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Au cours des milliers d'années de développement du taïchi-chuan, de nombreux styles ont été créés. Bien que cette discipline ait été, à l'origine, créée en tant qu'art martial, elle n'a depuis cessé de prouver sa valeur pour améliorer la santé physique et spirituelle du pratiquant. De nos jours, on ne compte plus les gens qui, partout dans le monde, pratiquent le taïchi-chuan dans un seul but : améliorer leur santé. Ainsi, même les médecins occidentaux recommandent aujourd'hui à leurs patients de pratiquer le taïchi-chuan pour les aider à réduire la tension artérielle, le stress et à libérer les tensions des organes internes. La pratique du taïchi-chuan traditionnel est un processus long qui nécessite beaucoup de temps, de patience et d'argent, ce qui la rend particulièrement difficile, vu nos modes de vie trépidants. Pour faciliter sa pratique et son apprentissage, le taïchi-chuan traditionnel fut révisé pour donner naissance à des versions plus courtes dont font partie les formes des 24 et 48 postures. Chacune de ces séquences modernes nécessite moins de temps d'apprentissage mais aussi de pratique que la version traditionnelle des 108 postures. Pour les débutants n'ayant que peu ou pas de connaissance du taïchi, ces séquences courtes sont une bonne entrée en matière, avant de se lancer plus avant dans l'étude et la pratique de la séquence longue traditionnelle. En étudiant ces deux séquences courtes, le débutant pourra saisir les concepts qui forment la base du taïchi-chuan, comprendre ses théories, et plus important encore, commencer à ressentir les bienfaits de cet art en mesurant le degré de relaxation accrue et l'état d'esprit nouveau qu'apporte cette pratique.

Martial arts --- Tai chi --- Arts martiaux --- Tai chi chuan

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It is acknowledged that practice could induce rapid change or reorganization of the brain’s cellular or neural networks as well as behaviors. Notably, practice relevant to mental or physical approach attracted great attention in this decade. It highlights profound significance both for human evolvement and individual development. Specifically, acquiring fine motor skills is a crucial premise for human being to evolve to modern human by using tools in one side. In the other side, numerous evidences indicated that motor learning involved in limb and trunks promotes the development of individual brain in anatomy and functions. Hence, motor learning is also tightly associated with developmental plasticity. These studies on brain-mind-body practice illuminate a promising way in promoting human brain health. This editorial covers wide range of brain-mind-body practice forms to summarize recent new findings and development from behavioral, physiological, neurobiological and psychological science approaches. In this research topic, we addressed recent findings from theoretical as well as experimental perspective including contributions under the following three headings: 1) intervention studies to investigate the positive effect of brain-mind-body practice on cognition and relevant brain mechanism. The intervention pattern consisted of short-term practice ranging from few hours to several weeks; 2) cross-sectional studies using expert-novice paradigm to explore the behavioral and neural system change induced by extensive brain-mind-body practice; 3) the mediators influence the relationship between practice and health outcomes and 4) new viewpoints on brain-mind-body practice from theoretical perspectives. Here we briefly highlight these articles aiming to provide a deep understanding for the association between practice, plasticity and health for readers. Additionally, it offers new insights for developing possible practice interventions for clinical treatment of neurological dysfunction or disorders.

Mind-body practice --- Brain --- fMRI --- ERP --- Acute aerobic exercise --- Cognition --- executive control --- Tai Chi Chuan --- intervention

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It is acknowledged that practice could induce rapid change or reorganization of the brain’s cellular or neural networks as well as behaviors. Notably, practice relevant to mental or physical approach attracted great attention in this decade. It highlights profound significance both for human evolvement and individual development. Specifically, acquiring fine motor skills is a crucial premise for human being to evolve to modern human by using tools in one side. In the other side, numerous evidences indicated that motor learning involved in limb and trunks promotes the development of individual brain in anatomy and functions. Hence, motor learning is also tightly associated with developmental plasticity. These studies on brain-mind-body practice illuminate a promising way in promoting human brain health. This editorial covers wide range of brain-mind-body practice forms to summarize recent new findings and development from behavioral, physiological, neurobiological and psychological science approaches. In this research topic, we addressed recent findings from theoretical as well as experimental perspective including contributions under the following three headings: 1) intervention studies to investigate the positive effect of brain-mind-body practice on cognition and relevant brain mechanism. The intervention pattern consisted of short-term practice ranging from few hours to several weeks; 2) cross-sectional studies using expert-novice paradigm to explore the behavioral and neural system change induced by extensive brain-mind-body practice; 3) the mediators influence the relationship between practice and health outcomes and 4) new viewpoints on brain-mind-body practice from theoretical perspectives. Here we briefly highlight these articles aiming to provide a deep understanding for the association between practice, plasticity and health for readers. Additionally, it offers new insights for developing possible practice interventions for clinical treatment of neurological dysfunction or disorders.

Mind-body practice --- Brain --- fMRI --- ERP --- Acute aerobic exercise --- Cognition --- executive control --- Tai Chi Chuan --- intervention

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A partir d'une comparaison à la culture chinoise, l'auteur met en avant les bienfaits du tai-chi-chuan sur la santé mentale et physique des personnes âgées. Il propose des situations pratiques adaptées à la gérontologie.

Tai chi --- Exercise for older people --- Aging --- Tai chi chuan --- Exercices pour personnes âgées --- Vieillissement --- Prevention --- Prévention

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Tai Chi Chuan was originally developed as a form of martial arts and has been used for centuries in China as a health exercise. Today, millions of people in both Eastern and Western countries and cultures are practicing Tai Chi Chuan, which has been widely accepted as an exercise form for health and fitness benefits. This unique collection of current scientific research reflects the characteristics and beneficial effects of Tai Chi Chuan in the fields of biomechanics and physiology, sensory motor control and fall prevention, psychology and social aspects, as well as in clinical application of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's diseases, coronary heart disease, chronic heart failure, breast cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes. The publication will not only serve as a high-quality reference book for teachers, healthcare professionals and students in exercise science and medicine, but also as a valuable source of information for everybody already practicing Tai Chi Chuan or considering taking it up, who would like to learn more on the beneficial effects of this intriguing form of exercise.

Tai Ji. --- Exercise Therapy --- Tai chi --- Tai chi chuan --- methods. --- Health aspects. --- Aspect sanitaire --- #SMV:tai chi --- #SMV:510000 --- #SMV:geneeskunde --- Tʻai chi chʻüan --- Tai-ji --- Tai ji quan --- Taichi --- Taijiquan --- Exercise --- Health aspects