Knowing the origins and original purpose of taijiquan (tai chi) and the internal martial arts will help you to walk a straight path in your practice.
Bringing practice to daily life – Part II: the foundational application of meditation and the simplest qigong
In Part I of this article we discussed two simple methods to bring the physical principles of taiji (tai chi) and qigong practice to daily life. Here we complete our short list by suggesting two additional mental/spiritual, or mind/body/spirit integrative…
The foundation of the foundation of the foundation of taiji
In recent blogs I have written a great deal about the physical mechanisms of taiji (tai chi) movement, internal power, and understanding martial application. Here I thought it worthwhile to return to the foundation (sitting meditation) of the foundation (qigong)…
Awareness – #1 on our top 12 list
In our last blog post we listed 12 words to describe taiji (tai chi). The first on that list was awareness – a word that may not have been on many people’s list. Why awareness? Taiji practice is about knowing…
Yin and Yang – fundamental reality in east and west
The duality of complementary opposites, termed yin and yang in Chinese philosophy and symbolized in the taiji diagram, is a fundamental reality of nature and human experience. Like many of you, I assume, I was first introduced to the concept…