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Chiman Healthy Living Professional

Port Murray, New Jersey
My current focus is on MaturityMatters.net, a whole senior wellness information project. Our focus in on the health and lifestyle issues of older adults and their families. We are currently seeking content contributors on the topics of health, finance and legal issues of older adults and their... Full Bio
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Stepping into imbalance by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health Home > Fitness for Older Adults, Tai Chi > Stepping into imbalance May 23, 2012 Stan Cohen Leave a comment Go to comm ... Read on »
Tai Chi and Qigong Do What Is Right by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health Home > Attitude and Approach, Tai Chi, Techniques > Tai Chi and Qigong Do What Is Right May 14, 2012 Stan Cohen Leave a c ... Read on »
Making the choice for independence by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health Home > Attitude and Approach, Fitness for Older Adults > Making the choice for independence May 10, 2012 Stan Cohen Leave ... Read on »
Hands Above the Heart by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health Home > Fitness for Older Adults, Techniques > Hands Above the Heart April 30, 2012 Stan Cohen Leave a comment Go to c ... Read on »
Senior Fitness Classes and The Group Dynamic Effect by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health Home > Attitude and Approach, Fitness for Older Adults > Senior Fitness Classes and The Group Dynamic Effect April 27, 2012 Stan C ... Read on »
Body Awareness is an issue for aging balance and independence by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health Home > Attitude and Approach, Fitness for Older Adults > Body Awareness is an issue for aging balance and independence April 23, 2012 ... Read on »
“Mary” and her reluctance to improve her senior fitness by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health Home > Attitude and Approach, Fitness for Older Adults > “Mary” and her reluctance to improve her senior fitness April 13, 2012 St ... Read on »
What Is Fitness To You? by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health leave a comment » Before you begin any program, think about what you want to get out of it.  What do you expect to gain, and what will you consider as having ... Read on »
Looking down does not make your walk safer (no matter what they say) by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health leave a comment » Of course this is just my opinion.  Let me tell you why I think it’s true and see if you agree. First, before you read any further, tilt ... Read on »
Learning Theory vs Learning Form by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health leave a comment » Over the past few years I have spent countless hours working with seniors of all ages and capabilities. To be honest, they have taught me as ... Read on »
Dealing with caregiver stress through stretching by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health with 3 comments Day after day of dealing with mom, or dad, or work…  as a caregiver.  Lugging, laundry, mopping, lifting, sitting, bending and so on; all the ... Read on »
Movement – try living without it for a day by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health leave a comment » Some food for thought: Everything you do starts with some sort of movement, from your very first breath as a newborn to your last exhale ... Read on »
The downside of the deathgrip by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health leave a comment » I’m sure you have all seen it, that white knuckled, rock hard forearm “grip of death” seniors use on their walkers and canes. Usually this i ... Read on »
A pet peeve about physical therapy, balance training and seniors by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health with 2 comments This is my first post in quite some time.  to be honest, I’ve been very busy working on my seniors and family care givers website and have not ... Read on »
Tai Chi and the Pursuit of Happiness by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health By Al Simon, Director at  Cloudwater.com In a few of my recent posts, I’ve been talking about the psycho-spiritual aspects of Tai Chi, Qigong, and Chi Development. I’ ... Read on »
An attitude of play by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health I was teaching a class (in an assisted living center)  the other day and we were discussing kids.  I asked the question,  ”why do you think kids have so much energy and ru ... Read on »
What is this Chi Energy I hear about? by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health That feeling of energy pulsing in your body is Chi! When I practice my forms I can feel the energy flowing into my hands, my palms heat up, my fingers feel like they ex ... Read on »
Is Tai Chi really a form of meditation? by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health The practice of Tai Chi forms are very refreshing and energizing The practice of Tai Chi requires focus, which in turn creates the need to empty your mind of outside in ... Read on »
Do you ever think about breathing? by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health Do you ever think about breathing? Relaxation and the complete breath Learning to breath deeply and fully during class has made such a difference in the way I do my ... Read on »
Today at the gym as I did my Tai Chi by Chiman Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health Waits, weights and crowds Just another day at the gym (I won’t say which one). Looking around while I did my warm up stretches I observed every type of person you co ... Read on »