The Ultimate detox. It seems like there is always some new fad over how to “Lose Five Pounds Fast!” or “Get Clear Skin with this Juice Cleanse Diet!” Over and over, so-called miracle regimens and pills promise to give you something that you have to work for: good health. The human body is so incredibly… Read more »
The Use of Tai Chi in the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis
For those who are not sure what Ankylosing Spondylitis is, AS is described as being a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease that most commonly affects the sacroiliac joint and the spine. The use of tai chi for treatment has shown to be very positive. Among the most common symptoms of this disease is fatigue, a reduced… Read more »
How To Do Tai Chi For Beginners
This guideon How To Do Tai Chi For Beginners is broken into three parts The How, The Why and Going Deeper. The how only takes a couple of minutes and will change your life. Do it now. Once you’ve had that experience move on the to why and going deeper. Each will add to the power… Read more »
Mindfulness through tai chi
Tai Chi is a study of mindfulness and your movement. There is a deep awareness of your body waiting to be accessed. All it takes is turning attention to observing yourself in motion. When we focus our minds on our bodies we can notice a hundred details in the simplest of movements. We start to… Read more »
Portland Tai Chi Class
For the qigong portion of our Portland Tai Chi class today we worked the Four Count breathing set for half an hour. This is one of the simplest forms we teach at the studio. It can be worked for anywhere from 5 minutes to several hours, if you felt so motivated. I encourage you all… Read more »
Martial Tai Chi
For Martial Tai Chi you must find the movement in every joint of your body. When you work a position like “Ward Off Left” every single joint and muscle is active. The movement is driven from the core and expresses through every part of the limb. Find the rotation in each shoulder, elbow, wrist and… Read more »
Portland Tai Chi Classes
Our Portland Tai Chi classes are designed to help you develop health, strength and well being. This is a core on which all further studies in the internal arts are based. A practitioner can go on to develop remarkable power, martial ability, a deeply clear and calm state of mind and freedom from the stress…. Read more »
Beginners Walking Meditation
Simple, powerful walking meditation: Walking meditation is a potent but easily accessible exercise that is part of our Tai Chi and Yiquan training in Portland, OR. This basic exercise will train a calm and clear state of mind, strengthening your focus and emotional balance. It will cultivate strength in the stabilization muscles, clear the lungs… Read more »