The balance of the Yīn 阴 and Yáng 阳 also controls our breathing.... Once Yin and Yang are balanced, they create a new force.

The twelve directions are made from six sets of opposing directions. We need the first three sets of opposing directions to create...

The attention needs to go from very a very general and broad area to a very focused and pinpointed target.

When you practice with no pattern, your mind becomes sharp and it opens to everything around you while you are still focusing on the move.

The only thing that is constant is change. You may have to do something different to get back to normal or to the way you want to do things.

Wén Wŭ Shuāng Quán 文武双全 When we look at the symbols for Yin and Yang, we see that they represent a state of constant change. When we are...

Continuity is when the body has completely finished with a move, and the mind thinks on to the next move, and the body continues to follow..

Whatever style of Taiji you practice, the requirement to be “jing 静”, or quiet, is there. In qigong practice, whether you are doing the...

When we practice, our main goal is to move Qi. When Qi moves, the body flourishes. But if you try to force it...

The way we practice Taiji is the same as building a house: When we build a house, we build a frame first...

The character of water is that it goes where there is no resistance. If you don’t create resistance for it, it will flow quickly.

When you shoot pool, what is the goal? ...Focus on exactly what you want and where you want to go. That’s called intent.