Hartland, WI -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/02/2010 -- Corporate Wellness Program::Reduce Stress,Improve Sleep,lower blood pressure

A successful Wellness Program will …
• provide access to material in a variety of ways and on a flexible schedule;
• make the content interesting but still doable by all employees;
• support development of a new healthier lifestyle habit;
• provide encouragement and feedback on progress being made;
• and increase productivity, improving your bottom line.

. Access – from any network enabled device
• Each employee specifies when and how the reminders are received
• Video and Audio Content received at their desk, home or mobile device
• No special clothing or equipment, gentle non-strenuous exercises.

Content - A 10-15 minute Wellness Session:
• Relaxation Technique Videos and Audio include: breathing and focusing exercises, gentle movement (simple tai chi & qigong)–exercises anyone can do!
• A Healthy Lifestyle Tip of the Day geared to promote healthy stress management, healthy behaviors, weight loss and smoking cessation.
• Motivational Message of the Day (blog)

Support – what is needed to succeed
• Reminders are sent automatically, helping develop a habit
• Includes access to a free Online Exercise Library
• A Personal Journal to log individual progress, challenges, and successes.

Feedback - Evaluation mechanism to monitor effectiveness
• Employee selects most pressing issue for them and tracks changes in up to 3 symptoms. A simple 5 question survey is completed online when one of the 6 milestones is reached.

• Company-wide improvement data is reported

• Celebrates successes with 6 Milestones along the way, sending an acknowledgement and a certificate.

These mind body relaxation techniques based on Tai Chi, Qigong, and Mindfulness have been shown to reduce stress, improve sleep, and lower blood pressure.

Helpful for weight loss and increased activity levels. Supports muscle strengthening, flexibility, and balance. Relaxes tight muscles. Improves memory.

Research supports qiong and tai chi helping many chronic illnesses including diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, heart failure, stroke, fall prevention, MS, fibromyalgia, Parkinson's Disease, osteoporosis prevention, breast cancer, cancer, low back pain, knee pain and osteoarthritis, sleep problems, dementia, ADHD, asthma, and anti-oxidant and anti-aging benefits

Qigong and tai chi are rising stars in wellness and are endorsed by:

• Oprah and Dr Oz
• Harvard Medical School (Harvard Woman's Health Watch May 2009)
• Mayo Clinic & Cleveland Clinic physicians (2009 newsletters)
• National Council on Aging (NCOA) since March 2006
• American Arthritis Association

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All the medical condition of Qigong and Tai Chi exrecises and their effective results.

Hartland, WI -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/26/2010 -- When combined with standard treatment, tai chi and qigong appears to be helpful for several medical conditions. For example:

Arthritis. In a 40-person study at Tufts University, presented in October 2008 at a meeting of the American College of Rheumatology, an hour of tai chi twice a week for 12 weeks reduced pain and improved mood and physical functioning more than standard stretching exercises in people with severe knee osteoarthritis. According to a Korean study published in December 2008 in Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, eight weeks of tai chi classes followed by eight weeks of home practice significantly improved flexibility and slowed the disease process in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, a painful and debilitating inflammatory form of arthritis that affects the spine.

Low bone density. A review of six controlled studies by Dr. Wayne and other Harvard researchers indicates that tai chi may be a safe and effective way to maintain bone density in postmenopausal women. A controlled study of tai chi in women with osteopenia (diminished bone density not as severe as osteoporosis) is under way at the Osher Research Center and Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Breast cancer. Tai chi has shown potential for improving quality of life and functional capacity (the physical ability to carry out normal daily activities, such as work or exercise) in women suffering from breast cancer or the side effects of breast cancer treatment. For example, a 2008 study at the University of Rochester, published in Medicine and Sport Science, found that quality of life and functional capacity (including aerobic capacity, muscular strength, and flexibility) improved in women with breast cancer who did 12 weeks of tai chi, while declining in a control group that received only supportive therapy.

Heart disease. A 53-person study at National Taiwan University found that a year of tai chi significantly boosted exercise capacity, lowered blood pressure, and improved levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, insulin, and C-reactive protein in people at high risk for heart disease. The study, which was published in the September 2008 Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, found no improvement in a control group that did not practice tai chi.

Heart failure. In a 30-person pilot study at Harvard Medical School, 12 weeks of tai chi improved participants' ability to walk and quality of life. It also reduced blood levels of B-type natriuretic protein, an indicator of heart failure. A 150-patient controlled trial is under way.

