October 2020
Best Shoes for Tai Chi Reviewed
Tai chi is an excellent all-around health and wellness exercise. Especially if you are recovering from surgery or illness, or have entered your over-50 years, this no-impact form of exercise is especially suited. As with any other form of physical fitness, you are going to have to find a cotton or silk tai chi uniform […]
Best Cotton and Silk Traditional Tai Chi Uniforms – Reviews
Devoted tai chi practitioners should definitely own a pair of leather or canvas Tai Chi shoes with rubber soles made specifically for this ancient Far East physical practice. The same is true with your Tai Chi shirt and pants. There is a reason why the cheesy old karate and kung fu movies all showed actors […]
Tai Chi Chih – Basic Tai Chi Movements For Beginners
Beginners considering taking up tai chi for its many mental and physical benefits may be wondering what specific movements they should try. A good starting place is with Tai Chi Chih, a set of 19 movements and a single pose for meditation. This focuses on your development of natural, intrinsic energy known as chi. Beginners […]
The 8 Energies of Tai Chi (The Ancient Energy Art)
Tai chi is often called an energy art. This is because it centers around the unseen energies which makes up your life force. There are 13 elemental positions often referred to as postures which are at the base of all tai chi practice. Those 13 “postures” include 8 separate but linked energy forces and 5 […]
Tai Chi And Pregnancy – Good For The Unborn Child And Mom-To-Be?
Pregnant mothers-to-be are always looking for some way to enhance and improve their prenatal, delivery and postnatal conditioning. They often seek to do this through exercise. As recently as the 1960s, women in the Western world were urged to take it easy and avoid physical exertion at all costs. We now know better, with moms […]
How Tai Chi Alleviates Back Pain
If you suffer from chronic back pain, the ancient Far East practice of tai chi may be just what the doctor ordered. That is because there are certain tai chi movements which can alleviate back pain, even in some people who have been suffering for years. They are also excellent for treating pain issues in […]