The Jakarta Post: Say hello to feeling calm, refreshed and energized. With tai chi, there’s no sweating or panting, but you’ll achieve vibrant health anyway.
The term “tai chi” probably evokes an image of a group of senior citizens practicing slow motion exercises in a park in the morning. Although there’s nothing wrong with that impression, there is actually plenty more about tai chi that might mean you find it is right for you.
So, what’s really interesting about tai chi, which offers benefits for people of all ages?
Described as meditation in motion, this ancient Chinese martial art is believed to be able to connect the mind and body. By promoting serenity through its flowing graceful movements, tai chi can help reduce the stress of today’s busy lifestyles and improve overall health.
How? By promoting the circulation of life energy (or chi) within our body.
“Tai chi is an art of internal power,” says Master Handaka Tania of Alam Semesta Hermitage. “Internal power is the power from within us that can be trained for the purposes of health and self-defense.”
Some people, Handaka says, often mistake internal power for something mystical, while the truth is, “mystical power comes from outside of our body, not inside”. Thus, he adds, tai chi has nothing to do with the supernatural.