Cloud Hands - Yun Shou
March 13, 2007
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Arthritis Therapy - Exercise: Tai Chi and
Qigong
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pp. 163- 184 is titled: Yoga Techniques to Prevent or Overcome
Arthritis.
Overcoming
Arthritis. How to Relieve pain and Restore Mobility Through a
Unique Tai Chi
Program. By Paul Lam and Judith Horstman. New York DK (Dorling
Kindersley) Publishing,
2002. Index, reading list, resource lists, 144 pages, 165 color
photographs.
ISBN: 0789484315. Reviews
MGC. This Tai Chi for Arthritis program is supported by the
Arthritis Foundation of Australia and Arthritis Care of the UK, and adopted by
the Arthritis
Foundation of the USA. Designed by Dr. Paul Lam in conjunction with a team of Tai Chi and
medical experts, it is proven by scientific study to relieve pain and improve quality of life,
and supported by many arthritis foundations.
PACE.
People With Arthritis Can Exercise. Arthritis Foundation.
Patients Rate Tai Chi Chuan as a Remedy for Osteoarthritis
Remedy Find
People
With Arthritis Can Exercise (PACE) Arthritis
Foundation. PACE courses were designed
by physicians and other arthritis health professionals specifically for
individuals with arthritis. PACE
is an eight (8) week exercise course, which meets once a week for one hour.
Peking Taijiquan 24 Movement Simplified Form, Yang Style
List of movements.
Qigong
Empowerment: A Guide to Medical, Taoist, Buddhist, and Wushu Energy
Cultivation. By Liang, Shou-Yu and Wu, Wen-Ching. Edited by
Denise Breiter-Wu.
Rhode Island, Way of the Dragon Publishing, 1997. Index, glossary, 348
pages.
ISBN: 1889659029.
Questions
and Answers about Arthritis National Institute of Arthritis
Relaxation (Sung)
in Tai Chi: Links, Bibliography, Quotes, Notes
Role of
Exercise in Arthritis. By Susan Bartlett. John Hopkins
Arthritis. References
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Jwing-Ming.
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Association, 1989. Glossary, 272 pages. ISBN:
0940871076. MGC.
Silk Reeling, Chan
Ssu Gong: Links, bibliography, quotes, notes.
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Training Anatomy. By Frederic Delavier. Champaign,
Illinois, Human Kinetics,
2001. 124 pages. ISBN: 0736041850. Revised edition of
"Guide des mouvements de
musculation" Paris, Ditions Bigot, 1998. An outstanding illustrated
guide to muscles
at work. Both male and female models are used.
MGC.
Strong
Women and Men Beat Arthritis: The Scientifically Proven Program That Allows
People with Arthritis to Take Charge of Their Disease. By Miriam E.
Nelson, Kristin
Baker, and Lawrence Linder. Putnam Publishing Co., 2002. 288
pages.
ISBN: 0399148523.
"Studies on the Health Benefits of Tai Chi." By
Charlotte Jones. T'ai Chi: The International Magazine of Tai Chi Chuan:
Vol. 30, No. 4, August, 2006, pp. 14-20. Bibliography.
"Study Shows T'ai Chi Aids Arthritis Conditions," T'ai Chi:
The International
Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Vol. 26, No. 1, February 2002, p. 5.
Subject Index to the Cloud Hands Website
Sung
(Relaxation) in Tai Chi: Links, Bibliography, Quotes, Notes
Sun Style Tai Chi Chuan
Links, bibliography, videos, quotes, notes.
Sun Style Tai Chi - 73 Forms. The Competition Forms. An
instructional videotape
by Dr. Paul Lam. A
competition form
created by Professor Men Hui Feng of Beijing
University based on the Sun
style. "This detailed instructional video includes a
demonstration of the set by
its
creator, Professor Men Hui Feng. Sun style is
characterized by its
powerful Qigong elements, agile steps and flowing
movements." VHS, 103
minutes. Contents: Introduction to Tai Chi and the
Sun style. Comprehensive instructions. Demonstrations of the
complete set
by Dr. Paul Lam from front and back views. A demonstration by the creator
of the set, Professor Men.
"Tai Chi - An Exercise For All Ages." By Paul Lam, M.D.. Arthritis
Self-Management,
November/December 2003.
Tai Chi Chuan and
Health Articles An excellent selection of articles
presented by the
Northwest Tai Chi Chuan Association.
T'ai Chi Ch'uan and
Qigong. Guides, bibliographies, links, quotations, notes, lessons.
Tai Chi
Chuan: A Slow Dance for Health. By John Cheng, MD.
"The Physician and
Sports Medicine", Volume 27, No. 6, June, 1999. Excellent advice for
older persons.
Tai Chi for Arthritis.
This website is dedicated to inform and promote the
program "Tai Chi for Arthritis" developed by Paul Lam, M.D..
