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Tai Chi: Finding Balance through Movement
Breathe in, breathe out. Concentrate on your moves. Detach yourself from the stress of everyday life. There is only you, your balance, and your next movement in the routine. The rest of the world fades away. Tai Chi (or, as some say, Taiji) and Qigong were born in Ancient China, but are by no means limited to that geographical boundary. Today, Tai Chi is one of the most popular martial arts, one with a deep philosophical approach towards energy, life force, and inner peace. The circulation of Chi (or life force) in the body can help mind and body’s health. It can also create balance in thoughts and movements. Some…
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How to Host your Own Solo Wellness Retreat
Life is stressful. Between work, school, the rain gutter you were supposed to clean last weekend, and the third delayed train this week—we all have increasingly packed schedules with little time to ourselves, little time to just stop and breathe. After a while, the constant movement of it all becomes too much, and we begin to toy with the idea of having an Eat Pray Love moment: casting aside all of our attachments and responsibilities to find peace and quiet at an ashram in India. Sadly, not many of us lead lives that we can just walk away from. But thankfully, a rising alternative to skipping town with Julia Roberts…
