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Did you know the Zen Wellness Center offers a wide
variety of classes, programs and seminars for all
ages, shapes and fitness levels?
variety of classes, programs and seminars for all
ages, shapes and fitness levels?
Medical Chi Gong
Rejuvenation is the main focus of our Medical Chi Gong program. Recovery of ambulatory skills, balance and coordination is the first step in a total wellness program.
Zen Yoga
Zen Yoga helps maintain strength, flexibility and stamina - key components to vitality and longevity.
Tai Chi
Millions of people world wide, enjoy the long-term benefits of practicing Tai Chi. Our Tai Chi program offers courses for the total beginner or the advanced practitioner.
Longevity Programs
Would you like to be 5 years younger? Well, you can. Our physician directed longevity program is a fusion of cutting edge western medicine and traditional eastern medicine.
"I was in a car accident 6 years ago,
I had a problem with my left leg...I
found the only way for me to be
normal again is through kung fu and
tai chi...I feel as good as I did 10 years
ago...It has been an outstanding
experience and I would recommend
it to anyone who would like to
change their life and become
more positive."
Uri Toujarov, Peoria, AZ
I had a problem with my left leg...I
found the only way for me to be
normal again is through kung fu and
tai chi...I feel as good as I did 10 years
ago...It has been an outstanding
experience and I would recommend
it to anyone who would like to
change their life and become
more positive."
Uri Toujarov, Peoria, AZ
| Zen Wellness – Medical Chi Gong |
What is Medical Chi Gong?
Medical Chi Gong is an effective compilation of preventive, healing and strengthening exercises derived from about
6,000 years of the Chinese people's experiences studying the body. As early as the Shang Dynasty (1766-1123 B.C.), there were drawings vividly representing the movement
we call Chi Gong today. Another testament to it's age, the oldest Chinese medical text, the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic (722-480 B.C.), presents theories and methods for
medical Chi Gong training.
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Two of the most significant reasons for the practice of Medical Chi Gong are to achieve longevity and higher
quality of life. Long life has been a major concern of mankind for eons and it is a major subject of modern medical research. Since Medical Chi Gong offers proven
theory and training methods, it would be wise for modern society to study and research it. But first, modern society must reach an understanding of internal energy (Chi),
which is still new to it. In the west, it is only in the last decade that Chi is beginning to be understood as bio-energy.
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| "I have given up my cane... this program has helped hold the osteopathic manipulation for my back." Audrey O'Brien age 78 Sun City West Resident |
| Zen Wellness – Zen Yoga |
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What is Zen Yoga®?
For the past 5,000 years, masters have closely guarded their secrets of health, healing and longevity. With the spirit of sharing prevalent today,
 now you can learn these age-old practices and realize their long-term benefits. The Zen
Yoga®, course is a study of the ancient arts of Chi Gong and Yoga. This unique combination allows those who have been living an inactive lifestyle to gently develop the
ability to participate in the more dynamic eastern yoga techniques. This healing and longevity art helps restore youthfulness, increase vital energy, and relieve harmful
stress, maximizing the quality of your life. Join us in a journey of healing and transformation.
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| Zen Wellness – Tai Chi |
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Why Tai Chi?
Tai Chi is both a preventive and a complementary therapy for a wide range of conditions. Specifically, it is beneficial for chronic pain, gout,
heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, osteoporosis, headaches, and sleep disorders. Tai Chi is also beneficial for the immune system and the central
nervous system, which makes it especially good for people with a chronic illness, anxiety, depression or any stress-related condition. The deep breathing of Tai
Chi regulates the respiratory system helping to treat respiratory ailments such as asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema. It also stimulates the abdomen, which aids
digestion and helps relieve constipation and gastrointestinal conditions. Many studies indicate that elderly people who practice Tai Chi are much less prone to
falls, a serious health risk to people in that age group.
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| Zen Wellness – Longevity Program |
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How Young do you want to be?
If you think taking a couple of inches off your waist will make you feel good, just imagine how GREAT you would feel taking a few years off your
age...well you can.
Our Zen Illumination Program is the ideal blend between Eastern and Western health care modalities. Critical health care
information is gathered and analyzed, and your subsequent biological age is determined...this is your personalized wellness profile reflecting where you are today.
What do we look at?
From the East...The Five Elements
The Five Element Theory helps you understand how natural changes within your body and in the outside environment affect your health. To predict and understand these dynamic changes, ancient doctors studied nature and, through years of observation, were able to determine what universal principles existed that could be applied to health and well-being. The Five Elements - Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and their characteristics embody all aspects of our natural world. Eastern Medicine uses this time-tested diagnostic model to analyze how the various parts of a person's body and mind interact to affect their health. From the West...Zen Illumination then targets up to 15 known independent medical risk parameters using modern medical diagnostic techniques.
