A WOMAN with an incurable lung disease will demonstrate how she uses Chinese relaxation exercises to stay fit.

Linda Fallon, who lives on Banbury's Hardwick estate, will take part in a Tai Chi in the Park event, hosted by the Chiltern Branch of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of Great Britain, at Willen Lake, Milton Keynes, on Sunday.

The event aims to raise awareness of the health benefits of practising Taoist Tai Chi.

Mrs Fallon has Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) a disease that affects just one woman in a million.

She said: "Visitors will be invited to join in some Tai Chi foundation exercises and the 108 moves of the Tai Chi set, which will be repeated throughout the afternoon. All ages and abilities are welcome and no previous experience necessary.

"Taoist Tai Chi is a kind of meditation in motion' where slow, graceful movements increase strength and flexibility and improve balance and circulation.

"It not only improves suppleness but is extremely relaxing and enjoyable."

The event will raise money for a Taoist Tai Chi fund that sponsors projects including renovating the society's clubhouse in South Wales, and also the charity LAM Action, which supports women with LAM.

Mrs Fallon was diagnosed with LAM eight years ago, and says practising Taoist Tai Chi enables her to stay fit and supple.

LAM causes an overgrowth of a muscle cell that leads to the development of lung cysts which cause increasing breathlessness as the disease progresses.

There is no known cause, no cure and no treatment has proved effective LAM Action needs to raise £70,000 a year for the next three years to support laboratory research, and also to provide support for patients.

For more information about LAM visit the LAM Action at: www.lamaction.org, or contact: LAM Action Office, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Sciences Building, City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB. Tel: 0115 8404773.

For more information about the Chiltern branch of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of Great Britain visit: www.taoist.org and follow the links for phone contacts in each area.