What and Why – 5/4/20

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 264 What and Why Tai Chi is many things to many people. One of the main benefits of study and practice of this art is the unity of mind and body. Every instructor I have met has a slightly different approach to what Tai Chi is,...

Sensations – 4/27/20

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 263 Sensations I often get questions or comments about various sensations happening during practice. “What do they mean? What should I do about them?” They often have a super-natural quality about them. My answer is always the...

Lining Up the Energy Centers – 4/20/20

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 262 Lining Up the Energy Centers Note: I have been sharing these Training Tips since 2015. I am sorry if I sometimes become redundant, but at this moment, this Tip seems important, especially following “The Stool” Tip...

Relativity/Respect – 4/20/20

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 261 Relativity As all Tai Chi players know, our art is based on yin and yang. Seems simple. Yin has certain qualities like inner, condensed, low, dark, yielding, night, feminine, etc. Yang is described as opposite of these –...

Driving the Car – 4/13/20

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 260 Driving the Car We were in the park on a beautiful Friday morning. Our usual routine is warm ups, arm swinging, Tai Chi walking, then 34, 54, and 108 followed by some weapons forms. Takes about one and a half to two hours to...

Qigong #4 – Why Practice Qigong – 4/6/20

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 259 Qigong #4 – Why Practice Qigong Special Note: Qigong, including Tai Chi, is an excellent exercise for all of us who need to stay home. Especially visualize your Guardian Chi surrounding your body and extending out a foot or...