Tai Chi // Qigong

Although Tai Chi was originally practiced as a martial art, and still can be, it has also developed as a holistic form of exercise and meditation, and this is how we are teaching it at Project Dao. Coordinating slow rhythmic movements based on Chinese martial art forms with relaxed deep breathing leads to a calmness that has many health benefits both physical and psychological. Regular practice will lead to improvements in balance; flexibility; aerobic fitness; muscular strength & endurance; joint integrity; and ability to deal with chronic pain. Perhaps more important than the gains are the losses. You will lose intolerance; anxiety; resentment; low self-esteem; aggression; and anger. In short, you will become a calmer, happier, better, healthier person. Tai Chi is sometimes referred to as moving meditation. Its benefits are so varied and plentiful it could be referred to as moving medication.

Read the blogs by our founder acupuncturist Yanan’s experience with Tai Chi; ‘How Tai Chi Became the love of my life‘, and ‘Why I believe Tai Chi is the new yoga‘.