
This lecture provides a disclaimer for tai chi fundamentals with qi gong warm up, outlining safety considerations. It guides learners to approach practice thoughtfully and adapt to individual needs.
This chapter is "Discovery". Where you will gently open up the spine from top to bottom. It is here that you will find the "Tapping" section. This short warm-up is a great way to wake up the body. It stands alone with the benefits of stretching, strengthening, and mobilizing the body for the day.
Also attached are PDF printouts for each paired meridian. I hope they are informational for you and help in growing your "mind-body-spirit" connection. Enjoy!
Here is your 2nd Bonus material. This is a short Qi Gong sequence. This sequence stands on its own. Not only as a way to warm up for your Tai Chi practice but also as a great short morning practice to open up the body even deeper, building rooted strength in the legs, opening, and coordinating full-body movement with breath queues. I really hope you enjoy this sequence. It's definitely a go-to for me when a longer practice isn't possible. Enjoy!
This first of 2 walking exercises is a detailed lesson on weight shifting. That ebb and flow you see with Tai Chi are straight from the body awareness you will cultivate during this bonus exercise. Do it over and over again. Try it with your eyes closed, the dynamic will change tremendously. Have fun with it!. Don't take yourself too seriously. These are merely tools to solidify the whole.
Tai Chi is a practice that activates and heightens your senses. These two walking drill chapters are paramount to the full development and understanding of how to move in Tai Chi. Enjoy!
Here we add to our Tai Chi steps gentle arm movements. Coordinating both arms and legs in a gentle fluid way. Be like water!
Move through wu chi into blossom, rooted by the waist as the arms float and palms press, then gather into the first tai chi ball, tracing waterfall and sparrow's tale.
Learn ward off and roll back within Tai chi fundamentals and qi gong warm up, using weight shifts, waist activation, and the small tai chi ball through sparrow's tail sequences.
This is a well-rounded course. Complete with a Qi Gong for grounding mini-course for warming up the body. More BONUS materials in this course are tapping exercises, paired with 3D videos of the affected energy meridian, as well as downloadable PDF handouts of each meridian, these are to elevate the "Energy-Matter-Meaning" or "Mind-Body-Spirit" connections. Another extra bonus chapter, to cultivate that Tai Chi flowing element, are 2 walking meditation videos where you dive into body awareness and weight shifting for optimal balance and control.
We then move on to the main event, with 6 chapters that build upon each other. There is perfect audio with voice-over tracks, beautiful scenery of the Pacific coastline, soft background music to help set the meditative tone, and slowed-down demonstration for easy assimilation of the movement.
By the end, you will have a complete short Yang Family Style Tai Chi sequence you can take with you wherever you go. I'm often found doing my Tai Chi in airports, and in any natural setting in my travels I find myself.
This course is designed for the beginner to leave with a strong understanding of Tai Chi principles in a very practical format that builds your confidence in your learning. You can take these simple techniques wherever your Tai Chi discovery will take you in the future. A truly complete course filled with valuable and practical information to get you started with confidence on your Tai Chi exploration journey.