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And if you're still convinced and want to learn more about what Tai Chi can do for you, read on...

The result you get from practicing Tai Chi is total mind and body rejuvenation and near-immunity to the stress and pressure of everyday life. 

It works whenever you need a break from your hectic lifestyle, endless task lists and demanding friends or family.

As you move through the form you’re internally massaging the five vital organs which between them control all the functions of your body (and mind). 

This means just a few minutes of practice a day can make your joints more supple and your muscles more resilient.

Tai Chi improves your cardiovascular, respiratory and lymphatic functions – in fact all your systems benefit from the gentle, flowing movements. Your balance increases and you’re better able to alleviate pain and illness quickly;

When it’s flowing freely you feel happy, strong, confident, and balanced. When it’s constricted you feel ill, depressed, tired and nothing works in life. Tai Chi helps you to keep your energy flowing freely so you’re filled with zest for life, ready and raring to go on each next stage of your life’s adventure

Chi is psycho-active energy. It flows through the body in meridians (channels). 

Taoism is all about referencing your experience of being who you are moment by moment to what’s going on in your body, rather than what’s going on in your thoughts. 

Tai Chi helps you activate a greater connection with your body, which in turn means you start to lose unhealthy habits and banish unhealthy states of mind more easily.

People who practice Tai Chi tend to find inspiration comes easily for creative projects and problem solving. Ideas and answers appear out of thin air so we perform better and get more done –Tai Chi helps us shine in all our endeavors.

Being centered and steady, with a true appreciation of yin and yang, you develop equanimity and grace to towards the world of the ‘ten thousand things’ – the world of function – and the people in it.

You’ll find your connection and empathy strengthened: handy whenever you need to resolve an argument with say a partner, connect with your troubled teenager, or negotiate with your boss.

Controlled breathing and feeling the chi flow through your body are central to Tai Chi. As you learn to breathe more effectively and as you are able to tune into chi and learn how to focus and direct it, you’ll find sex becomes more than just a physical experience. Many of my students over the years have told me it’s helped them overcome their inhibitions and connect more on both a physical and spiritual level. You’ll notice improvements in desire, satisfaction, ‘performance’, confidence and ejaculation control.

And as you gain balance in all areas of your life you’ll find your relationship with people, money and work improve, which in turn helps you guide in greater wealth and success.

 And when you’re in touch with the flow of energy, this chi supports effortless manifesting simply by getting a picture of what you need and letting it sail on the chi to fruition;

As you practice the form, you grow viscerally aware of the Tao, the primordial force informing all of this. 

Being aware of the Tao puts everything in perspective. It gives you meaning and purpose: you feel the joy of being alive in each and every moment come what may and become imbued with an innate sense of mission to spread that joy.

The important thing is, as with the Tai Chi itself, for you to take ownership of the Tai Chi warm up moves (and vice versa).