Study finds tai chi effective at reducing the impact of tension headaches.

Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles studied examined the benefits of tai chi for individuals suffering from tension headaches. 47 individuals were randomly assigned to 15-weeks of tai chi or to a wait-list control group. The tai chi group showed significant improvements compared to the control group in headache status, pain, [...]

Pilot study of stress management via tai chi shows significant benefits.

Researchers at the Coburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany conducted an 18-week pilot study to investigate the clinical effects of tai chi in young adults related to stress management. The researchers measured physiological indicators of stress, blood pressure, heart rate and saliva cortisol and psychological measures including the SF-36 health survey and perceived [...]

Regular moderate physical activity can prevent the neuroendocrine and detrimental immunological effects of stress.

Dr. Fleshner of the University of Colorado in Boulder writes in the May 2000 edition of the International Journal of Sports Medicine that “clearly, functional interactions exist between the neuroendocrine system and the immune system that operate during the generation of normal in vivo immune responses” and presents data that supports the hypothesis that regular, [...]

Teaching Tai Chi and Meditation in Prisons

Tai Chi is used as an outlet for prisoners to get in touch with their inner worlds and emotions, to form a community with each other, and to improve their overall health.
This video is an archive clip of Taoist lineage holder Bruce Frantzis teaching Wu Style Tai Chi to prisoners in New Mexico in 1987.  [...]