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Empowerment through Tai Chi Walking Meditation
There are time-tested physical benefits of Tai Chi that astonish the medical field. It can empower you.
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Simple T'ai Chi Chuan Exercises
These simple, easy to perform T'ai Chi exercises will help improve breathing, calm the mind and increase energy flow.
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improve breathing with tai chi
Black Mask (1996)
<I>Black Mask</I> stars Jet Li and features fast-paced, awesome action by Yuen Woo Ping. The story is also strong and engaging, making <I>Black Mask</I> recommended viewing.
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Brighter Alternatives
Many people are asking whether alternative therapies actually do anything to improve your health.
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therapy
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yoga
Even the tai chi master was once a beginner
There's nothing more awkward than being new at something. But sometimes it's the only way to start heading in the right direction...
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Iron Monkey (1993)
<I>Iron Monkey</I> is a very good movie that serves as a prequel to <I>Once Upon A Time in China</I> (1991). Any fans of the series about Wong Fei-Hung must see <I>Iron Monkey</I>.
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Mind Body Fitness Demystified
As gyms continue to offer an every-widening array of mind-body fitness options, it might help to have a basic understanding of what "Mind-body" is supposed to mean.
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pilates
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reiki
Tai Chi Enhances Immune Function
Tai chi, a form of exercise and meditation, has been found to boost immunity and enhance immune function, offering benefits for patients with autoimmune disorders.
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Testing
Testing and promotions in the martial arts are discussed. There are different ways of testing in various schools, with the concentration on different areas. Some of the key ideas to think about, both before joining a school and once enrolled.
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china
The Alexander Technique and Tai Chi
Some parallels between the principles of Tai Chi and the Alexander Technique are explored. If you are a Tai Chi practitioner, this article could be very helpful for you.
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The Shao Lin Temple (1979)
<I>The Shao Lin Temple</I> is a good movie, especially considering that it is one of Jet Li's first films. The fighting is especially strong and enjoyable.
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The Tai-Chi Master (1993)
A review of Jet Li's 1993 movie, The Tai-Chi Master. One of the best Hong Kong action movies around and well worth at least several viewings.
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Which Martial Art is for You?
Everyone at some point has thought about training in the Martial Arts. This article will help narrow down the wide variety of schools available.
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martial arts
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jiu jitsu
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kung fu
Wushu - The Martial Arts of China
Wushu is the overall term that refers to any martial art in China. This article provides some of the basic introduction to the arts of the large and mysterious country.
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A Million and One Ways To Relax
Well, maybe a million and one is stretching it a bit for one article... This article will cover several of the easiest, most convenient, and most effective ways I've found to relax.
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relaxation
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hypnosis
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reiki
A Million and One Ways to Relax
Well, maybe a million and one is stretching it a bit for one article... This article will cover several of the easiest, most convenient, and most effective ways I've found to relax.
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holistic
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therapy
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relaxation
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hypnosis
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reiki
Anger + Rage = Aggression
Scream at the top of your lungs!
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aggression
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diet
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relax
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relaxation
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exercise
Children's Fitness - Part 2
Last month's article described some promising new developments in school physical education programs. But a crucial ingredient is still missing and this article will explain what that "missing ingredient" is, and how it might be introduced into PE classes.
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physical education
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pe
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sports
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learning skills
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physical activity
Meditation and Stress Reduction
As chronic stress becomes epidemic in our culture the ancient art of meditation is gaining a foothold in the arena of Western ortjhodox medicine.
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meditation
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shamatha
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chi kung
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tai chi
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tibetan buddhist
Meditation for Beginners
Learn more about the many different styles of meditation to find a type that suits your personality.
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meditation
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methods
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spirituality
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spiritual
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yoga
Overview of the Martial Arts History Topic
The Martial Arts have so many branches and deep roots going back many centuries. This first article simply lays out the huge scope of this mysterious and interesting topic. It begins to introduce the large number of martial arts and associated topics that will be elaborated through the articles.
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shorin
The Hyperactivity Myth
What is wrong with being hyperactive? Do we all have to act like peas in a pod? Some of us function better on the move than sitting still. And if hyperactivity is a symptom of allergies, as we are being told, then let's take care of the allergies and forget about drugging the sufferer.
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The Root of it All - Bodhidharma
Legend or Reality? The Bodhidharma, considered the 28th incarnation of the Buddha, or the 1st Patriarch of Chinese Zen, is referred to in the oral histories of many of the martial arts of the orient. What is there to know about this mysterious, yet pivotal, figure?
