From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Tai Chi for Health 2: Bone Density

September 30, 2009

…this is the bone density that Tai Chi is known to develop that helps prevent…

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Tai Chi for Health 1: Alignment and Posture.

September 29, 2009

Some Tai Chi health benefits are a direct result / effect of improved skeletal alignment and posture.  Back pain is one of the number one untreated and undiagnosed medical problems that most people suffer from.  The back pain can be and sometimes is due to an injury but more often than not it is simply [...]

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Tai Chi Health Benefits

September 28, 2009

Tai Chi health benefits are a bit of a mystery to most people in the Western world who have not been exposed to Tai Chi.

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Tai Chi Breathing

September 25, 2009

Tai Chi breathing primarily consists of first learning to belly breathe and then learning to breathe with your entire body. The next thing you learn…

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Qi Journal: All Tai Chi

September 24, 2009

The new Qi Journal (vol 19, no. 3) is almost all about Tai Chi. Check it out if you don’t have one already.

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Nei Gung Benefits

September 24, 2009

In Tai Chi Nei Gung the Wu Chi physical and energetic alignments begin the energetic process by allowing the electrical energy to build and flow.  This causes the Micro Cosmic Orbit and the Macro Cosmic Orbit to turn on without the practitioner having to individually focus on them by themselves.  Physical and energetic blockages can [...]

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Empty Force

September 23, 2009

The Empty Force is a higher level of Tai Chi Nei Gung expression. Although I have seen and exhibited Empty Force energy at a very high level it is relatively rare in the West. Due to the controversial nature of Empty Force most teachers who know or are familiar with Empty Force [...]

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3 Dan Tiens Linear

September 22, 2009

In Tai Chi Nei Gung the 3 Dan Tiens Linear practice must first be performed with specific attention given to the external and internal physical alignment as well as the proper energetic alignment of the 3 Dan Tiens. Eventually, over time, you can move while only having to focus on the alignment of the [...]

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Nei Gung Skills

September 21, 2009

The basic Tai Chi Nei Gung Skills include but are not limited to:

Wu Chi
The Micro Cosmic Orbit
The Macro Cosmic Orbit
Bone Marrow Washing
3 Dan Tiens Linear
Golden Bell Covered Iron Body
String of Pearls internal unification and manipulation of energy
Fa Jing internal transfer of force without external [...]

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Tai Chi Nei Kung

September 18, 2009

Most high level Tai Chi Nei Kung can be practiced either stationary or while you are performing your Tai Chi set.  In other words, you do not have to practice Tai Chi and then practice nei kung seperately.  It should all happen at the same time.  Once you really have the internal feel and understanding [...]

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