I have discovered that very slow taichi movements (i.e. slow until blood won't rush to hands and feet) together with deep breathing can drive blood to flow effortlessly to internal organs and brain. Taichi uses the movements of legs and pelvis to distribute body weight causing variable stress signals indirectly to heart and causes a heart rate variability pulse train 10 to 15 PPM above resting rate. This pulse train will drive oxygenated blood to all capillaries of internal organs. I called this the Pao's Law of Exercise. The result of this is to grow new cells with normal DNA's in brain, internal organs, and everywhere. You may view the explanations posted on my Google+ account under my name Pao Yen.
My question is whether you have used other methods to cause stress to a human heart indirectly to raise heart beat (e.g. by meditation, bio-feedback, electric convulsion to the brain, electrostatic shock, etc.) with either deep breathing or oxygen mask (for comatose or sedated patients) and found that you have improved the general health or even cured some of his/her chronic diseases by accident?
Note: All the new forms of taichi's invented after 1956 (usually are short and fast, and use of normal breathing) are not under this category of old taichi.
Non-pharmacologic HR lowering, such as dietary supplementation with omega 3 fatty acids (Clin Cardiol 2009; 32: 365-372.), docosahexaenoic acid (Hypertension 1999; 34: 253-260.), exercise training (Sport Med. 2003; 33: 33-46)(Circulation 2004; 109: 1371-1378.), body weight reduction (Circulation 1998; 97: 2037-2042., Diabetes 2009; 58: 1126-1132.), and lipid lowering by HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (Circulation 2003; 108: 2743-2746.) also reduces HR and subsequent adverse outcomes such as target organ (internal organ) damage and cardiovascular event. Non-pharmacologic heart rate lowering strategies like meditation may reduce cardiovascular risk (Am J Physiol 1969;217: 30–34., Med Sci Monit 2002;8:RA93–RA101.). Meditation can significantly increase vagal nerve output and have been observed to inhibit immediate-type and delayed-type hypersensitivity responses of inflammatory reflex (Br. Med. J. 1963; 1: 925–929. Bellinger, D. L., Lorton, D., Lubahn, C. & Felten, D. L. in Psychoneuroimmunology (eds Ader R., Felten, D. L. & Cohen, N) 55–112 (Academic, San Diego, 2001).). Lifestyle modification also improves autonomic function (i.e., heart rate decreased and HRV increased) (Diabetes Care. 2006;29:914).
I am beginner in tai chi and so far I have not measure my HR during tai chi practise. But I agree with this association between heart rate control modulation and special physical exercise. It is analogic with yoga practice and breathing frrequency or different types of breathing are crucial.
Those yoga stretching exercises are using the same Pao's Law of Exercise theory to stress up the heart beat and deep breathing to do healing. But you must move very slowly to prevent blood from rushing to your hands and feet in order to get maximum benefits. But yoga sessions are very long.
Since you are starting your taichi, you can do your own experiment with your HR and health signs. Unless you have a very old taichi teacher, they will not teach you deep breathing and very slow movements because they follow the Beijing new forms. Suggest that you learn whatever they teach first and do your own slow form experiment by yourself after you finish the whole taichi set. You may go to my youtube channel to see my recommended taichi video's and comments. http://www.youtube.com/user/paoyen
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