This article was co-authored by Frank Blaney.
If you’re stressed, going to a meeting or just having a bad day, choose a relaxing Tai Chi exercise (we’ll tell you which ones do what) and create and enjoy an oasis of calm before getting back to the real world.
Let your hands and arms hang loosely at your sides. Tai chi is an ancient way of moving that is practiced by more than 200 million people across the globe.
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