Tai Chi Standing Zhan Zhuang – Standing Still for Powerful Health Zhan Zhuang is a powerful internal practice where a static posture is held for a period of time. Standing is an important part of Tai Chi and Qi Gong training and should be built up gradually whilst the body adapts, the legs grow stronger…
Taoist Six Healing Sounds Taoist Meditation Practice for Health, Happiness and Longevity Further to the article on the meditation of the inner smile, we can extend the practice to include the healing sounds. This ancient practice helps expel negative emotions from the organs, cleanse the organs and transforms them into positive emotions. This can be…
Tai Chi Trigrams In Taoist philosophy, the 8 Trigrams are symbols of change found within the Book of Changes, known as the I Ching. Each trigram represents a unique set of characteristics; tai chi application, qi gong movement, natural identity, cardinal directions, organ, illness, season, body part and so on. Find out the meaning of…
What does Qi Gong mean? WHAT IS QI / CHI? There are many types of qi within Traditional Chinese Medicine. Qi does not have a direct translation from Chinese to English where the concept makes sense with our culture or heritage. When talking about qigong as an exercise system, I like to use this analogy…
Static Stance Training Tai Chi As a beginner, Tai Chi can be perceived as something quite simple. Yet the emphasis on achieving the correct posture whilst relaxing the body and breathing deeply can be quite difficult at first. As soon as you concentrate on dropping your shoulders, your lower back closes. Ok, try again…. as you…
Doing One Thing Correctly Layers in Tai Chi – Active Movement Drills and Form Training When learning the Tai Chi form and training drills, it is important to have a single point of focus. This is active mindfulness. There are many layers of learning, and it is impossible to focus on them all at once….
