Who can benefit from Tai Chi for Stress Relief & Mental Health?
Nurses and Doctors
Firefighters
Police Officers
Teachers, moms, dads, and you!
“Stress can have a huge impact on a person’s health.” Explains Matthew Mintz, MD, FACP, a board-certified internist in Bethesda, Maryland. Just how big of an impact? Dr. Mintz says that most doctors’ office visits are related to conditions caused or aggravated by stress.
- The above passage was taken from an article by Leah Groth in the Prevention newsletter’s Mental Health section.
Impact of stress:
- Poor decisions
- Muscle soreness
- Migraine headaches
- Constricted arteries
- Backaches
- Poor digestion
- Poor circulation
- Hair loss
- Loss of sex drive
- Low testosterone or estrogen
- Painful ministrations
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Overeating
- Irritable
- Mood swings
- Increased alcohol use
- Recreational drug use
- Low productivity
- Impaired social activity
Tai chi is the most practiced martial art in the world. More people practice tai chi than all other martial arts combined.
That is because the benefits of tai chi are not only profound but also well established by medical institutions such as Harvard Medical School, WebMD, NIH, and others.
One of the unique aspects of tai chi is that it provides practitioners with an outlet for managing stress and mental health.
This is accomplished with soft, flowing movements, deep breathing, and mindful meditation.
Therefore, this approach is particularly well-suited for people in demanding positions who provide care for others, as it offers an effective means for them to prioritize their own well-being.
People like doctors, nurses, lawyers, police officers, firefighters, teachers, mothers, fathers, and you!
It is even suitable for college–aged people who cram for many exams. The fact is, anyone who deals with a lot of stress can benefit from learning tai chi.
Benefits of Tai Chi:
- Stress reduction
- Increased productivity
- Improved cognition
- Low impact
- Improved memory
- Improved energy
- Improved balance
- Improved bone density
- Improved circulation
- Better sleep
- Improved organ function and longevity
Organizations that have endorsed Tai Chi for mental health.
President of WCRB Tai Chi
Tai Chi Grand Master Rod Batiste, stress specialist:
Former world kickboxing champion, 8th degree black belt, Personal instructor of James V. Kimsey, CEO emeritus of AOL, Congresswoman Jane Harman, Queen Noor of Jordan, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Richard Trumpka, President of the AFL-CIO, and a teacher of over a thousand black belts.
Riverside Wellness and Fitness Center
Currently, Master Batiste’s Tai Chi class is part of Riverside Fitness and Wellness’s mental wellness offerings in Gloucester, VA.
For information about classes at Riverside, please call: 804-693-8888; for on-site class information, please call: 703-400-5697