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Stronger Student Engagement Through Teaching the Science of Tai Chi & Qigong

Tai Chi and Qigong have always been practices of experience—felt in the body, refined through repetition, and understood over time. Many instructors now see that student engagement grows when experience…

Tai Chi Posture Depth: How It Shapes Knee & Ankle Health

Tai Chi is often described as gentle, restorative, and safe for nearly everyone. But as the practice is increasingly used in rehabilitation, athletic training, and chronic disease management, an important…

Tai Chi Posture Depth: How It Shapes Knee & Ankle Health (Tutorial)

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How Much Tai Chi Do Older Adults Really Need?

Most people know that Tai Chi is good for balance, mobility, and stress relief—but how much practice is actually needed for seniors to get those benefits? A new randomized controlled…

How Much Tai Chi Do Older Adults Really Need? (Tutorial)

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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…

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

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Tai Chi Cloud Hands and the Brain: A Glimpse Inside Moving Meditation

What if one of Tai Chi’s most iconic movements could reveal how the brain actually changes during practice? A groundbreaking 2025 study from Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine used…

Tai Chi Cloud Hands (Yunshou) and the Brain (Tutorial)

For centuries, Tai Chi has been celebrated as a practice that unites body and mind through flowing, meditative movement. But how exactly does it shape the brain? A new 2025…

Reverse Abdominal Breathing Supercharges Your Tai Chi Practice

Breathing is one of the 3 core techniques of Tai Chi. Do you know that your breathing technique could actually amplify the physical benefits of Tai Chi, making your legs…