| This is now also officially known as World Tai Chi | | | | celebrate. |
| and Qigong Day. This celebration of one of the | | | | One of the reasons for Tai Chi and Qigongs huge |
| world's oldest and most widely practiced martial | | | | popularity is because it helps so many deal with |
| arts is always celebrated on the last Saturday in | | | | stress every day. The postures were specifically |
| April. In 2008, for instance, the Chi Day was | | | | designed by the masters to help let go of both |
| celebrated on April 26th, 2008. | | | | physical and mental stressors. At the end of a |
| There are lots of reasons why hordes of people | | | | session many people feel more alert, confident |
| might want to celebrate World Chi Day. The | | | | and happy. |
| physical art called Taichi is practiced by about | | | | Letting go of stress is also often just what the |
| twenty five percent of the world's population. Part | | | | doctor ordered. That is why it is one of the |
| of its popularity is that it shows results especially | | | | simplest and most effective ways of practicing |
| when it comes to helping people recuperate from | | | | preventative medicine. The movements in Tai Chi |
| illness and just feel good in general. | | | | work directly on healing and repairing the central |
| Although Tai Chi was originally a martial art and is | | | | nervous system. It is much healthier to do a little |
| increasingly offered by martial arts studios, it's | | | | Tai Chi rather than become dependent on |
| now practiced in businesses, hospitals, and schools | | | | tranquilizers or antidepressants. |
| as a form of stress relief. Big corporations have | | | | Even better allowing Chi Flow int your life helps |
| also realized that a Chi Practice can save money | | | | you create energy. The Chinese refers to this |
| because it keeps their employees from getting | | | | energy as the life force. The world for life force |
| sick. It is quite simply a potent yet simple and | | | | in China is Chi or Qi. It is a celebration that is |
| cost effective way of avoiding big medical bills. It | | | | becoming more and more popular, not only with |
| can help alleviate everything from back pain to | | | | corporation but also with small businesses, Taoists, |
| constipation to depression. Not only that a Chi | | | | Buddhists and organizations that deal with senior |
| practice also helps people to be more focused, | | | | citizens. Many North American and European cities |
| creative and calm which is a boon for | | | | and chambers of commerce recognize it as a day |
| corporations that want their employees to be | | | | that should be used to promote healthy forms of |
| more productive. The fact that this ancient art | | | | exercise as well as alternative forms of healing. |
| works when it comes to motivating and calming | | | | World taichi day is also widely celebrated in the |
| employees is why many of the biggest | | | | local Asian communities in both big and small |
| companies in the world will be also marking this | | | | towns all over the world. |
| day on their office calendars as a day to | | | | |