Best Tai Chi Books for Beginners
Discover my curated list of the Best Tai Chi Books for Beginners that will guide you through essential techniques, movements, and philosophies of this ancient Chinese practice
What to Wear for Tai Chi: Best Clothing Choices
Looking for guidance on what to wear for Tai Chi? Discover comfortable clothing options and essential tips for proper attire that will enhance your practice and movement
Tai Chi Chuan Classical Yang Style Book and DVD Review
Introduction Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming earned his PhD in mechanical engineering at Purdue University in the United States in 1978. When he arrived in 1974, he began to teach a group of students gongfu (kung fu). Shortly thereafter, he started teaching college credited courses in Taijiquan. He began Yang’s Martial Arts Association in Boston, Massachusetts in […]
Body Wisdom Tai Chi For Beginners with Chris Pei DVD Review
Tai chi is a wonderfully beneficial mental and physical health practice. No matter what your age or level of physical fitness, even if you are recovering from a medical procedure or accident, the smooth, slow, flowing movements of tai chi can deliver literally life-changing benefits. The Body Wisdom Media: Tai Chi for Beginners with Chris […]
Scott Cole Discover Tai Chi For Balance and Mobility DVD Review – Exercise for Seniors & Older Adults
Tai chi is perfect as a physical and mental fitness regimen for older adults. The low impact form of exercise is also ideal if you have a problem with strength and flexibility, are recovering from an operation or accident, or are otherwise limited physically. Scott Cole is known as the premier American tai chi expert, […]
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 […]