At the January workshop I learned a very important medical finding from Professor Rhayun Song. When someone takes up a healthy habit such as tai chi and persists for six months, that tends to change their way of life. In other words, they will eat more healthily, be more sociable, stop smoking, cut down their alcohol intake and so on. Their change of lifestyle could then be permanent. Especially from a family physician’s perspective, helping people to change their lifestyle is challenging, this information is great news.
Professor Song is doing research on how tai chi can change lifestyle, and here is my interview with her.