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New study shows Tai Chi’s power to create structural and functional changes in the brain.
Fitness pros have long understood the benefits of mind-body exercise; now, new research highlights Tai Chi as a particularly effective, non-pharmaceutical strategy that may help clients combat anxiety and stress. The study, published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise suggests that Tai Chi practice alters brain functioning in ways that improve emotion regulation…
Restorative Nap Time for Adults
Clients need coaxing sometimes. Try a gentle nudge to help them to step it up—or step it down. Restorative nap time for adults, anyone?
Meditation Basics
What Is Meditation? Meditation is an approach to training the mind, similar to the way fitness is an approach to training the body. Someone with no knowledge of fitness tools and methods may think her lack of strength or endurance is inevitable; she may not see that it could change with consistent training and a…
Pandemic Stress Among Clients?
As U.S. COVID-19 cases surged in the winter of 2020, pandemic stress rates rose steeply. In January, about 4 in 10 adults reported symptoms of depression or anxiety. That’s four times as many as in June 2019 (Panchal et al. 2021). Most likely, some of your clients have struggled to stay steady through lockdowns and job…
Growth in Mind-Body Therapies During the Pandemic
Mindfulness meditation and yoga classes have seen explosive growth since the onset of the pandemic, according to a report from USC.
Guided Relaxation Script: Breathing the Body
Whether you teach a group or one-on-one, the following guided relaxation script is a great way to lead a full-body awareness exercise.
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