In these stressful and uncertain times, everyone is searching for their own ways to decompress – mind, body, and spirit. Even though we cannot currently participate in our martial arts classes in person, there are ways for us to all remain healthier while safely at home. Even if you have never practiced yoga or tai […]
Gaining and maintaining good physical balance is an important part of keeping yourself healthy and well. Good balance requires decent muscle strength in your core, back, and stabilizing leg muscles. As you begin to get older, physical balance is vital in avoiding falls that can lead to major injuries such as broken hips, pelvises, wrists, […]
Tai Chi used to have a reputation as an exercise for “old” people. A fitness routine your grandma and grandpa could do, regardless of their physical ailments. It’s long been known to improve balance and help the aging population avoid falls and remain strong and healthy. But now. Now, Tai Chi is getting the credit […]
Tai Chi is also known as Tai Chi Chuan or Taijiquan. Built within the name itself is the idea of balance. Starting with the internal balance between the mind and body. Then outwardly, as you use those skills to study and affect your opponent. Today, Tai Chi is mainly practiced for increased health and wellness. […]
It is common for today’s professionals to be required to sit for a majority of their day. Usually at a desk. And while sit/stand desks have provided tremendous benefits and you may even have a treadmill desk, there are still negative health risks that come with sitting and being still for so much of your […]
The science is in! Tai Chi is great for stress management and stress reduction. A recent neurological study began with people who had no meditation experience. Their brains were measured before and after an eight-week meditation regimen. The post-eight-week brain scans revealed the science behind the stress reduction benefit of tai chi class. They found […]
At The Peaceful Dragon, we don’t just focus on the physical aspects of martial arts. Whether it is Tai Chi or Kung Fu, and even Yoga, all our classes work towards improving your emotional and physical health simultaneously. Charlotte’s Best Martial Arts Workout Often it is a physical motivation for health and wellness that brings […]
No matter what your age or fitness level, injuries during athletics and physical activities are a reality. Severe or minor, recovering from an injury can become a long and boring process, as your previous active lifestyle has you itching to get moving again. Often, downtime during healing leads to an idea to try new activities […]
Numerous physical and mental benefits await you when you calm and quiet your mind through meditation – improved concentration, deeper relaxation, the release of stress, greater awareness, more patience – the list can keep going. But if you’re like most people, when you first try to take up meditation you find that your mind is […]
The true journey into yoga begins with a desire to live a more peaceful life. Even though the average beginner yoga student may be totally unaware of that desire, the thing that keeps every student of yoga in Charlotte coming back to their mats is the inner connection between breath, body, mind and spirit. Yoga […]