Tai Chi for Women (YMAA)

Updated for Android OS 11! Tai Chi for Women is a simple, follow-along workout with beginner exercises that target women’s most common health issues, with step-by-step instructions by Master Helen Liang. • Easy-to-follow step-by-step instruction, streaming or download • Mirror view demonstrations from side to side, front and rear view • Effective ways to heal and prevent the most common ailments Master Helen shows you how to stay healthy, flexible, and youthful at any age. You will learn natural ways to relieve stress, improve your balance, feel energetic, and strengthen your bones. Tai chi uses low-impact moves to stimulate your circulation and cardiovascular system, and can be used to relieve arthritis. The gentle stretching and deep breathing within tai chi help you to feel calm and relaxed. Tai Chi for Women will empower you to lead a healthier and more balanced life. DVD CHAPTERS • Introduction • Relaxation Warm Up • Energy Exercises • Tai Chi Stepping Exercises • Tai Chi Form Instruction • Tai Chi Form - Front View • Tai Chi Form - Rear View • Keys to Success • Conclusion This short form is based upon traditional Yang-style Tai Chi movements, which have roots in the ancient Chinese martial arts. "Taiji Chang Quan" existed in many variations, and eventually evolved into Taijiquan. Other forms of the same era such as "Heavenly-Inborn Style", "Nine Small Heavens", and "Acquired Kung Fu" also show similarities to what later became Taijiquan. The principles of softness, sticking, adhering, and using the opponent's own momentum against himself were established in these precursory martial styles. Bodhidharma's teaching at the Buddhist Shaolin Temple around 550AD, which detailed the theory of using the mind to lead the Qi to energize the physical body, is widely considered the origin of all Internal Martial Arts, including Tai Chi. Helen Liang is a gold medal winning grand champion martial artist, and daughter of a true martial arts legend. Grandmaster Liang, Shou-Yu's martial arts ancestry originated five generations ago. He started his traditional Emei kungfu and Qigong training with his grandfather in 1948. Grandmaster Liang then sought out other renowned masters and other styles from Shaolin and Wudang. In the early sixties, Grandmaster Liang began his study and research in the few major styles of Taiji such as Yang, Chen, Sun, and Wu style, Buddhist Esoteric Qigong, and Taoist Qigong. Grandmaster Liang has many times been a gold medalist in Wushu and Taiji competitions held in Sichuan province. The Liang family lives and teaches in Vancouver, Canada. Thank you for downloading our app! We are striving to make the best possible video apps available. Sincerely, The team at YMAA Publication Center, Inc. (Yang’s Martial Arts Association) CONTACT: [email protected] VISIT: www.YMAA.com WATCH: www.YouTube.com/ymaa