Sit Up Straight – 3/15/21

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 309 Sit Up Straight Master Subramuniya, my first meditation teacher and guru, made the statement, “You can never be depressed if you can sit up straight.” At first I didn’t understand this idea and sort of poo-pooed it, yet...

Understanding Principles – 3/8/21

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip – #308 Understanding Principles. I want to remind you, as I do so often, that Tai Chi is not just a qigong exercise, or simple exercise program. It is a martial qigong exercise. It evolved from a combination of kung fu and...

A Few Random Thoughts and Counting Moves – 3/1/21

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 307 A Few Random Thoughts and Counting Moves * Most people on the spiritual path spend much of a lifetime seeking self awareness or enlightenment. Periods of up are followed by periods of down, but the sincere seeker carries on no...

Why 108 Moves in Yang Long Form – 2/22/21

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip – #306 Why 108 Moves in Tai Chi Chuan? Tai Chi study can be as simple as memorizing movements or as complex as a life-long journey into the self. It doesn’t matter what you seek with your study, Tai Chi will have plenty...

Love and Chi/Cane Form Class – 2/15/21

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 305 Love and Chi  I don’t believe that there is anything that fills the body with Chi as much as loving does. Do you remember when you first fell in love? What was that feeling? What does it feel like now? In Chinese Natural...