Meditation for Winter
I just posted a new “Meditation for Winter” on YouTube, and you can access the video at the link below. In this guided meditation that focuses on the related Water…
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How Tai Chi Can Benefit Specific Health Issues: A Comprehensive Guide
How Tai Chi Can Benefit Specific Health Issues: A Comprehensive Guide Tai Chi is a form of exercise that has been around for centuries. It originated in China as a…
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The Healing Power of Gratitude: Unveiling Health and Wellness Benefits (Happy Thanksgiving!)
In this week of the Thanksgiving holiday, it’s a great opportunity to devote some time to gratitude. Gratitude, the heartfelt expression of appreciation, is a powerful positive emotion that extends…
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Forest Bathing: Time for Some Tai Chi or Qigong
In the article, “Spending Time in a Forest Can Boost Health and Lower Stress: Here’s How,” Marielle Segarra writes about the process of “forest bathing,” for which there are some…
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Meditation for Fall
In this guided meditation for fall, we connect the metal element with the lung organ energy system using the associated positive emotion of contentment. This meditation can be done at…
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Tai Chi Walk Backward
Walking backward can have many health benefits, and in Tai Chi we have a specific drill to implement for this purpose. In the accompanying video, I review how to drill…
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Meditation for Late Summer
The season of late summer is associated with the earth element (from the five elements). The earth element itself is strongly associated with the stomach/spleen organ system, which includes the…
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Tai Chi Walk Forward
The Tai Chi Walk Forward is a foundational exercise in Tai Chi. Not only is it a component of many other Tai Chi forms and techniques, it provides excellent training…
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Tai Chi in Uniontown
Here’s a short video I just posted on YouTube to introduce nearby communities to our current Tai Chi offerings. In addition to the local classes at the Lake Community YMCA,…
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Tai Chi as Self Defense?
Can Tai Chi (taijiquan) be used for self defense? Actually, Tai Chi is a martial art, and with proper training it can be quite effective for self defense. That being…
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