Tai Chi for Everyone

INTRODUCTION:
This video starts with Dr Lam demonstrating 6 of the 12 Movement Tai Chi for Arthritis program.
He explains what tai chi is. The myth that it is thought to be complex, difficult to learn, mysterious and beautiful.
Professor Callahan from the University of North Carolina has done a study using the 12 Movement Tai Chi for Arthritis, it shows the tai chi group have learned the program and gained significant health benefits in 8 weeks. The study proves the program to be easy to learn, not complex and quick to give benefits.
Dr Lam then describes his tai chi journey. He has arthritis from 13 years old due to chronic malnutrition, and how tai chi has helped his arthritis as well as transformed his health. That is why he developed a burning desire to share Tai Chi for Health with as many people as possible. He has dedicated himself to making tai chi easier to learn, more enjoyable and delivering health benefits more quickly.
Dr Lam and his colleagues found that no matter what form of tai chi, the key reason why tai chi works so well for health is a set of principles. These principles go back to how tai chi was created. It was created based on the law of nature. Once you understand the principles and incorporate them into the tai chi forms, even a very short one, like 12 Movements, will bring the learner many health benefits and enjoyment. He explains how the principles work at bringing health benefits and enjoyment to the practitioners.
To substantiate their findings, Dr Lam and his colleagues have participated in many research studies and published over 30 articles in peer-review medical journals. Over the last fifteen years there have been over 500 medical studies which have shown tai chi improves almost all aspects of health: relaxation, fall prevention, lowering cholesterol level and high blood pressure, preventing diabetes and cardiovascular disease and more. Almost all those studies use smaller, shorter tai chi sets, and they deliver benefits relatively quickly.
There are many teachers and institutions adapting shorter, health orientated tai chi sets, and teaching them in a learner friendly way.
Dr Lam and colleagues have also made tai chi accessible to everyone with almost any disability.
At the conclusion of his talk, Dr Lam demonstrates the more vigorous classical Chen Style to show that at the age of 72, after 59 years with arthritis, he is still becoming stronger, fitter and more flexible.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Dr Paul Lam, a family physician in Sydney, Australia, is dedicated to sharing tai chi for health improvement. He has composed several Tai Chi for Health programs and trained thousands of instructors. His programs have improved millions of people’s quality of lives. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Council On Aging, Arthritis Foundation of America, Australia, and UK and many health departments around the world support his programs. Dr Lam has written Overcoming Arthritis, Tai Chi for Diabetes, Tai Chi for Beginners and the 24 Forms, the Tai Chi Way and Teaching Tai Chi Effectively.

[lenorepaduano]

I was blessed to take a Tai Chi for arthritis class at my senoir center. I am 61 with many balance issues. I purchased your 2 part dvd, which is wonderful. Thank you for making Tai Chi easier and more accesable to all. So much more enjoyable then physical therapy. If I skip my practice, I just don't feel right. I took the class to help with my balance issues, but I am in awe of the chi energy and the meditative aspects. You are truely an inspiration. Once again, words can not express my gratitude.

[mvl]

I took to the mountains of Austria. A Radon Cure healed my painful, progressive arthritis . At least for the time being. A miracle! Now I am back to my daily exercises with help of the video’s of Dr. Paul Lam. Forever grateful!

[kamiradread]

Wow I learnt to trust the subtle feelings, recognize intuition. I feel genuine positive energy from your body movements, your expression, your truth's. I haven't seen for a long while, Thank you for that

[drpaullam]

Hi Thuy, at the end of the video tai chi for everyone I did recommend which DVD would work pending on your condition, from what you said here I would recommend tai chi for arthritis as it is a gentle tai chi almost anyone can do, it has all tai chi principles and would bring other health benefits.

[thuykurtright]

Thank you Dr. Paul Lam for Tai Chi Lesson. I would like to buy the Tai Chi Lesson for Health but I don't know which one to buy. If I have money, it's won't be the problem, I would buy all what you had, but my retired money is limit and I'm too sick not just fracture bond, cancer, high blood pressure and also arthritis, so I would like your recommendation, which disk should I buy with little money I have. Thanks so much.