The tai chi among the secrets for aging well
If we were to put some allies of longevity in the forefront we would choose:
> sleep ;
> meditation ;
> conscious breathing and chewing ;
> tai chi chuan.
In particular the latter is mentioned among the most useful disciplines for the over 50s (but also 60 and 70 and 80, 90 here I have never seen personally) and in fact science has only recognized its benefits for about ten years .
Not because they didn't exist, but because, as you can imagine, if with a drug I can succeed in isolating the effects in the laboratory and then studying the single variables, how I behave with something that does not act locally but has an effect on the whole organism, a widespread and regenerating influence?
If then in yoga we have nadis and chakras, in Taoist physiology we have the five centers, the eight psychic channels and the twelve meridians that run through the surface of the body and cannot be revealed by physical methods.
In Taoist terms, one could say that, as a macro-movement, in a very adult phase, the yang gives way to an energy that goes towards recollection. Tai chi allows these two energies to work at the "microcosm" level, or according to the movements that inhabit the body, which are always present, complementary, dialoguing.
Legend has it that tai chi chuan was a Taoist moral mortal named Chang San-feng. Not that with practice you become Taoist, but ...
The benefits of tai chi for the elderly
The movements of the tai chi are articulated in parades, rotations of the trunk, hand gestures to be performed with a concentrated mind and conscious breathing.
All the movements evoke martial applications . One presses forward, pulls back, pushes, hands separate, shoulder shots are simulated, punches, kicks and steps are taken in various directions.
The gentle movement and the determination to learn the sequence can be very useful ingredients for those who in this civilization are often considered "waste", as "no longer productive".
This absurd pressure from the outside to which degrading and reprehensible thought forms correspond to the older ones, repositories of knowledge and experience, yields to the massacre of over-sixties who perfectly know sequences, applications, forms with weapons . There are also many in the West and it is wonderful to see them at work.
Tai chi offers many benefits to the elderly, that's why
On a practical level, the discipline, practiced regularly, lowers blood pressure, slows down the respiratory rhythm and generates a general condition of relaxation .
The elderly person gains in personal security, in elasticity of joints and mood, readiness and lightness of spirit. Furthermore, practicing with others is a real form of sharing, one does not feel isolated, the moments of aggregation multiply.
Finally, the body is more balanced and this greatly reduces the risk of falls and possible bone breakages, such as those affecting the femur.
When an elderly person falls there may be other consequences related to fear (which affects the kidneys) such as heart attacks, heart attacks, increased episodes of high blood pressure. With age the bones become brittle, the blood vessels become clogged and the body loses flexibility. With tai chi, people are gently approaching these phenomena linked to being alive for a long time. A powerful effect also has practice on menopause and related disorders.
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Recent research by the department of neuropsychiatry at the China Medical University Hospital of Thaichung has been carried out on the influence that the practice has on particular stem cells, the CD34 +, involved in the fundamental processes of cell self-renewal, differentiation and proliferation.
The study group, under the guidance of Shinn-Zong Lin, recruited a group of volunteers under the age of 25, subsequently randomly divided into three groups, who were asked to practice Tai Chi, walking at a fast pace or not doing no physical exercise. The study lasted a year and the rejuvenation results were incredibly higher for the first group devoted to the study of Chinese energy gymnastics. The study has been published and is added to recent research carried out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Korea.
At present the research already carried out has shown that tai chi positively influences heart failure, on patients with mild or moderate Parkinson's disease, in cases of fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis, on type 2 diabetes and on osteoporosis.
