Full Circle Synergy
500 Forest Avenue
Portland, Maine 04101
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"As a sports medicine doc, I am focused on helping my patients get and stay more active - exercise helps treat and prevent so many diseases, and I try to "practice what I preach". Tai Chi is a terrific way to help achieve fitness, keep moving and help one stay balanced - physically, emotionally and spiritually. Over the years a growing body of research evidence has accumulated on the benefits of Tai Chi. Looking for a way to keep moving and stay healthy, I found my way to Tai Chi and Full Circle Synergy. Now in my third year of studying and practicing Tai Chi with the staff at FCS, I can attest to it's benefits - flexibility, balance, core stability and, for me, a "moving meditation". I have incorporated this into my life-personally and professionally - and recommend both Tai Chi (and FCS!) to many of my patients and to you. Try it.
Try it at Full Circle Synergy. You will be welcomed."
~William W. Dexter, MD, FACSM, Director, Sports Medicine Program -Maine Medical Center. Professor, University of Vermont College of Medicine
"Following retirement, I began taking beginner classes
at Full Circle Synergy just in time, as it turned out, to help
prepare me for major surgery. My regular home practice and weekly
Fundamentals classes accelerated my healing. Now I continue to
benefit from Form classes and the personable and professional
teachers."
~ George, age 67
“Tai Chi and Qigong improve core strength and postural control. My patients
report increased flexibility, balance and sense of well- being. I recommend it
for people of all physical abilities and challenges, as the practice can be modified
while still providing significant health benefits.”
~ Dr. Eden Zoll D.O., Portland Osteopathic
“At age 85 I enrolled in T’ai Chi Fundamentals and
my balance and stability improved so much that I have taken three
more classes. The exercises can be tailored to any level of fitness--and
age! I would recommend Qigong and T’ai Chi as complementary
therapy for patients with balance problems and stress related
diseases including cancer. I encourage my peers still in practice
to do likewise, and I suggest that you ask your doctor which
class may be right for you.”
~ Laban W. Leiter, M.D., retired
I often recommend Qi Gong to my patients as part of an integrative
approach to healing. Under the guidance of qualified teachers
like those at FCS I have found it to be a safe and effective
mind-body exercise. Well designed studies support the use of
Qi Gong for treating common problems such as high blood pressure,
particularly when combined with conventional medical care. Emerging
evidence also suggests that people with a diverse range of conditions
may benefit from these practices.
~ Craig Schneider, MD - Director of Integrative
Medicine, Maine Medical Center Family Practice Residency Program
At 73 it had been sometimes difficult for me to bend over to pick up things in the garden, and in the house. Your teaching me - "Tai Chi Pulsing" - how to bend down like a small child—with back straight and bottom way out back, so my weight is balanced over my feet—has made a big difference to me. Thank you! ~ Mary Rowe
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