Hypertension. In a review of 26 studies in English or Chinese published in Preventive Cardiology (Spring 2008), Dr. Yeh reported that in 85% of trials, tai chi lowered blood pressure — with improvements ranging from 3 to 32 mm Hg in systolic pressure and from 2 to 18 mm Hg in diastolic pressure.

Parkinson's disease. A 33-person pilot study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, published in Gait and Posture (October 2008), found that people with mild to moderately severe Parkinson's disease showed improved balance, walking ability, and overall well-being after 20 tai chi sessions.

Sleep problems. In a University of California, Los Angeles, study of 112 healthy older adults with moderate sleep complaints, 16 weeks of tai chi improved the quality and duration of sleep significantly more than standard sleep education. The study was published in the July 2008 issue of the journal Sleep.

Stroke. In 136 patients who'd had a stroke at least six months earlier, 12 weeks of tai chi improved standing balance more than a general exercise program that entailed breathing, stretching, and mobilizing muscles and joints involved in sitting and walking. Findings were published in the January 2009 issue of Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair.

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Relaxation exercises for Seniors- Tai Chi for seniors , Guided Meditation.

Hartland, WI -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/04/2010 -- Qigong Tai Chi is extremely effective exercise yet it is very simple and easy to learn. It includes simple flowing movements, deep breathing and a present moment meditative focus. Qigong is recommended by Oprah and Dr Oz, Harvard Medical School, Mayo Clinic, and the National Council on Aging. It has been found to be extremely helpful for people of all ages but especially for seniors.

Qigong stimulates the relaxation response in the body. It can actually slow the aging process by helping cells live longer and it can reverse the effects of chronic stress on the body. It reduces inflammation in the body like an anti-oxident so it can help almost every chronic disease. It is especially good at lowering high blood pressure and reducing low back and osteoarthritis knee pain. It promotes general health and strengthening, improves memory, and can help prevents falls, keeping seniors in their homes longer.

Qigong for Seniors is being offered at http://www.RelaxedandAlert.com, an innovative new program developed by Kathy Levac RN MS MQT. Kathy has combined her over twenty years of traditional healthcare experience with an extensive knowledge of Eastern health strategies to create online and DVD services to teach qigong and other relaxation techniques. Online full length videos and a personal wellness daily emails with 15 minute practice sessions give busy people the tools they need to be successful. The program promotes the Relaxed and Alert Lifestyle, a more balanced lower stress way of life and the tools to help one achieve it. The Relaxed and Alert Lifestyle results in one being more productive, having a clearer mind for better decision-making, happier relationships, and having a healthier body and mind.

With everything from qigong to tai chi to breathing exercise, focusing techniques, emotional release techniques, Buddhist mind training, mindfulness and meditation, it provides the resources people need to create new and healthier habits. Her daily blog offers tips from these areas as well. A free library of 1 minute stress break movement exercises can start you on the path to the Relaxed and Alert Lifestyle.

Having once been a cardiac nurse treating patients undergoing open heart surgery and heart transplants, Kathy is motivated to help people reduce their stress. Stress is known to be the cause or make worse every chronic disease. These relaxation techniques reduce the effect of stress on the body and help people to manage their current stress, while her other programs help support them to make healthier life style decisions to reduce the stress causing factors that are under their control.

"I want to help people be as happy and healthy as possible. As a healthcare executive, I ran myself into the ground with stress. I am a recovered stress-a-holic, and hope to help others on this same journey to a lower stress yet more productive lifestyle." One can be successful and low stress. Kathy's programs offer the tools to learn this more successful approach. The benefits of the Relaxed and Alert Lifestyle include: more productive, clearer thinking for better decision-making, happier relationships, and healthier body and mind.

These programs are available directly to seniors and others at http://www.RelaxedAndAlert.com.

Please join Kathy at Veteran's Park on Saturday, October 9th at 10 am to try some Qigong for Seniors movements during the Autumn Leaves Festival. (need to get approval)

Kathy also trains other health professionals, senior program activity professionals, and fitness professionals to teach her Qigong for Seniors Wellness Program in a One Day Training Certification Program that she offers across the country. As a new resident of Mount Airy, she is offering a program locally on Saturday October 16th.

Please see http://www.Qigong4Seniors.com for more information or call 262-370-5363 or email kathy@relaxedandalert.com.

Kathy and Ron Levac are new residents of Mount Airy as of August. They recently moved here from Hartland, Wisconsin. They have daughters studying at UVa and Duke, and were attracted to Mount Airy area by the mountain beauty, excellent weather, wellness community, and friendly Mayberry feel. They are looking forward to meeting and collaborating with the wonderful people of Mount Airy.

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