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Tai Chi Mental Health Benefits & 4 Myths About Quieting the Mind

I wanted to write an article contradicting the disastrous notions in our culture that 1) great mental health is reserved for a selected few, 2) that there is nothing we can do independently without...

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Tai Chi and Consciousness: What Being Aware Really Is

There is a lot of confusion about what it truly means to be aware or experience consciousness, as well as confusion as to whether this is even obtainable by the average person.  Images of...

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Help Me Help You Improve your Tai Chi Practice !

Loading... This amazing community increasingly asks for ways to improve their tai chi practice and have tai chi dramatically impact on their lives.ย  Please take two minutes to share your thoughts...

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Tai Chi Breathing: 9 Guidelines to Improve Your Practice

If you are overwhelmed with the intricacies of tai chi breathing then this is going to be refreshing for you.  The process of tai chi breathing for beginners is easy because your job is just to...

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The Benefits of Correcting Your Tai Chi Posture

Take any tai chi class, the good, the bad, or the ugly, and you will see a continual focus on improving how upright and balanced a person is. All quintessential tai chi images, regardless of style,...

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Connecting Mindfulness and Tai Chi to Quiet the Mind

It is extremely difficult to bridge the gap between the meditative state of mindfulness and tai chi practice. On one hand, doing the form feels good and we definitely feel better afterwards. ...

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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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