Category Archives: Tai Chi

An Introduction to Chen Jinao

Posted on September 11, 2015 by GuestWriter

[East-West Perspective 东西方之观点] Chen Jinao — An Introduction By Alan Sims While looking downstairs in a Chinese bookstore in Flushing Queens N.Y., I happened to notice a book that I had previously seen. It was written by Chen Zi Ming, … Continue reading →

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The Care of Person in Tai Chi as Educative Mutuality.

Posted on September 11, 2015 by GuestWriter

[Method of Self-Healing 自愈法] The Care of Person in Tai Chi as Educative Mutuality. by Mauro Carboni Care – vs – Effectiveness. We begin through an axiom that may be viewed as a paradoxical form of thought that, in some … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Memories Old and Newer

Posted on December 7, 2014 by GuestWriter

[Experience Exchange 经验交流] Beautiful Memories Old and Newer by Alan Sims   Sometime during the late 1970’s while I was at my Tai Chi instructor’s house, I suggested out of the blue that we should visit Mr. Jou (as Larry … Continue reading →

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Perseverance in Taiji

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Eric Borreson

[Meditation in Motion  动中冥想] Perseverance in Taiji By Eric Borreson             Perseverance is an important element of learning taiji. When you start learning taiji, you will probably find it slow, and even awkward. This is because taiji is very different … Continue reading →

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Taiji: A New Foundation

Posted on July 14, 2014 by GuestWriter

[Experience Exchange 经验交流]  Taiji: A New Foundation by Alan Sims During one of my many trips to the Tai Chi Farm, I ran into an unusual if not amusing situation in terms of my attitude towards master Jou’s repeated displays … Continue reading →

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Mind-Body Research Updates

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Kevin Chen

[Research Update] Mind-Body Medicine Research Updates Compiled by Kevin W Chen, Ph.D. Meditation-based treatment yielding immediate relief for meditation-naïve migraineurs.  Pain Manag Nurs. 2014 Mar;15(1):36-40. By Tonelli ME, Wachholtz AB. Meditation is gaining popularity as an effective means of managing … Continue reading →

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Manifesting Yin and Yang in Taiji

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Eric Borreson

[Meditation in Motion] By Eric Borreson One of the fundamental principles of tai chi is that we start in wu ji, or neutral emptiness. As we begin to move, wu ji separates into the yin and yang that our body … Continue reading →

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Can You Grasp The Sparrow’s Tail?

Posted on May 2, 2014 by GuestWriter

[Experience Exchange] By Bob McBrien & Natasha Shangold When tai chi chuan students learn and practice “Grasp the Sparrow’s Tail” (also called “Grasp Bird’s Tail”), they learn that the four movements are expressions of: ward off (peng), roll back (lu), … Continue reading →

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Evolutionary Growth & Embodied Learning in Taiji

Posted on December 24, 2013 by GuestWriter

Evolutionary Growth and Embodied Learning in Taiji by Mauro Carboni,    Introduction. During the last decades, the Taiji practice has been the subject of a world-wide diffusion and has been known above all as “moving meditation.” In fact, this path … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Sal Casano

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi provides insights into the traditional principles of Tai Chi through the eyes of modern medicine. Continue reading →

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