Our Health Benefits

When I started Tai Chi, under the wonderful instruction of Mario Cianci (Level 1) and Suzette Hosken (Levels 2-6), I knew I struggled a little with keeping my movements slow. Having been a karate student for six years at that stage (now 19 years!), I realised that even though there were numerous similarities between Tai…

"Do you need to sit still to be mindful?" The Age had an interesting discussion on what activities are good for meditation. It's been suggested that it is not necessary to sit for long hours cross legged, but a moving meditation like Tai Chi and Qigong can be just as good. The Age: Do you…

Why do Tai Chi? Maybe you've thought of this question or possibly someone has asked you why bother doing Tai Chi if it doesn't look like it does anything. But, it is deceptively so! Tai Chi can help improve your health and wellbeing. It won't cure you of serious ailments, but it may help you…

We consider it acceptable becoming frail as we get older. Frailty is associated with a lower quality of life and a higher risk of falls leading to hospitalisation and institutionalisation. But is this preventable or even reversible? Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, has recently published the results of their research on frailty in populations across…

How time flies. It has been nearly 9 years since I started my Tai Chi. I have enjoyed it and benefited from it. It has been a slow learning curve but the journey continues. Starting initially as a novice, there is always the temptation to want to learn more and more. There are different School…

Oxford University in the UK and University of Sydney have completed an interesting study that demonstrates how Tai Chi can reduce the rate of falls by 19 per cent in the elderly population compared to those who do no exercise. The key element is that Tai Chi focuses on improving balance to enhance the quality…