So you’re interested in learning tai chi. Good decision as there are very few practices in the world that have such a wide range of benefits and will keep you engaged for so long. On this site you will find an increasingly deep and broad range of skills, movements, exercises, principles, philosophies etc all related to tai chi and it’s sister arts of qigong and baguazhang and parent philosophy of […]
The Chinese have a very different approach to dealing with anxiety issues than we do in the West. Here the main approaches are through drugs or some form of psychotherapy. The Chinese work to change the ways you habitually react to stress. In particular they work on breath, posture and movement. When you are under pressure your body reacts in certain ways. If you can change those habits then you […]
This post takes you step-by-step through the form with links to all the movements. It also includes videos of the whole form. As always note that these videos don’t show you the way to do it – they show you a way to do it. Many variations are possible, and indeed you should feel free to experiment. You will gain so much and learn so much more from them by […]