Tai Chi is a method of meditation and self-integration through slow, relaxed, conscious movement. You exercise the ability to bring yourself into internal harmony and balance. As a result of Tai Chi practice is your body is gently and thoroughly exercised, your emotions are calmed and your mind is restored to peaceful wholeness..

Tai Chi produces the same benefit as meditation with the added positive effects of exercise. With Tai Chi movement, you direct your body with your mind. You utilize sensitivity and intelligence to obtain results instead of will power and exhaustive effort.
Further benefits are:

• having the ability generate your own
  well-being and balance
• feeling calm, satisfied, awake,
  happy, self confident
• having the power to generate more
  energy to do what you want
  
• being able to release yourself from
  the grip worries and tensions
  
• developing better resistance to and
  quicker recovery from stress and
  disease
  
• increased general enjoyment of life
  
• self-confidence based in knowing
  that you have the power and physical
  ability to respond adequately to the
  problems and predicaments in your life

The principles of Tai Chi movement have been developed, practiced and tested over several thousand years and have proven to be of great benefit. The basic principles are:

• moving with relaxed, conscious,
  natural effort
  
• centering yourself: being in the right
  place at the right time
  
• grounding: relaxing and integrating
  with the natural environment
  
• recognizing and employing universal
  laws and principles that sustain all
  existence

Tai chi movement is enjoyable. Relaxing into the slow, rhythmical movements provides a pleasant and refreshing interlude to the problems and challenges of the day. Tai Chi revives one's sense of enjoyment and delight of simple activities. Tai chi practice allows you to refine your inner discipline and empowers your productivity. Satisfaction comes from appreciating the value of your own accomplishments. Over time, with regular practice, you will will find yourself capable of more than you ever imagined.

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