Do you suffer from:

• Back neck, joint, or tendon pain?

• Stress or overwork?

• Annoyance of dealing with difficult people?

• Feeling tired or depressed?

• Fibromyalgia, arthritis or shingles?

• Being afraid of falling due to weakness or instability?

• Frustration due to stiffness or inflammation?

Or have you ever just wondered how smaller and weaker people can defend themselves successfully against larger people?

Taiji (Tai Chi) has several aspects. It is a powerful martial art designed for self defense, but it is even more powerful as a health-inducing daily exercise.

For decades anecdotal evidence from Taiji practitioners seemed to indicate that there was something special about performing the Taiji form and/or doing the slow deliberate breathing/mind/body exercises known as Qigong. It wasn't until recently, however, that the medical community and scientists have able and willing to investigate the claims objectively. Medical researchers have documented over 200 studies to the health benefits of Taiji and Qigong.

• Can Taiji really help people to live healthier?

• Can Taiji really eliminate deep seated health problems?

• Can Taiji really prevent diseases and illness?

• Can Taiji really decrease pain. and improve your mood and attitude in life?

The answer, according to research, is YES. Check out http://Taiji.TJQE.org to see all the research.

A Taiji class is on our schedule every Friday evening at 6:00 pm. To attend a class in the SEA studio, please click here to register.

Pilates believed that the natural grace, vigor, and normal physical development we enjoy as children is lost as we mature due to our over-worked, under-nourished lifestyles, and a result of not having a uniformly developed musculature. He believed that Contrology could return us to the qualities of youth through persistence and practice of a method of physical conditioning that leaves the body feeling revitalized, not tired and sore.