Tai Chi for Arthritis. DVD. Narwee, Australia, East Action Video,
1997. 80 Minutes.
DVD format. In 4 languages: English, Spanish, French, and Chinese
(Mandarin).
Created by Paul Lam, M.D., a family physician in Sydney, Australia and
internationally acclaimed Tai Chi Chuan teacher. This work is supported
by
the Arthritis Foundation of Australia. Reviews
MGC.
Tai Chi
for Arthritis. Instructional DVD, 80 minutes. Narwee,
Australia,
East Action Video, 1997. The DVD is in four languages: English, Spanish,
French, and Chinese (Mandarin). ISBN: B000066G1X.
There is also an instructional videotape
version. Wellspring Media, 1998.
ISBN: 1885538847.
Also available in Spanish and Chinese (Mandarin).
Created by Paul
Lam,
M.D.. Created by Paul Lam,
M.D., a family physician
in Sydney, Australia and internationally acclaimed Tai
Chi Chuan teacher.
This work is supported by the Arthritis Foundation of
Australia. A short
12 movement Sun style taijiquan form is used.
Tai Chi
for Arthritis, Part 2. Videotape, 2001. ISBN: B00005U59X.
Created by
Paul Lam, M.D., a family physician in Sydney, Australia and internationally
acclaimed
Tai Chi Chuan teacher. This work is supported by the Arthritis Foundation
of Australia.
Tai Chi for Arthritis
Association of America
Tai Chi
for Arthritis Association of America Newsletters
Tai Chi for Arthritis Handbook. Created by Paul Lam, M.D., a family
physician in Sydney,
Australia and internationally acclaimed Tai Chi Chuan teacher. This work
is supported by
the Arthritis Foundation of Australia. 60 pages. Intended to
accompany the use of
DVD or videotape Tai Chi for Arthritis. Reviews Narwee,
Australia, East Action
Publishing Ty Ltd., 2000. ISBN: 0957860501. MGC.
Tai Chi for
Arthritis Newsletter
Tai Chi for Health
Troyce Thome, San Diego. Master Teacher of Tai
Chi for Arthritis.
T'ai
Chi for Older Adults. VHS videotape. Instructional
videotape by Paul Lam, M.D.
Wellspring Media, 1999. ASIN: 188553891X.
T'ai
Chi for Seniors: How to Gain Flexibility, Strength, and Inner Peace.
By Philip Bonifonte. New Age Books, 2004. 216 pages. ISBN:
1564146979.
Tai Chi for Health. Troyce
Thome, Tai Chi for Arthritis Master Trainer. San Diego,
California.
Tai Chi -
Fountain of Youth. By Frank Petrillo, Jr.
15Kb.
Tai
Chi: Health for Life. How and Why It Works for Health, Stress Relief,
and Longevity.
By Bruce Frantzis. Berkeley, California, Blue Snake Books, Energy Arts
Inc., c 2006.
Index, 320 pages. ISBN: 1583941444. MGC.
Tai Chi
Improves Balance in Strength in Older Persons Science Daily
report on 2005
article in the Journal of Advanced Nursing.
Tai Chi Productions.
Dr. Paul Lam provides Tai Chi information and instructional
videos, articles,
DVDs and books.
Tai Chi
Productions Newsletters
Tai
Chi Reduces Falls in Older People, Senior Journal, 6/27/05
Taijiquan for Good
Health, Fitness and Vitality
Taoist
Qigong for Health and Vitality: A Complete Program of Movement, Meditation
and
Healing Sounds. By Hon, Sat Chuen. Boston, Shambhala,
2003. 208 pages. MGC.
ISBN: 1590300688. For an audio recording of the Healing
Sounds is online.
The Tao
of Health, Sex and Longevity: A Modern Practical Guide to the Ancient
Way. By Daniel P. Reid. New York, a Fireside Book, Simon and
Schuster, 1989.
Index, 405 pages. ISBN: 067164811X.
The Tao
of Tai-Chi Chuan: Way to Rejuvenation. By Jou, Tsung,
Hwa. Edited by Shoshana
Shapiro. Warwick, New York, Tai Chi Foundation, 1980. 263
pages. First Edition.
ISBN: 0804813574. Excellent textbook.
Thome, Troyce.
Tai Chi for Arthritis Master Trainer. San Diego, California.
Top Ten
Reasons to Exercise When You Have Arthritis
Treating Arthritis With Exercise
The United States National Medical
Library/MEDLINE
The Way
of Energy: Mastering the Chinese Art of Internal Strength with Chi Kung Exercise.
By Master Lam Kam Chen. New York, Fireside, Simon and Schuster, 1991.
A Gaia Original.
Index, 191 pages. ISBN: 0671736450.
