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Helping You to Heal Your Disabilities Practitioners and patients in China practicing the new positive Tai Ji movements for people with severe physical and emotional challenges. It is no secret that the body requires movement to assist with circulation for the muscles and organs. Many people who are in wheelchairs or otherwise physically challenged believe that their disabilities cannot improve, and that they will be suffering for the remainder of their lives. Dr. Zibin Guo, a trained medical anthropologist with many years of training and teaching experience with Tai Ji (or Tai Chi), a form of Chinese traditional healing arts had believed that a modified form of Tai Ji practice that could be effectively utilized by people with various physical and mental challenges. He had worked with many people in wheelchairs and knew the importance of movement to provide nourishment and healing for the body. In 2005, Dr. Guo made a proposal of promoting wheelchair Tai Ji d...