In fact, it is said that those who practice T’ai Chi, young or old, sick or well have restored flexibility of their joints, relaxed muscles and their bodies gain true alignment with gravity. They develop flexibility of a child, strength of a lumberjack and wisdom of a sage.

Professor Cheng Man ch’ing, late and well known Grand Master of T’ai Chi Chuan have recognized that benefits of T’ai Chi should be spread throughout. As such, he worked on distilling essence of T’ai Chi Chuan. He came up with “The Eight Ways of T’ai Chi Chuan”. Each of movement in eight ways work on three major problems faced by aging or sick: loss of equilibrium, stiffness of joints and weakness of muscles and fear of falling and injury. The eight ways work on maintaining stability of legs, since adage that individual has health as long as he or she has legs is an important element of truth. Once use of legs is lost, health may fail dramatically, too.

You could enroll in a nearby health center or schools offering “The Eight Ways of T’ai Chi Chuan”. Once you rediscover power of your legs and eventually overcome its frailties, you might also come to stop investing lots of money on walking aids and other such devices. -30-

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The process of making a hand-made walking stick, with crooked handle takes 4 steps to finish. First, is shaping handle. This step involves cutting material to a rough shape, exposing it to heat and rasping it into shape. Next is preparing shank – main body of stick. After collecting hazel shanks over winter, they are stored in rafters to dry. A suitable shank is selected from among dried ones and it is straightened using heat and pressure. Third step is joining together handle and shank. This is done securely by a steel rod glued into hazel shank and crooked handle. Then, handle is rasped down to fit shank and final shaping is done. The final step involves shaping stick by applying various grades of files and abrasives on handle. Indeed, this process is time consuming but this is also vital since it ensures production of a high quality stick. After files, polish is applied and then – enjoy fine stick produced!

These walking sticks are really high quality because of personal handcrafting care applied to it. Though it takes time to produce, knowing that it’s sturdy and durable enough to last for years to come is well worth effort! -30-

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Kay Zetkin discovered the pleasure of writing through her daily journals as a teen-ager. Writing in it helped sort out her thoughts, relieve her feelings and record what she observes of the world.