Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 397 Yin/Yang of Clean-Up As I’ve said many times, these Tips are not designed to teach the physical movements of Tai Chi, but to give you motivation to practice what you know, or to seek out an instructor, online or in...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 396 Crows and Empty/Full Beautiful morning. Went to Chetzemoka for an early morning practice. Sun up, barely. I was the only person in the park at this time. So lovely. I went over to the bluff and looked at the Straits. The tide...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 395 Greetings. We are so fortunate to have a form of exercise/meditation that is so lovely that it can be practiced anywhere, at anytime, and not disturb anyone or anything. Animals and Tai Chi This morning I went to Chetzemoka...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 394 Important Health Advice What is the essence of Tai Chi Chuan? Why do most people study this art? My personal experience after over 50 years of sharing Tai Chi is that most people are interested in improving and maintaining...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 393 Push the Earth Away The more I practice Tai Chi, the importance I place on the awareness of and engagement of, the kua, grows. This area, where the earth chi meets and blends with the yang chi, is the home of the lower dan...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 392 Yoga and Tai Chi The process of meditation in yoga and tai chi are quite similar: to build up energy in the lower belly, and send it up to the top of the head, refining it along the way. In yoga, the energy of the body is...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 391 Dear Students, Colleagues, and Friends. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for making my life meaningful. I lost my family at a young age, and didn’t have children, which are the normal ways people find meaning...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 390 Smooth and Steady Greetings. Looks like we are finally in for some moisture. We have been experiencing record warm and dry weather. Boy do we need rain! I was reading through the Tips Book Riggan made for me and ran across...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 389 Focus on Legs This week in the park, we have been taking a deep look into the rotators of the hips. This is one of, if not the most, important areas of the body for Tai Chi practice – for smooth, even, balanced, effective...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 388 The Thirteen Essential Energies I received an e-mail from someone following the web lessons. He asked about the Thirteen Essential Energies. I told him I would cover them in the next lesson, so here is a brief discussion on...
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