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Friday, June 28, 2013

Cookie of Childhood

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Cookie of Childhood by Thich Nhat Hanh from Peace Is Every Step “When I was four years old, my mother used to bring me a cookie every t...
Sunday, April 28, 2013

Reasons to Study Qigong and Neigong

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We practice Elemental Qigong, defined as "Essential" so we can connect to the advanced philosophy of internal development ..... Ne...
Friday, July 20, 2012

When am I Going to Get it?

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The majority of challenges a student might incur, when studying Tai Chi, can be avoided by following the suggestions offered in a previous p...
Friday, June 22, 2012

What's next?

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When a student says I'm Bored? or what's next?.. what they are  saying is " ok, I've been on this one move for 2 weeks ......

Doing vs. Practicing - Not a contradiction

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Doing - Select a single move or combination of moves that you feel completely comfortable with.  Maybe it's just one move like the prepa...
Monday, April 23, 2012

How the hip moves: Important!

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In an article written by Sam Masich: Here is another possible reason that the legs are mentioned in the classics and not the hips. The h...
Sunday, April 22, 2012

Correct Knee Alignment

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Hips, Shoulders and Knees

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While in Tai Chi class you are constantly being reminded to keep your hips to the front,  your shoulders down and relaxed and your knees ali...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Diaphragmatic Breathing & Balance Drill

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Before starting any new exercise regimen, you should first consult with your personal physician Basic Rules for all exercises: There ...
Sunday, March 18, 2012

The Lower Dantian ( Your Center )

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The lower Dantian is considered to be the foundation of rooted standing, breathing, and body awareness in Tai Chi, Chi Kung and the Internal...

Three Aspects of Studying Tai Chi

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The study of Tai Chi' Chuan primarily involves three aspects: Health: An unhealthy or otherwise uncomfortable person may find it dif...
Sunday, March 11, 2012

What Moves First ?

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Two ( of many ) Important Principles to keep in mind: Keeping these two principles in mind when doing / practicing will help minimize the ...
Sunday, December 25, 2011

The Empty Foot

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This position is often illustrated and explained using positions such as White Crane Spreads it's Wings, which is a front suspended stan...

The Tai Chi, Self Defense, Ready Position

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The Tai Chi, Ready Position: Tai Chi players are always ready to execute a movement for the purpose of defending themselves from an attack...
Sunday, December 4, 2011

Turning From the Center

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Two Important Principles to keep in mind: Keeping these two principles in mind when doing / practicing will help minimize the gross memor...