How Tai Chi Chuan and Qi Gong Improves Health Regular practice of Tai Chi Chuan and/or Qi Gong provides several important health benefits. A report by the Harvard Medical School, published originally in May 2009…
One day, a boy was sitting in the shade of a large willow tree, playing his flute. He had been making a habit of this lately as the days had been very warm and he…
The following story is adapted from The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff, p. 171, Penguin Books, 1992. There are several versions of this story, but this is one short and to the point. An…
Background of Yang Style Short Form For those studying the Yang Style Short Form, here is a listing of the moves as I teach them in my class through Wayzata Community Education and as taught…
Can you really be a pro at Tai Chi walking? Well, probably not in the sense that someone will pay you to walk (they may pay you to teach them to walk, but that is…
There once was a boy, named Chángdí, that was tasked by his father to watch the family’s water buffalo. The boy did not want to watch the buffalo, but his father insisted. As the boy…
What is Qigong? How does it relate to Tai Chi Chuan? What benefits does the practice of Qigong provide? These are some of the questions that we will explore in this post. Qigong is an…
What is Tai Chi Chuan? (Or Taiji Quan, depending on the translation method.) It started as a martial art, but is now practiced primarily for its health benefits. But whether practitioners recognize it or not,…