Parkinson's Disease and Taoist Tai Chi® arts
If you have been recently diagnosed or have been suffering for years, you know that Parkinson’s disease can cause problems with movement, posture, balance and cognition. Fortunately, Tai chi is very effective in helping people who have Parkinson’s. With Taoist Tai Chi® practice you can move more freely, maintain flexibility, find better alignment, posture and balance, and improve cognition. In addition, people practicing Taoist Tai Chi® arts have found a sense of lightness and well-being.
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One Person’s Story of Longevity and Improved Quality of Life
“My name is Assunta and I’ve had Parkinson’s disease for almost 40 years. I have been practicing Taoist Tai Chi® arts for almost as long. I knew after my first class that the Taoist Tai Chi® arts were helping me. I first became stronger emotionally and then physically. Everything improved and I was better able to tolerate medications. I am taller and more flexible. The benefits of Taoist Tai Chi® practice are so good. I feel normal!
When I started Taoist Tai Chi® practice, I would tell my doctors ‘Taoist Tai Chi class is helping me.’ They would reply, ‘That’s nice dear.’ The last time I saw my neurologist he told his new nurse that I had had Parkinson Disease longer and was doing better than any of his patients. The Taoist Tai Chi® arts are an amazing treatment!”
– Assunta, Canada
Assunta was taking part in a longitudinal international study – ‘The Parkinson’s Outcomes Project’ – which at the time of her enrollment followed 5500 people with Parkinson’s disease to determine best treatments. Remarkably, of that group, only 25 people had had Parkinson’s disease longer than Assunta.
Sadly, Assunta passed away in 2021, having survived with Parkinson’s disease for an extraordinarily long time. Throughout her life, she never missed an opportunity to tell the story of how Taoist Tai Chi® arts helped her live so fully.
What are participants with Parkinson’s disease saying about Taoist Tai Chi® practice?
“I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 3 years ago. Taoist Tai Chi® practice has returned my mobility and balance. Neurologists visits are now done quarterly via teleconference versus monthly visits when 1st diagnosed.”
– Michael, Canada
“I was diagnosed with Parkinson ’s disease 20 years ago and I have now been doing Taoist Tai Chi® arts a long time too. Taoist Tai Chi® practice has kept my body working! It has also calmed me down and helped me with injuries I got in the past.”
– George, Canada
Cultivate health and well-being with Taoist Tai Chi® arts
The whole body approach of Taoist Tai Chi® arts has a profound effect on all aspects of our health and well being. Mind, body and spirit are deeply nourished and transformed.
Taoist Tai Chi® practice involves a full range of motion with deep stretching and continuous turning of the spine. It exercises the whole physiology including muscular, skeletal and circulatory systems, as well as tendons, joints, connective tissue and organs, increasing strength, flexibility and resilience, whatever our condition. It is a form of moving meditation that has a penetrating and relaxing effect on the nervous system and the brain, reducing anxiety, lightening the spirit, calming and clearing the mind.
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