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A brief introduction to Tai Ji Classes

Tai Ji is a subtle blend of Medical, Meditative, and Martial art. Practicing Tai Ji has many health benefits including:

  • Improves Balance and Flexibility
  • Improves Strength and Endurance
  • Chronic Illness Prevention
  • Improves Coordination
  • Regulates the Respiratory System
  • Increases Aerobic Capacity
  • Reduces Stress and improves memory

A Tai Ji class includes four components: stretching, basic Tai Ji exercises, Zhan Zhuang Qi Gong, and Tai Ji forms.

Stretching is for warm-up your body by losing up your muscles and joints.

The basic Tai JI exercises consist of at least 12 sets of exercises. Most movements in these exercises can be found in the Tai Ji Quan form. One purpose of these exercises is to train your body to remember the right postures and movements through repetition.

Zhan Zhuang Qigong in the Tai Ji class is a basic stationary Qigong form. It includes 5 postures that help to increase the blood circulation to your heart, liver, spleen, kidney, and lung. It also helps you to learn to focus and cultivate internal energy through deep breathing.

Tai Ji Forms include Tai ji Quan and Tai Ji sword. All the students will start from learn Tai Ji Quan step by step first. After learning the entire Tai Ji Quan, students can start to learn Tai JI Sword if they wish.

In the first three sections, everyone will do stretching, basic Tai Ji exercise, and Qigong together. But in the last section, students will learn the Tai Ji form at their own pace.  This means that students may not learn the same step in the Tai Ji forms. Students who have taken the class for a while may learn the steps further ahead in the form than students who have just joined the class.

Why The Tai Ji form is taught this way? because this will help students to remember what they learned and to get the postures and techniques right, which is very important in learning Tai Ji.

To get the most health benefits from taking a Tai Ji class, it is very important to get the technique right. Doing it right can help you to release the pain, improve your balance, increase your strength, and help you to prevent injury. So don’t be afraid to ask a lot of questions. It will help you to understand and to improve.

Remembering the form will help to be focused, and relaxed. It will enable you to into a tranquil state when you practice Tai Ji. So try to remember what you have learned, and try to do it right. You will be amazed at what you can do, and how much improvement you can have.

Private Tai Ji lessons: You can take a private Tai Ji lesson if you prefer to learn from the Teather alone or at a different time. To schedule a private lesson, please call (434)284-2480.

To enroll in Tai JI or/and Qigong classes at Ivy Rehab Fitness, please call (434) 207-3818 or visit the site at 109 Crofton Pl, Palmyra, VA 22963.

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