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Australian government says that yoga, naturopathy and Pilates will not benefit your health, bans private health insurance rebates

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(NaturalHealth365) The Australian government has just launched another salvo in the battle against natural medicine worldwide. While a whopping 80 percent of all Australians currently use some form of natural treatments – including yoga, Pilates and naturopathy – to improve health, the government ruled last month that Australian consumers will no longer be able to …

Tai Chi master sues MMA fighter for defamation after being called a fraud

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You might have heard of Xu Xiaodong. Here’s a little reminder. Basically Xu goes around challenging a host of experts in traditional martial arts to prove they are a scam. The 41-year-old’s one-man mission has met some fierce resistance from the Chinese community. Some consider his actions deliberately provocative, and that he is undermining Chinese …

TAI CHI: The Ancient Exercise of the Future

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TAI CHI: The Ancient Exercise of the Future My Personal Journey: It amazes me today just how unknowingly disconnected I used to be from my own mind and body before I discovered Tai Chi. Many years ago, in fact, I would have told you that I knew exactly what I was doing to myself. I …

Xu has credit score slashed as punishment for defaming tai chi grandmaster

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As part of his punishment, Xu has also had his credit score reduced, meaning he can no longer buy and rent property. Last week Beijing-based MMA coach and amateur fighter Xu Xiaodong made headlines for his involvement in another MMA vs. traditional martial arts fight. That ‘contest’, which took place in Karamay, Xinjiang, saw Xu …

Pilates Is Uniquely Effective Workout for Mature Men

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Pilates is a specialized and highly effective series of exercises – originally developed for male police officers and soldiers, and later for sports injury rehabilitation. Though pilates was originally created for military men and law enforcement, eventually this unique system of body conditioning was made available to all genders, ages, and fitness levels – and even …

Happiness According to the Chakras – Caroline Myss

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From Caroline’s 2012 Salon – Part 4 of 4 Just for fun, I used the chakra system as a map, charting the soul’s requirements for engaging with this organic force of Nature that we have named, “Happiness.” That is, if we could ask the soul, “What does the soul require us to know or to …

What are our CHAKRAS? –

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CHAKRA literally mean a ‘wheel’. Chakras are vortices or wheels of Energy that are part of our ‘Prana’ or Energy body. Of the thousands of Chakras we have, 7 are of great significance (acc to the Tantra/Yoga system). Depending on which Chakra is pre-dominant in a Human Being, his/her perceptions and quality of life are moulded. Let’s …

Tai Chi Principle #1 – Elevate the Crown and Lift the Spirit

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Tai Chi Principle #1: Elevate the crown and lift the spirit. This means that the head should be upright so the Shen or (spirit) can reach the top of your head. We don’t use Li (force), or the neck will be too stiff and the chi (breath) and blood cannot flow through to the head. (always remember that …

Yang Cheng Fu’s Ten Principles on Tai Chi Chuan – Tai Chi in Vancouver

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Posted on by cgtomash in Little Mountain Tai Chi Blog 4 Comments Narrated by Yang Cheng Fu Recorded by Chen Wei Ming 1. Straightening The Head Stand straight and hold the head and neck naturally erect, with the mind concentrating on the top. Do not strain or be tense; otherwise, the blood and vital energy cannot …

Tai Chi and Its Effect on the Body’s Lymphatic System

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Tai Chi Chuan for Health: Tai Chi and Its Effect on the body’s Lymphatic System Tai Chi Chuan movements, when done correctly, will act as a tool to help manually flush the body’s lymph system. This doesn’t just happen by chance. These movements were intelligently designed to work with the three largest cluster of lymph nodes …

Talks On The Practice Of Taijiquan – Tai Chi in Vancouver

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Narrated by Yang Cheng Fu Recorded by Zhang Hong Kui There are many schools of Chinese wushu (martial arts), all with technical skills based on philosophy. Since ancient times, many people have devoted their lifetime and energy to probing the nature and essence of wushu and mastering the maximum skills, but few have succeeded. However, …