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My name is Cindy Dahl. My 6 year old grandson, Diego, starting
taking lessons from Head Instructor Eric and Instructor Mario
about 7 months ago. He loves it! I love that Diego has more
focus and a constructive way to use all that 6 year old energy.
One week Diego was out sick. Being missed, Instructor Mario
phoned to find out how Diego was doing. I had always been
impressed with the patience and respectful interaction between
the instructors and the kids at the school, but phoning to
see how Diego was really made us feel important.
During our phone conversation we spoke about all the wonderful
benefits Diego was getting from the class from exercise and
focus to breathing right. We talked about the mission of Allied
Garden School of Martial Arts in improving health in the community
by reaching out to everyone. My thoughts wandered to my own
health or lack of a healthy lifestyle. I said I could never
picture myself learning something so complicated. But Instructor
Mario found the perfect class for me. Thai Chi just for HEALTH.
No pressure to achieve belts, no audience, no competition
or exhibitions. Later that week I had the opportunity to speak
with an Orthopedic Surgeon. Since I am a healthcare professional,
I see a lot of patients that have hip and knee replacements.
I asked the Ortho Surgeon what the etiology of most of the
surgeries are today. He explained that most of the surgeries
he performs are simply from years of poor body alignment.
This seemed like a sign to me.
I took the challenge and showed up one Monday morning at
7:30am. Again I was impressed with the patience and understanding
Instructor Mario had in training those of us who fear walking
into a room that has so many full length mirrors in it. Three
months later and I am walking taller, breathing easier. I
feel like my stress level has decreased dramatically. Better
yet, I made new friends! We are all different age groups and
at different levels of ability, but we interact with a comfortable
camaraderie that is very supportive to enjoying a healthy
life. I can see myself taking Thai Chi for years to come.
Trust me, if they can teach me, they can teach you.
Warm regards,
From a healthier and happier Cindy Dahl, RD, NHA
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