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“Let There be Light”
What can we learn from God's choice of words as He commands the creation of the earth? This article explores this question, with a special emphasis on posture improvement.
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“Strengthen Ye the Weak Hands”
The connection between hands and healing, which many of us today take for granted, has not always been well understood or utilized. Some aspects of their relationship are explored in this article.
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A "Stiffnecked People"
God railed against the "stiffnecked people" when they built a built a golden calf and began worshiping it. Why did He choose this particular phrase?
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stiffnecked people
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A Different Approach to Fitness
Recent trends in fitness may have created some new problems of their own. This article explains why.
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Aging Well with the Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique can make a huge difference in the lives of older adults. This article explains how.
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Alternative Migraine Therapies
Trying some of these alternative therapies for migraines can increase your resistance to or obliterate your pain. They can improve the results of your current meds.
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migraine sufferers
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alternative migraine therapies
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acupuncture
Backpacks and School Furniture - Threats to Our Children's Wellbeing
By neglecting the effects of heavy backpacks and poorly-designed school furniture, we may be harming our children's health.
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Backpacks, Kids, and Us
Overloaded backpacks, in combination with poorly designed school furniture, are putting are kids' health at risk.
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Be Here Now!
You only truly live in the present moment. And the Alexander Technique one of the best ways to truly appreciate this fact.
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Children's Posture
Most posture-related ailments suffered by adults can be traced back to harmful habits developed during childhood. The challenge is how to effectively help children to release those habits.
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Common Misconceptions about the Alexander Technqiue
People who have heard about the Alexander Technique sometimes have serious misconceptions about what it is. This article explores several of the most common of these.
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Dewey and Me
John Dewey is not exactly a household name although he had an enormous influence on American education. He also had a profound understanding of the importance of F. M. Alexander's discoveries, and of the Alexander Technique.
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F.M. - The Life of Frederick Matthias Alexander, Founder of the Alexander Technique
This new biography of F. Matthias Alexander, the developer of the Alexander Technique is well worth reading by anyone interested in the man, and the development of his ideas.
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Fear of Falling - How the Alexander Technique can Help
The risk of falling is a serious issue for many older people. The Alexander Technique can often lessen that risk.
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Feeling, Seeing and Effective Self-Improvement
This article explores the dangers of relying in an uncritical way on our feelings when we decide to make changes in our lives.
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Feeling, Seeing, and Right Political Action
The danger of relying on our feelings to make political decisions is explored in this article.
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Fibromyalgia and Exercise
To exercise, or <b>not</b> to exercise, that is the question. For the majority of the population the answer to this question would appear simple. In order to stay healthy and be physically fit you must be physically active. But, for those of us living with the chronic pain of fibromyalgia this poses a whole new question.
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Fitness Without the Flaws
Are there ways to achieve physical fitness without the dangers inherent in many of today's fitness programs? Somatic, or movement-oriented, methods can provide a major part of the answer through their emphasis on the quality of how we use or bodies.
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Flexibility in Five Minutes a Day
If you'd like to become more flexibile, the simple, efficient and effective method described in this article might just do the trick!
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Get Out of (Your Own!) Way
Our exercises and fitness programs can actually make things worse for us when we fail to address our harmful habits of posture and movement. The insights of the Alexander Technique can help us avoid that trap.
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Habits: Friends or Foes?
Habits are essential to the smooth running of our lives. But harmful habits can cause us no end of misery. How do we identify these harmful habits - and how can we learn to let them go?
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Horse Sense and Sensibility
How much do we really know about what's going on in animals' minds? How much do they understand us? The Alexander Technique provides a fascinating framework within which to explore this question.
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How Children Develop Harmful Posture and Movement Habits
Ways in which we acquire harmful habits of posture and movement are explored.
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Improve Your Posture by Doing Less
We tend to think that posture improvement requires us to work harder. In fact, nothing could be farther from the truth.
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IT and Us - The Segway and Human Balance
The Segway is an impressive device that may revolutionize the way we travel about. But it also reminds us that our own structure is even more impressive.
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Know Thyself - Habits, Self-Knowledge and our Future
Today we have more information, tools and power at our disposal than ever before in human history. Why are we so often unable to use these advantages in ways that benefit the human race?
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Learning How to Stop
When things aren't going well in our lives, we often feel the need to change something. But how can we be sure the change we have in mind will be useful? That it won't make matters worse? This article suggests an entirely different strategy for dealing with problems.
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