HOLISTIC WELLNESS

Even Tai Chi (short for T’ai chi ch’üan or Tàijí quán) is well known as a Chinese martial art practice, we teach and practice it at Ecovillage Firiteaz as a form of alternative healing, for its health benefits and achieving greater longevity, thanks to its techniques based on coordination and relaxation, for the proper yin and yang flux.

 

Among its physical and psychological benefits:

• low-stress training method regardless the age
• stress management through achieving a state of mental calm and clarity, by focusing the mind solely on the movements of the body
• decreases the risk of falls in older people
• the slow, gentle, repetitive work involved in practice measurably increases the flexibility of the joints and improves the internal circulation (breath, body heat, blood, lymph, peristalsis)
• can be performed by those with chronic medical conditions without worsening shortness of breath and pain, and has favorable effects on functional exercise capacity in people with these conditions
• alternative treatment in hospitals, clinics, community and senior centers for a number of human ailments

 

And all you need is loose, comfortable clothing, flat-soled shoes, a quiet piece of nature and an open heart.