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Hello Taoists,

here a video about the 8 Broccats Broccato – Pa Tuan Cin – very important health gymnastic, connected with the energetic cannels of Cinese Medicine. Infact the 7th exercise I praticed durino a Rinzai Zen workshop at Maui/Hawai (new year 1978-79) during the ‘recreation hours’ as a warm up for Kyudo. I hope you will like it …. Patricia Müller

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Taoiste practises: Curative aspects

The application possibilities of the Taoist Practises are incredibly various, as you will be able to see in the following list:

Strengthening/ regulation of the internal organs
Thanks to the regulation of the organic energy and to a light movement of the hips which increase the inner pressure of the abdomen.

Elimination of overweight
Thanks to the physical activity at a slow/very slow rhythm practised for a long time.

Postural re-education
Through the slow practise of physical exercise the student learns the correct his/her posture in the static and the dynamic moments of the movements.

Proprioceptive re-education and balance
Thanks to the slow shift of weight from one foot on the other

Strengthening of the muscles of the legs, the abdomen and of the extensor muscles of the back

• muscles of the legs (through the slow alternating of the total extension
  and the light bending of the knees for a long time)
• muscles of the abdomen, the gluteus and the extensor of the back
  (thanks to a light hip movement during the execution)

Regression of the syndrome of impeachment (pain in the shoulders)
Re-acquisition of the range of movement of the shoulders thanks to t relaxed arm movements.

Cure of back aches, of hyperlordosis, of hypercifosis and scoliosis
Ee-acquisition of the mobility of the back through a light movement of
the hips and the torsion of the bust on its own axis.

Rieducazione respiratoria
Various types of breathing methods will be combined with the movements: thoracic, diagrammatic, abdominal, perennial breathing

Antidepressant function
The torsion of the spine stimulates the pressure and the flow of the encefalorachidian liquid and the production of the endorphins will increase slowly but without sudden breakdowns.

For HIV/AIDS
Strengthens the immunitary system and for this reason is used as one
of the few gymnastics for people ill with AIDS.

For the Elderly
Simple gymnastics of maintenance where you move and breathe without any stress of the cardiocircolatory and joint system.

Arthrosis
Movements without stress on the joints – it is also possible to practise T’ai Chi Chuan without bending the knees, therefore the range of the movement becomes less wide.

Circulator problems
Without stressing the heart,, increasing the secondary pump of the blood flow (under the foot) through the slow but continuous support of the feet.

Diabetes
Helps to resolve the circulatory problems of the legs; keeps the sugar level in the blood low thanks to its slow execution for a longer period of time

Digestive problems
According to the combination of the various exercises the energetic flow gets balanced in the body and in its internal organs.

Patricia Müller:
La pratica del T’ai Chi Chuan contro il mal di schiena:
L’antica educazione posturale antalgica
(only in Italian language: file.zip)

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only in Italian language

Patricia Müller, Pratiche taoiste
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