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"20 months ago I was a border line diabetic, with high blood pressure on medication (my blood pressure was around 150/90), with very high cholesterol,
feeling tired, achy, stressed and arguing with my family. I weighed 250 pounds, the heaviest that I have in my life. The bottom line was that I was very
unhappy. I joined United Martial Arts and started their Masters Path program on Dec 2005. Since then, I lost 45 pounds, I am no longer on blood pressure
meds with a baseline blood pressure of 120/60.
| Zen Wellness – Tai Chi and Health |
 Because of these issues, health care trends in the
twenty-first century are moving toward a willingness to try treatment approaches derived from cultures and philosophies which differ from those in western cultures.
An example of this is the growing interest in western cultures in Chinese Tai Chi and other energy enhancing breathing exercises as tools useful in proactive health
maintenance and treatment of chronic health impairments.The Chinese culture has used Tai Chi and Chi Gong (energy enhancing breathing exercises) for centuries to maintain a healthy body and calm mind.
Many in western cultures who have learned these practices have noted similar beneficial effects. In terms of treating chronic disease, Chinese medicine teaches that Tai Chi and Chi Gong beneficially stimulate all organ systems, helping to prevent or
treat disease. A recent study using empiric western methodology found that performance of Tai Chi by seniors with shingles could significantly reduce  the pain in those performing Tai Chi versus those not doing so. One explanation for the findings would be the possibility that performance of Tai Chi enhanced the
immune system – an explanation in agreement with the Chinese belief that Tai Chi can enhance all organ system functions, including those of the immune system. These touch
points between eastern and western beliefs and practices in areas of health maintenance and disease treatment should prove useful in providing future innovative approaches to the goal
of achieving an enhanced life experience.So, what is Tai Chi, can seniors do it, and does it have beneficial effects? These are the impact questions for seniors to consider. Tai Chi is one of the Chinese martial art techniques which have been practiced in various styles for centuries. At first, its primary use was for
self defense. Much more recently, the Yang style of Tai Chi has been practiced  by millions in China and around the world primarily for its health maintenance and psychological
stress releasing benefits.Tai Chi incorporates slow, low impact movements of the limbs and torso, accompanied with controlled breathing, to stimulate organ systems; to enhance energy;
to improve strength, flexibility, and balance; and to reduce psychological stress responses. It does not require use of medication to achieve results. When done properly, it is virtually side effect free. It does require patience and dedication to learn the techniques. A beauty of Tai Chi is that it can be learned and practiced by anyone at any age. This is especially important for senior who may feel they are too old to
begin. The instruction can be tailored to existing conditions and abilities. Seniors should view the learning and performing of Tai Chi as a treat to themselves for the
purpose of enhancing their quality of life. Does it work in the areas of health maintenance and as treatment for chronic conditions? The answer comes from reproducibility of experience and study of
results using scientific methodology. The answer appears to confirm a positive relation between enhancement of health and performance of Tai Chi. First, there are reports of the health benefits from practicing Tai Chi found in Chinese medical and martial arts writings over multiple centuries. The practice
of Tai Chi is currently performed on a daily basis by untold numbers of Chinese and others around the world who affirm their conviction as to its positive effects on maintaining
health and combating disease. Second, there is critical analysis of one's own experience. As a health
care professional, I have always attempted to critically assess the effect of treatment. I have tried to be very critical in assessing the effects of my practice of Tai Chi on
my own health. I believe the results are clearly positive. I am more physically fit, have noted improvement in a chronic back pain problem, and have an invigorated sense of
proactively helping myself to an improved state of health. All of this has contributed to my experiencing a calmer state of mind and a lowered sense of psychological stress. Third, there are scientific studies that examine the relationship between the practice of Tai Chi and health. The shingles study is an example of this. It
employed scientific methods and showed improvement in the pain of shingles in patients performing Tai Chi. Scientific studies are, as yet, rare; however, the demonstration
that Tai Chi can be of benefit in the treatment of a condition which is difficult to treat successfully by current conventional means, the increasing interest in innovative
treatment for many other chronic conditions, and the need for successful health maintenance programs should stimulate more research into the link between Tai Chi and health. The bottom line for seniors is that they should be proactive in adopting a health maintenance program no matter their age. In choosing a program Tai Chi is an
excellent choice because it joins low impact movements with proper deep breathing to enhance strength, 
flexibility, balance, organ system stimulation and energy production. Two things are required: patience and an experienced instructor. Tai Chi is learned over time through
experienced instruction and practiced for a lifetime. The time to start is now with no ending date in sight. |
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| Zen Wellness – Testimonials |
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"This program has excellent instructors and the stretching exercises makes your body feel so much healthier."
– Marty Kerns "[The program] has helped with my balance, leg strength and concentration."
– Betty-Jean Butler "I have now given up my cane. This program has helped hold the osteopathic manipulation for my back."
– Audrey O'Brien "Tai Chi has been very beneficial to me. After back and shoulder surgery, it has allowed me to have a better quality of life."
– Jim Tindell "It is wonderful for us older people. I don't want to die in my chair!"
– Bernice Broniec "It is starting to help me with my balance."
– Lois Linter "Two months of yoga and tai chi made me feel better, almost pain free!"
– Julia Svircev "I'm beginning to see results within myself, which is very encouraging. I think if more people understood the value of Tai Chi, you would have to enlarge
your space."
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