Rob was enthusiastic when he arrived at our class. He explained that stress was getting to him and that his energy was low. Wanting to end that problem as fast as possible and launched himself into Tai Chi and Qigong. At every class there was his happy face beaming back at us. Rob was now relaxed and calm, his energy had returned and his life was good.
An important study with 500,000 people aged 51 + discovered evidence that not getting enough sleep might kill you. – reported Connor Boyd in the Daily Mail.
In fact, the likelihood increased by 20% adding to a growing mountain of research linking insomnia to poor health.
I know that we are always told not to be selfish, but if you don’t look after your needs first you can’t look after anyone else!
Be selfish – take some time away from everyone else when you need to. Read a book, soak in the bath, go for a walk, take yourself out for lunch or coffee. Practise your tai chi daily, to give your mind and break from life and to exercise your body.
A Harvard Dr has listed the best exercises for your body and running is not one of the them! He believes swimming is best overall, but closely followed by Tai Chi at number 2. The great advantage with Tai Chi is don’t have access to a pool, or don’t like swimming. Of course you can also do Tai Chi almost asnywhere.
