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Simplified Tai Chi Routine to Strengthen Ankle Stability

Most people don’t think much about their ankles — until they twist one, lose balance, or start to feel less steady on their feet. But the truth is, ankle stability…

How Tai Chi and Baduanjin Succeed Where Most Knee Rehab Fails

Let’s be honest — most home rehab exercises for knee pain are boring: raise the leg, straighten the knee. Repeat. They work, but only if people actually keep doing them.…

Tai Chi and Qigong in Addiction Recovery: Where Tradition Meets Evidence

For years, instructors and clinicians have observed how gentle, mindful movement can help people rebuild their lives after addiction. Now, two large-scale reviews published in 2025 — one in Applied…

Simplified Tai Chi Routine to Strengthen Ankle Stability (Tutorial)

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How Tai Chi and Baduanjin Succeed Where Most Knee Rehab Fails (Tutorial)

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How Tai Chi Creates Lasting Calm

It is well known that Tai Chi as a mind-body practice can reduce stress and bring a sense of calm. But a 2025 study published by Frontiers in Psychology shows…

Brush Knee Done Right: For Safer Knees and Stronger Practice

A new biomechanical study appearing in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology used the classic Brush Knee and Twist Step move in Tai Chi to investigate the effects of long-term Tai…

Which Cognitive Skills Benefit Most from Tai Chi and Qigong?

The Six Domains of Cognition Most Tai Chi and Qigong practitioners already know these arts can sharpen the mind as well as strengthen the body. But a new 2025 meta-analysis…

Tai Chi & Qigong Offers New Hope for the Deadliest Psychiatric Disorder

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is often unfamiliar to the general public, yet it carries the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder. This severe illness intertwines physical, psychological, and social challenges,…

Brush Knee Done Right: For Safer Knees and Stronger Practice (Tutorial)

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