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link to How to Understand and Use the Song of Tai Chi 13 Postures

How to Understand and Use the Song of Tai Chi 13 Postures

Beginners and longtime practitioners of tai chi are continually working to make their form look beautiful and graceful. A form that is practiced correctly also gives us the health benefits from...

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link to Understanding the Eight Energies of Tai Chi with Video Examples

Understanding the Eight Energies of Tai Chi with Video Examples

Tai chi practitioners grapple with how to move correctly throughout the form, how to connect the movements, and how to get to that place where your form not only looks beautiful but makes you feel...

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link to Roadmap to Perfect Tai Chi Movement – Tai Chi 5 Step Method

Roadmap to Perfect Tai Chi Movement – Tai Chi 5 Step Method

With hundreds of years of theorizing on how to progress in tai chi and perform tai chi correctly, you would think that there would be documentation on how to move the body. With that amount of time...

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link to How to Perform Tai Chi Knee Exercises That Promote Health

How to Perform Tai Chi Knee Exercises That Promote Health

can tai chi hurt your knees

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link to How Does Tai Chi Help With Back Pain and How I Healed Mine

How Does Tai Chi Help With Back Pain and How I Healed Mine

After 20 years of teaching tai chi it is interesting to see the shift in reasons why people are interested in tai chi. From mindfulness, to reducing stress, and even mobility issues. And now, a...

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link to The 7 Qualities That All Great Qigong Classes Have

The 7 Qualities That All Great Qigong Classes Have

It’s pretty clear from recent research that doing qigong has a wide range of benefits including improving our health, reducing anxiety and negative thinking, improving sleep, and increasing healing...

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Scott has been practicing and teaching tai chi and qigong since 2000. He is a lead instructor for the Austin Chen Tai Chi Association. His interest in the internal martial arts began after traveling in India and Nepal, and he has since traveled to China to train. Scott has published over 100 articles on tai chi with a focus on research showing the benefits of practicing.

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