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Dr. Greg Lane, Pacific College Dean of Graduate Faculty, Featured by Authority and ThriveGlobal

Pacific College — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:08:55 +0000

Authority Magazine, a Medium publication devoted to interesting thought leadership pieces, and ThriveGlobal, an Ariana Huffington project focused upon the connection between well-being and performance recently featured an interview with Dr. Greg Lane, DACM, LAc, Pacific College’s Dean of Graduate Faculty. In the article, Sonia Molodecky dives into the origins of Greg’s journey into Chinese …

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Reaction Without Thought: An Interview with Herman Kauz, Tai Chi Master

Pacific College — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 11:09:36 +0000

Herman Kauz has been a prominent teacher of tai chi for over 60 years. For the past 15 years, he has instructed the free Push-Hands class on the San Diego campus. In the 1970s, he trained with Cheng Man-ching, himself a student of Yang Chengfu, who was one of the most famous teachers of tai chi ever to have lived. Cheng Man-ching’s short-form Yang-style tai chi, one of the first to be introduced to the West, has since become the most widespread style of the art in the Unites States.

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The Benefits of Tai Ji For Seniors

Pacific College — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 07:00:00 +0000

More and more seniors are becoming physically active-reaping the countless health benefits associated with regular exercise. If power walking and your run-of-the-mill strength building exercises are uninteresting, the no-impact Chinese exercise Tai Chi is an excellent way to tone muscle, increase endurance, and gain balance. Improving Functional Abilities and Reducing Fall Risks In a recent …

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Tai Ji May Help Those Suffering from Parkinson’s Disease

Pacific College — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The ancient art of Tai Ji may have a new application – Parkinson’s disease patients. Numerous studies in the past few years have demonstrated Tai Ji’s effectiveness in reducing the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s is a disease that affects nerve cells – called neurons – in the region of the brain controlling muscle movement. …

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World Tai Chi and Qigong Day

Pacific College — Tue, 27 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Pacific College of Oriental Medicine is one institution or global healing center of many around the world to recognize World Tai Chi and Qigong Day (WTCQD). Beginning at 10 a.m. April 30 in New Zealand and spreading across time zones, World Tai Chi and Qigong Day will see people in over 80 nations gather at …

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Tai Chi as a Beneficial Exercise for Seniors

Pacific College — Sun, 04 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

More and more seniors are becoming physically active–reaping the countless health benefits associated with regular exercise. If power walking and your run–of–the–mill strength building exercises are uninteresting, the no–impact Chinese exercise Tai Chi is an excellent way to tone muscle, increase endurance, and gain balance In a recent study in Annals of Behavioral Medicine, researchers …

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Tai Chi in the Mainstream

Pacific College — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 07:00:00 +0000

Tai Chi, a centuries-old Chinese exercise system, is making its way into the Western mainstream. In ancient China, Tai Chi was a closely guarded secret passed down from family to family. In the 19th century it was revealed to the masses and quickly became the national exercise of China. Today, Tai Chi is practiced as …

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