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 […]

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 […]

You may understand that both qigong and tai chi are ancient Chinese practices for increasing your energy, also relieving stress and anxiety. Sometimes the two get confused. That is because there are a lot of similarities here. While they are closely linked, there are some definite differences between these Far East physical art forms. What […]

The 7 Chakras is not the name of the latest boy band, but rather the main energy centers in your body through which all energy flows. Meditation, yoga, tai chi and other mental and physical practices are all based on the idea that you can keep energy flowing in the proper direction throughout your body […]

Did you know that feng shui and tai chi are closely related in a few important ways? Actually, some refer to feng shui as “tai chi for the environment”, so there is definitely a connection there. To get a better idea of just how tai chi and feng shui are related, let’s start with the […]

Tai Chi is considered a form of meditative movement with a wide reach in support of mental, emotional, and physical health. The fact that it is low impact makes it incredibly accessible to people of all ages and fitness levels. It is also an exercise that can be incorporated into any fitness regimen, and can […]

It is very difficult to illustrate how to do Tai Chi in a book. It is a practice that is best learned through live instruction or video. It takes practice to really master its intricate details and principles and to properly integrate its three main components of movement, meditation, and breath. Basic Guideliness Here are […]

The purpose of Tai Chi is to balance the body, mind, and spirit. This enhances both your emotional and physical well-being. You achieve this balance by enabling your qi, or life energy, to adequately flow. Three primary techniques or components of Tai Chi enable you to do this: Movement Meditation Deep Breathing Movement The movements […]

Each of the five traditional schools of Tai Chi taught a slightly different style of the art, rooted in the unique styles of the Yang, Chen, Wu (Hao), Wu, and Sun families. These five families, also known as schools, influenced the various forms of Tai Chi, as we know it today and they all stem […]