Tai Chi & Qi Gong Practices

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  • Tai Chi warm up - soft blocks

    Tai Chi warm up - soft blocks - inhale to expand, exhale to gather energy. breath with your whole body.

  • Tai Chi - 24 Move Form

    Tai Chi - 24 Move Form

    Mary Hannah demonstrates the 24 Move Form. Also called the short form. This widely practiced form is a classic sequence that includes basic foundational Tai Chi movements.

Tai Chi warm up - Opening The Rivers Within

Traditional Tai Chi Warm up exercises also called Opening The Rivers Within because this sequence warms up the joints through rotation, and activates the meridian lines with stretching, tapping and deep breathing to release stagnation and promote the free flow of energy or "chi" throughout the whole body thus Opening The Rivers Within.

Qi Gong - Energy Draws & Washes

Qi Gong or Chi Gung sequence to move & clear "chi" or "qi" Focus on drawing energy in and washing out stagnation in the channels. Tap into the Kidney 1 point - The Bubbling Spring underneath each foot - soft spot behind the ball mound of the big toe and second toe. Imagine water bubbling up from this point thought the legs, torso, arms and out the crown of the head during the practice thus encouraging the kidney (store house of vital energy) energy to rise in support of your overall energy and wellbeing. Cultivating your "chi" is like putting a deposit in your energy bank.