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Welcome to
Edna Silva’s Center for
Wu Style T’ai Chi Chuan
Tucson, AZ
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The Center for Wu Style T’ai Chi Chuan is dedicated to the practice and teaching of classic authentic Wu style T’ai Chi in Tucson, Arizona.
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T’ai Chi is a Martial Art Qi Gong
Life Force & Life Energy is Chi or Qi
The Symbol for Yin Yang is spelled: T’ai Chi
Chi Kung or Qi Gong means “Life Force Cultivation”
Health Benefits of T’ai Chi Chuan
“Remember the final purpose; health, healing and eternal spring”
Eternal Spring means a good quality life throughout advanced old age
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Cardiovascular
- Reduces blood pressure
- Reduces diastolic blood pressure
- Increases capillary circulation
- Benefits to patients with CHF
- Improves B-type natruritic peptides in the body
- Improves physical endurance
- Improves beat to beat variability
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Diabetes
- Reduces central obesity
- Reduces HgbA1c
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Mental/Cognitive
- Promotes confidence
- Increases quality of life
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Other
- Cost effective
- Lack of negative side effects
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Improves Balance
- Enhances coordination
- Improves vestibular disorder
- Reduces falls by 47%
- Increases general mobility
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Increases Flexibility
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Boosts Immunity
- Reduces shingles symptoms
- Increases white blood cells
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Appropriates for Chronic Illness
- Arthritis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Parkinson’s Disease
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Aerobic Fitness
- Burns calories efficiently
- Improves muscle response
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Reduces Pain
- Back aches
- Post-operative surgery
- Arthritic
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Increases Strength
- Improves endurance of extensors
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Improves Sleep
- Decreases nightmares
- Improves circadian rhythm
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Emotional
- Higher levels of tranquility
- Decreases anxiety
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Nervous System
- Increases noradrenalin excretion in urine
- Decreases sympathetic nervous system activity
- Decreases salivary cortisol
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The Center for Wu Style T’ai Chi Chuan
1711 West Ina