Tai Chi and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditionally, Tai Chi and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) were connected and used in tandem in order to treat patients in China. From the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine you can say there are two levels of healing injury, illness and diseases. The...
A Meditation for the Springtime
Spring is the time of the year when all is awakening, new and fresh. Having just come out of the winter, you plant the seeds that will sustain you for the whole year. So springtime gives you the energy to do. The spring brings out the energy of the liver, which can...
Qigong Benefits
There are a multitude of benefits of qigong. Below is a list of some of the reasons why qigong is so effective as an exercise for our modern times. You can click on any of the following links to jump to a benefit lower on this page: Qigong Loosens the Muscles and...
Qigong History
There are five major branches of qigong in China. This article gives an overview of each of these branches, though if you wish to focus on a certain area, you may use these links to guide you to each individual topic within the blog: Taoist qigong Buddhist qigong...How to Learn Tai Chi – Reaching Plateaus
Very often as you learn tai chi chuan or qigong, you may feel as though you have reached a plateau. When this experience happens there often is a sense that practice is boring. The same stuff keeps on happening. We all want to have tai chi practice breakthroughs...
Bagua & Tai Chi
Bagua and Tai Chi: Brother and Sister Arts Bagua zhang and tai chi chuan are both rooted in Taoism, a Chinese philosophical and spiritual tradition, and are designed to help develop and balance your chi (qi), or life-force energy. They are expressions through the...Effortlessness and Taoist Meditation: Discovering the Joy Inside Yourself
Wholly understood, wu wei is not “non-action”, but action that operates by simply following the natural course of universal energy as it manifests without strain or ego involvement. How Can One Act without the Deliberate Effort of Acting? Ultimately, wu...What to Expect in the Year of the Metal Rabbit
The Metal Rabbit in 2011 Happy Chinese New Year of the Metal Rabbit. Last year was the year of the Metal Tiger, and it was a very rough time for many. The Metal Tiger year is known to bring problems, wild swings and much excitement. This previous year also brought...The Impact of Words – Taoist Meditation Agenda
Understanding the effect of words is an important topic in Taoist Meditation. Most of us have heard the phrase: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Yet in the modern age being politically correct has come to a point where society...Tai Chi Solution – Busting Stress and Allergies
There are many studies that show tai chi and qigong (chi gung) benefit in reducing stress, but what about helping with allergies? Connecting the dots between stress and allergies and asthma is easy. The most common symptoms of stress are achingly similar to those...Tai Chi – The Perfect Exercise
TIME magazine has called Tai Chi the “Perfect Exercise.” What’s the big deal, why is it so different from typical exercise and who can benefit from practicing tai chi? Most of the estimated seven million Americans who practice the ancient art of tai chi do...Tao Ziran – The Natural Way in Taoism
The word Tao has many meanings. First, there is the Tao of doing anything, which is the same as the ideal way of doing something. You must travel on a particular path in order to wind up where that path leads. Going a little deeper, the word Tao considers the...
Spherical Movements in Tai Chi and Bagua
The internal martial art of Bagua Zhang and the highest levels of Tai Chi are ultimately based on the sphere. In this video, Senior Instructor Lee Burkins demonstrates bagua using a motion capture monitor. If you look at a circle, you will see it is two dimensional....Tao Te Ching, “Bones of the All” and Linking to the Earth
The phrase “bones of the all” in the Daodejing is sometimes referred to as meaning something old or ancient, but the true meaning is that all and everything is in the Earth. Daoists hold the position that the Earth is a living entity with a consciousness of its own....Embracing the One in Taoism and Life
We just had a 1-1-11 day so I thought it would be appropriate to share this post about Oneness and Taoism. The ‘One’ and ‘Oneness’ are very much central to Taoist philosophy and thought. In Chinese, shou-yi or shou-i means “embracing the...View Our Best-Selling Programs
