Category Archives: Tai Chi

Tai Chi: Increasing Brain Size and Delaying Alzheimer’s Disease

[Tai Chi Examiner] Tai Chi: Increasing Brain Size and Delaying Alzheimer’s Disease In a study recently published by the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, it shows that in a clinical trial, Tai Chi was proven that it actually helped seniors to … Continue reading

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From The Master – Organizing Daily Practice

Organizing Daily Practice by Yang Yang, Ph. D If you have limited time for your daily Taiji practice, can you still benefit? The answer is yes—if you practice efficiently. This training tip describes how. Most Taiji and Qigong practitioners have … Continue reading

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Tai Chi and Qigong: Practice of Mindfulness

[Techniques of Better Medicine] Tai Chi and Qigong: Practice of Mindfulness by Brian Knack   There is a saying in Taijiquan (Tai Chi), “We use the body, but we practice the mind”. This is true right from the very start … Continue reading

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Meditation In Motion — Yin & Yang in Taiji

Meditation in Motion Yin and Yang in Taiji by Eric Borreson One of the fundamental principles of taiji is that we start in wuji, or neutral emptiness. As we begin to move, wuji separates into yin and yang, the opposite … Continue reading

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Mind-Body Medicine Research Update (March 2012)

[Research Update] Tai chi and postural stability in patients with Parkinson’s disease. The New England Journal of Medicine.  2012 Feb 9;366(6):511-9. by Li F, Harmer P, Fitzgerald K, Eckstrom E, Stock R, Galver J, Maddalozzo G, Batya SS.  from Oregon … Continue reading

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Scientific Taijiquan

[Taiji and Science] Scientific Taijiquan by Chun Man Sit   Master Wu Tu Nan (1884 – 1989) In the 1940s, Master Wu Tunan wrote a book called “The Scientific Way of Taijiquan”. Master Wu Tunan learned Taiji from two famous … Continue reading

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How Circularity Leads to Smoother Mind-Body Integration

[Movement Exploration] How Circularity Leads to Smoother Mind-Body Integration by Dan Kleiman   When it comes to movement practices like taiji and Qigong, the key to smooth mind-body integration is having more and more circularity in your art. Now, when … Continue reading

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Tai Chi or Simple Non-Strenuous Qigong for Health: Which Should You Study?

Martin Eisen, Ph.D. Tai Chi has increased in popularity in the western world.  It often appears in the background of advertisements of unrelated products.  It is recommended for seniors and by the American Arthritis Society, which has its own simplified … Continue reading

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Experience Exchange – The Gift of Taiji

The Gift of Taiji by David Foulk and Theresa Marolda Words alone cannot explain the way I feel about the practice of Taiji.  I call it a gift because Taiji changed my life at a time when I truly needed … Continue reading

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