A review of recent studies examining both Qi Gong and Tai Chi in randomized controlled trials and meta-analysis of studies which met clear scientific criteria has shown a potential not only for physical benefits but also psychological well being such as reducing the effects of anxiety and depression. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6519567/) Similarities [...]
Evidence is beginning to show that long term practice of T’ai Chi can affect brain structure and function, possibly helping to stave off cognitive decline and dementia as we age.(1) But, how does it do this? One way is by increasing blood flow to the brain. Increased cerebral blood flow [...]
Dr. Roger Jahnke, of The Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi, shares Eastern medicine as interpreted for the Western approach to medicine. What is Qi? Can it be explained in terms of functionality for Western science? In the video below, Dr. Jahnke proposes that the Eastern concept of Qi [...]
Our knowledge of fascia is beginning to expand rapidly. Until recently, it was viewed simply as extra tissue surrounding organs in the body. It was the “stuff” that surgeons cut through to reach the targeted organs. Now researchers are realizing there is more significance to the matrix of fascia that [...]
Studies over the past two decades show that the brain can grow and make new connections over our lifetime and that exercise can promote this process. Recent meta-analysis of 20 studies on Tai Chi and cognition indicate that “Tai Chi appears to improve executive function—the ability to multitask, manage time, [...]