Welcome to Tai Chi with Jo
Tai Chi in Haywards Heath, Lewes and Plumpton
Originating in China as a martial art Tai Chi is an exceptionally sophisticated therapeutic sequence of movements that is now used worldwide to promote health and wellbeing. By using the body’s natural alignments and the slow-motion exercise Tai Chi provides three basic benefits, it improves physical movement, calms and releases stress from the nerves and mind and develops chi (life’s force energy). In Chinese Medicine health exists when all aspects of your chi are in balance – physically, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually.
Tai chi does not mean oriental wisdom or something exotic. It is the wisdom of your own senses, your own mind and body together as one process.
Chungliang Al Huang
The Benefits of Tai Chi
Physically, it improves balance, co-ordination, strength and flexibility. It tones and exercises every single muscle, ligament, tendon and joint of the body, as well as massaging the lymph nodes and internal organs. It improves the elasticity of the arteries, keeping them open and healthy, which in turn improves circulation. It also promotes a high level of relaxation in the body by opening, softening, and releasing physical and emotional tension - the perfect counterbalance to today’s high-stress society.
With practice these benefits come about through the deep relaxation of the central nervous system and the release of energy blockages, rather than through any kind of force. Consequently, it’s a safe and gentle practice and extremely low impact so it can be done by virtually anyone.