The Way
of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing. By Kenneth
S. Cohen.
Foreword by Larry Dossey. New York Ballantine Books, 1997. Index,
notes, appendices,
427 pages. ISBN: 0345421094. One of my favorite books:
comprehensive,
informative, practical, and scientific. DVD and audiotape set from Sounds
True.
Why
Should People With Arthritis Exercise Virtual Health - Men's
Health.
Yang Family Traditional Taijiquan Long Form
Yoga Guides, bibliographies, links, quotations, notes, lessons.
Quotations
"Tai Chi Chuan's many health benefits
include increased strength, energy (Chi or Ki), balance,
mobility, flexibility and coordination, along with an improved ability to handle
mental and emotional
stress, better concentration and improved posture. Today many doctors recommend
Tai Chi to
their patients to help rehabilitate themselves with both physical and mental
problems. Many of
the ailments include but are not limited to arthritis, rheumatism, heart
disease, cerebral palsy,
fibromyalgia, M.S., A.D.D., ostyroparlysis, anxiety and panic attacks, back and
knee injuries,
and cancer too name just a few. In fact many major foundations
and organizations
like The Arthritis Foundation recommend Tai Chi as a beneficial aid to help keep
patients
in remission."
- Master Dodaro, Chicago
Tai Chi Chuan and Shaolin Kenpo
"T'ai Chi is proven quite safe for the symptoms of most arthritis
sufferers, and what is best
about this exercise is that they don't need any equipment or special
clothes. They can
do T'ai Chi ... any time during their daily life."
- Rhayun Song, 2002, From a presentation at the annual meeting of the American
College
of Rheumatology in San Francisco.
"Two papers have demonstrated that people with rheumatoid arthritis can
safely practice Tai Chi Chuan
without exacerbating symptoms. Kirsteins divided 40 patients in two
groups: 20 controls and 20 who
participated in Tai Chi Chuan. He found that Tai Chi caused no significant
exacerbation of joint symptoms.
He concluded that Tai Chi Chuan could serve as an integral part of their
rehabilitation program. In a
second randomized prospective study by Deusen, 16 patients who participated in a
Tai Chi Chuan program
were found to have greater upper extremity range of motion than the control
group who did not
participate in any exercise program."
- Bill Gallagher, Clinical
Trails Show How Tai Chi Chuan Helps Heart, Arthritis, and Motor Function.
"Doing research on the
health benefits of tai chi is challenging because although we all
know that tai chi has many benefits, some of those benefits can be difficult to
define. In
fact, the most interesting and subtle aspects of tai chi are the most difficult
to research.
Therefore, we look at qualities that are easy to measure, such as balance and
strength.
It's important to compare two completely identical groups and expose one to Tai
Chi for
Arthritis training and give the other group a different exercise, or just place
them on a
wait list. The professionals who measure the participants before and after the
study
don't know which individuals are in the tai chi group, so the results those
professionals
will give are unbiased. This is called a "blind, randomized controlled
trial" and is
considered the most reliable type of research."
- Stephanie Taylor, MD, 11/2003, Tai
Chi for Arthritis Newsletter #2
"Studies have shown that exercise helps people with arthritis in many ways. Exercise reduces joint pain
and stiffness and increases flexibility, muscle strength, cardiac fitness, and endurance. It also helps with
weight reduction and contributes to an improved sense of well-being.
Exercise is one part of a comprehensive
arthritis treatment plan. Treatment plans also may include rest and relaxation, proper diet, medication, and
instruction about proper use of joints and ways to conserve energy (that is, not waste motion) as well as the
use of pain relief methods."
- National
Institute of Arthritis
"A new study confirms what has been reported by other researchers since 1996 – Tai Chi, a martial
arts form that enhances balance and body awareness through slow, graceful and precise body
movements, can improve balance, build strength and reduce the risk of falls in the elderly.
The new
study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing reported on a group of fall-prone senior citizens,
with an average age of 78, living in residential care. Twenty nine undertook a 12-week Tai Chi course
three times a week and 30 formed the non-exercise control group. They found that the physical fitness
of the exercise group showed significant improvement, with stronger knee and ankle muscles, improved
mobility and flexibility and better balance."
- Tai
Chi Reduces Falls in Older People, Senior Journal, 6/27/05
Michael P. Garofalo
Tai Chi for Arthritis Instructor
23005 Kilkenny Lane
Red Bluff, California 96080
Phone: 530-200-3546
Send E-mail to Mike
Website: Arthritis Therapy - Exercise: Tai Chi and Qigong
Mike Garofalo
was certified by Dr. Paul Lam, MD, to teach the Tai
Chi for Arthritis program.
Mike was certified in the Tai Chi for Arthritis, Part 2 Course, on April 2,
2006, by the authorized
Tai Chi for Arthritis Master Trainer, Troyce
Thome. The Tai Chi for
Arthritis program was
created by Dr. Paul Lam and supported by the Arthritis Foundation of Australia,
Arthritis
Care of UK, and adapted by the Arthritis Foundation of the United States of
America.
