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The Science Behind Using Tai Chi for Anxiety and How You Can Benefit

Written by Scott Prath
The Science Behind Using Tai Chi for Anxiety and How You Can Benefit

Across the years that I have been teaching, the reasons that people want to learn tai chi have changed dramatically. There is still a huge interest in the martial and

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Tai Chi Broad Sword – What to Know Before You Buy

Written by Scott Prath
Tai Chi Broad Sword – What to Know Before You Buy

There are many-many-many broadswords available in stores and online. Yet, there are just a few key things to know prior to picking one out for yourself. I am writing this

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Tai Chi Broadsword : What it is and Why Learn the Form?

Written by Scott Prath
Tai Chi Broadsword :  What it is and Why Learn the Form?

For those of you looking to learn a weapons form that is fun, fast, and short, the tai chi broadsword is the way to go. Aside from improving your openhand

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Tai Chi Weapons Forms, History, and Video Examples

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Tai Chi Weapons Forms, History, and Video Examples

I want to tell you about possibly the best way to improve your tai chi: learn one of the tai chi weapons forms. Each tai chi weapon teaches a different

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The Science Behind 4 Powerful Deep Breathing Techniques

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The Science Behind 4 Powerful Deep Breathing Techniques

The world, psychology, sports, and even the medical culture are waking up to the science and benefits of deep breathing techniques. Before scientific studies on breathing1 were readily available to

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Silk Reeling – How to Advance your Tai Chi Practice

Written by Scott Prath
Silk Reeling – How to Advance your Tai Chi Practice

Silk Reeling is an extremely misunderstood and mystified set of movements. On one hand, they are indeed a fairly simple and repetitive part of tai chi practice. For this, they

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