function.

Looking for a mellow form of exercise? Try tai chi. 

Qigong Mind-Body Exercise (QMBE) as a Biopsychosocial Therapy for Persistent Post-Surgical Pain in Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study. PMC7050958. 

 The health benefits of tai chi. 

How meditation helps with depression. 

Study suggests tai chi improves life for people with chronic health problems. Harvard Health Publications. 

The balance in healthy aging. Harvard Medical School endorses Tai Chi for the elderly.

A Harvard doctor says these are the best exercises for your body. 

Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density. PMC3004979. 

Even brief periods of movement can reverse the harmful effects of sitting.

Can you boost your memory by walking backward? Walking backwards is a Qigong practice.

Tai chi and chronic pain. 

Protect your bones with tai chi. 

Researchers study tai chi benefits. HARVARD Magazine.

Qigong and Tai Chi Meditation

Mindfulness and meditation are fundamental components of Qigong and Tai Chi.

Mindfulness meditation and relaxation response affect brain differently. The Harvard Gazette: 

Meditation may help you catch mental mistakes - Harvard Health. 

The balance in healthy aging. The Harvard Gazette: 

Regular meditation is more beneficial than vacation. 

Mindfulness meditation may ease anxiety, mental stress. Harvard Health Blog.

Eight weeks to a better brain. 

Harvard Medical School recommends Tai Chi for mobility.

Harvard researchers study what causes falls among elderly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-v5ZPRPI4I

For over 50 years, scientists at the Institute for Aging Research, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, have been studying what causes falls among the elderly, and how to prevent them. According to researchers, one of the most promising interventions is Tai chi, also known as “meditation in motion.” 

NPR Inteview with Dr. Peter Wayne

NPR Coverage: Tai Chi Exercise for Parkinson’s Disease. Harvard Medical School Osher Center Research Director, Dr. Peter Wayne describes how tai chi can help improve balance and strength in older adults, and benefit individuals suffering from the disease.

Osher Center for Integrative Medicine's Research Seminar Series

Tai Chi for Health: Current State of the Research and Challenges Ahead (YouTube 1:09:50). On, April 11, 2013 researchers from across Harvard Medical School came together to share the cutting edge research that is happening relating to Tai Chi. This special edition of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine's Research Seminar Series was held in honor of World Tai Chi and Qigong Day.

Relaxation Response (fundamental to Qigong) cuts health care costs.

Harvard Team Finds 43% Reduction in Use of Health Care Services via Mind-Body Intervention. 

Herbert Benson - The Relaxation Revolution: Enhancing Health Through Mind Body Healing

Understanding the stress response. Chronic activation of this survival mechanism impairs health. The Relaxation Response is one technique to counter the stress response.

Harvard Medical School encourages posture training which is a main component of Qigong

Stand tall - Harvard Health. Poor posture does far more than just affect how you look when you are standing or sitting. It can reduce your strength, impair your balance, and potentially lead to other physical problems over time.