In the one hour class, Mike teaches the standard Tai
Chi for Arthritis program: 10 minutes
of gentle warming up exercises, 40 minutes of Sun-style Tai Chi movement, and 10
minutes
of cooling down exercises. This gentle, energizing, and interesting
exercise program is suitable
for all adults; and, especially beneficial for individuals with arthritis and
for all senior citizens.
Students can sit and rest anytime as needed. Persons with any serious
medical problems
should, of course, consult with their doctor before beginning any new exercise
program.
Sun style of T'ai Chi Ch'uan was created by Grand Master Sun
Lu-Tang (1861-1933). It is
one of the five
major styles of T'ai Chi Ch'uan practiced around the world. Sun T'ai
Chi Ch'uan
is known for its upright and high stances, supporting "follow step"
footwork, and energizing (Qigong)
open-close movements. The Tai
Chi for Arthritis version
of the Sun style of T'ai Chi Ch'uan,
developed by Dr. Paul Lam, includes an 11 movement introductory movement form,
and then
a 30 movement intermediate form (which includes the 11 movement form). All
T'ai Chi Ch'uan
movement forms emphasize relaxation (Sung),
correct posture, concentration, elegance,
balance, openness, playfulness, calmness, and the effective use of the energy in
the body.
There is great depth to the mind-body arts of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, so that people
can develop a
lifelong exercise habit to improve their fitness, health, vitality and sense of
well being.
Michael P. Garofalo, M.S., has studied T'ai Chi Ch'uan since 1986, and has been
teaching
T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong since 2000 for the Valley Spirit Center in Red Bluff, California.
He also
teaches T'ai Chi Ch'uan,
Qigong and Yoga
at the Tehama Family Fitness Center
in Red Bluff. He teaches the Yang
and Sun styles of T'ai Chi
Ch'uan, and many
Qigong forms.
Red Bluff, Tehama County,
North Sacramento Valley, Northern California, U.S.A.
Cities in the area: Oroville, Paradise, Durham, Chico, Hamilton City, Orland,
Corning,
Rancho Tehama, Los Molinos, Tehama, Gerber, Manton, Cottonwood,
Anderson, Shasta Lake, Palo Cedro, and Redding, CA
Valley Spirit Taijiquan Journal
© Michael P. Garofalo, 2006, All Rights Reserved
Cloud Hands: Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung Website
Alphabetical Subject Index
Cloud
Hands Website
Taijiquan, Qigong, Taoism, Classics,
Weapons: Sword and Staff
Fitness and Well Being Website
Gardening, Meditation,
Walking, Yoga, Strength Training,
Fitness for Older Persons, Aerobics, Relaxation
The Spirit of Gardening
2,700 Quotes Arranged by 130 Topics,
History, Guides,
Psycho-Spiritual Aspects of Gardening
Green
Way Research
Online Publishing, Research, Indexing,
and Services
By Michael P. Garofalo
Red Bluff, California
Web Guides, Bibliographies, Links, Directories, Quotes, Notes
Alphabetical Subject Index
Alphabetical Subject Index to the Cloud Hands Website
Ancient Goddesses - Quotations, Poems, Sayings, Prayers, Songs
Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi): Tiger, Bear, Crane, Deer, and Monkey
Arthritis Therapy - Exercise: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Chi Kung
Bear, Standing Bear, Level 1 Ranking, Valley Spirit Taijiquan
The Bear: The Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)
Bicycling in Northern California
Bird - Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)
Blog - Cloud Hands: Taijiquan and Qigong by Michael P. Garofalo
Blog - Green Way by Michael P. Garofalo
Blog - Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo
Book of Changes (I Ching) and Qigong (Dao-yin)
Breathing Practices: Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes
Buddhism - Tibetan: Shambhala Warriorship, Tantra, Yoga
California (Northern) T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information
Charkas (Energy Centers of the Subtle Body)
Ch'i Kung: Bibliography and Links
Ch'i Kung Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
Classes, Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Instructional Program
Cloud Hands: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Ch'i Kung
Cloud Hands T'ai Chi Ch'uan Journal
Comments and Notes on the Yang Style Taijiquan
Confucius (K'ung Fu-tzu) (551 - 479 BCE)
Crane - Bird - Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)
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The Four Gates: Grasping the Sparrow's Tail
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Speaking to the Spirit Meditation
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Standing Bear, Level 1 Ranking, Valley Spirit Taijiquan
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Sun Lu-Tang (1861-1933): Baguaquan, Hsingyiquan, and Taijiquan Grandmaster
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Taijiquan For Good Health, Fitness and Vitality
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The 300 Missing Poems of Han Shan
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