Tai Chi Chuan & Okinawa Kenpo
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Michele A.Posted
Fri 10 Oct 2008 1:03pm
and lifting weights. I have been inquiring about the Tai chi chuan class offered at the gym since I joined seven months ago. I attempted my first Tai chi chuan class this week... and Taekwondo but ultimately decided Tai chi chuan was the path for him.
On the negative side:
My knee hurts. The movement is so different from Okinawa Kenpo. We were working
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Regular Tai Chi Chuan exercise may retard bone loss in postmenopausal women: A case-control study
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LindaPosted
Tue 12 Jan 2010 2:38pm
Two groups were studied: a non exercising group and a group that did Tai Chi at University medical school in Hong Kong.
This is the first case-control study to show that regular Tai Chi Chuan exercise may help retard bone loss in the weight-bearing bones of postmenopausal women. Copyright 2002 by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
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Chinese herbal paste Xiao Chuan improves COPD
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Dr. John Z.Posted
Mon 23 May 2011 12:00am
Thoracic.org - A traditional Chinese herbal paste known as Xiao Chuan.... “These data confirmed the beneficial effect of XCP on the prevention of winter COPD exacerbations.”
Xiao Chuan paste has been used in China for centuries to aid in breathing disorders
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flash mobs in GuiYang for remembering MJ
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kennyPosted
Fri 11 Sep 2009 2:07pm
A frind in the kidney caner patients group sent me a video clip today, flash mobs in GuiYang China, Happy Brithsday to MJ!
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Balancing Your Yin-Yang
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Andrea C.Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm
This Symbol (Yin-Yang) represents the ancient Chinese understanding of how things work. The outer circle represents "everything", while the black and white shapes within the circle represent the interaction of two energies, called "yin" (black) and "yang" (white), which cause everything to happen. They are not completely black or white, just as things
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The Yin To Your Yang
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Linda ZdanowiczPosted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:17am
No, I'm not just desperate for a Y word. Well, ok I'm a little desperate. There's a lot of value to having both yin and yang. Yin and yang are opposites... who can play the devil's advocate can help you see another side to an issue and may save you from making a mistake. In Chinese philosophy, Yin is passive, while Yang is active
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Dr. Yang explains the Lean approach in 7 minutes
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Paul L.Posted
Tue 20 Apr 2010 11:06am
Following up on the post below about the use of Lean process improvement in the hospital setting, I am pleased to present this video. It shows Dr. Julius Yang explaining the difference in a traditional workplace setting from one in which Lean principles are in effect.
If you can't see the video, click here .
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Heat Illness: A Balance of Yin and Yang
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Joseph AlbanPosted
Mon 26 Jul 2010 12:22pm
A Balance of Heat and Cool
tai ji symbol
Heat and coolness are balanced and balance each other in the body. Chinese scholars have described this terms of yin and yang: yin is the cooling properties while yang is the warming properties.
This symbol, the Tai Ji, represents the concept of yin (black) and yang (white). The yang comes to an end and the yin
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Yin Yang
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Amanda L.Posted
Tue 17 May 2011 8:54am
Our loved ones are healthy and we get to enjoy their company
Our kids are thriving
We're healthy and training and in great shape
We have good jobs
We have the ability and means to take part in sports we love
Yin yang--life's lows let us appreciate how sweet the highs can be.
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