Tai chi moves can be easily learned and executed by people of all ages and states of health, even elderly people in wheelchairs. By Jane E. Brody - Sept. 10, 2018 - NY Times Watching a group of people doing tai chi, an exercise often called “meditation in motion,” it may be hard to imagine … Continue reading Using Tai Chi to Build Strength
Notes: Is Standing Meditation & Tai Chi the same?
To practise Standing Qigong is to practise what you should aim to feel in every moving tai chi posture. What you’re intending to achieve with standing qigong isn’t exclusive to qigong, it’s part and parcel of tai chi. The problem with tai chi, of course, is that you’re moving, which makes it very difficult to […] … Continue reading Notes: Is Standing Meditation & Tai Chi the same?
The Healing Promise of Qi ! Recommended
Written by Roger Jahnke, O.M.D. A Promising Way to Health Review by Gunnel Minett In this book Dr Jahnke presents the Chinese concept of Qi (Chi), its origin and how it is used both in medicine, as a way to maintain health and vitality for both body and mind, and as a way to reach […] … Continue reading The Healing Promise of Qi ! Recommended
Why Nasal Breathing ?
In Tai Chi Chuan we do not do things out of coincidence, everythning is something – whether we see it or not. Qi In Tai Chi Chuan we breath through the nose. No matter if we practice Forms, San Shou, Nei Kung, or Tui Shou, my teacher always said -” breath through the nose”. The […] … Continue reading Why Nasal Breathing ?
The Deep Relaxed Breath
2/3/18 Class notes: All Movement is Centered in the breath, therefore, we must breath deeply and completely. This is the first of 8 types of breathing. PRACTICE! Four times daily for health intervention is recommended often. Five to ten minutes each session. Here's the long and short of it. The LONG answer
Barefoot Wellness: Healing in the Taoist traditions offers Classes…
Lasers meet mind... DIY Treatments with ~LARK *Laser Auricular Reflex & Kinesiology No more puncture, no more blood, no more pain w. treatments !!! (Picture of ear is a "hunger" protocol for weight management.) Accompanying meditation classes are required for success. I've been an addictions counselor for years. Only meditation creates long term change, imo. … Continue reading Barefoot Wellness: Healing in the Taoist traditions offers Classes…
Where are we going with all this?
Some profound questions answered here... This is a part of an interview with my first teacher, Rodger Jahnke who is an OMD in Ca. Your teachings are grounded in the following paradigm and I do my best to represent these goals and philosophies. RM: Please give us some details about qigong and t’ai chi. RJ: … Continue reading Where are we going with all this?
Dealing with the Killer Called Stress
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