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Keep Your Knees Healthy and Your Body In-Balance
Posted on 15 August, 2014 at 0:00 |
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Recently, I have seen an upswing in knee injuries — or knee pain, at the very least.
Whenever I have a client with chronic pain or an injury, the first thing I do is a squat assessment and a gait analysis.These assessments allow me to look for imbalances in the body. The key is to recognize the imbalance, then strenthen or stretch properly to correct the imbalnce and restore normal funtion and range of mo...
Read Full Post »'Science of Elastic Force' Workshop With David Cohen and Aaron Green June 28
Posted on 24 June, 2014 at 0:00 |
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Tai Chi Tuesday: Tai Chi Improves Stem Cell Count, Study Shows
Posted on 10 June, 2014 at 0:00 |
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Tai Chi Tuesday: Five Days With Mark Rasmus
Posted on 3 June, 2014 at 0:00 |
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Last year, when I heard Mark Rasmus was planning a workshop within a one-day drive from my house, the only thing on my mind was, "How am I going to get there?"
The workshop was held in a cabin built on 50 acres in the Smoky Mountains. Just being there was meditative.
Read Full Post »Tai Chi Tuesday: Functional Tai Chi
Posted on 27 May, 2014 at 0:00 |
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During my Tai Chi classes, I always get asked, "Why do we breathe the way we do? And why do we practice push hands?"
The answer to both of these questions is related. Breathing properly allows for better energy flow, and better energy flow increases health and relaxation.
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Read Full Post »Five Elements of Fitness
Posted on 19 May, 2014 at 0:00 |
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Sometimes we forget about the five elements of fitness:
- muscular strength
- muscular endurance
- healthy body mass index (BMI)
- cardio respiratory fitness
- flexibility
Chi Cultivation Workshop Offered in Fairfax June 7
Posted on 14 May, 2014 at 7:35 |
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Learn how to gather, condense and pack chi into the body at a hands-on workshop with David Cohen from noon to 3 p.m. June 7 at Green Acres Center in Fairfax, Va.
Cultivating chi will provide the body with better relaxation and chi sensitivity for healing and martial application.
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