Tai Chi Tuesday: Celebrating World Tai Chi Day

Saturday was World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day — take a look at what Chen Huixian Chenjiagou Tajiquan Academy in Kansas City did. Visit the website for more great photos.

What did you do? Let us know!

Fitness Friday: World Tai Chi and Qigong Day is April 27

Tomorrow is World Tai Chi Day — how are you going to join this worldwide movement? Find out more at the World Tai Chi and Qigong Day website.

Tai Chi Tuesday: Get Ready for World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day April 27

Join this global movement: find an activity in your area on World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day April 27.

Find out more at the World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day website.

World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day: April 28

For those who live in the DC area and want to participate in World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day April 28, go to Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Va.

Festivities begin at 10 a.m. and continue through 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

For more information, please visit the event website.

Hope to see you there!

Breathing and Tai Chi/World Tai Chi & Qi Gong Day 4/26

In celebration of World Tai Chi & Qi Gong Day April 26, I thought it fitting to post a blog.

During a class I taught recently, someone asked why we were learning relaxation techniques and proper breathing.

Good Tai Chi involves energy flow which comes from breathing correctly, we learn to relax in movement so the energy we create can flow freely inside us.

When practicing Tai Chi, we need to be mindful of the all the benefits it gives us:

• calmness through concentration,
• better energy flow resulting in better physiology responses through out the body,
• flexibility, and
• muscle tonicity from practicing the movements over time.

This is the paradox of Tai Chi: on the outside, it looks very simple — but there are many subtle nuances.

Remember, too, that Tai Chi is a martial art. The movements you learn and practice in this form all have meaning and importance.