Emptiness within fullness; fullness within emptiness. This phrase sounds like a contradiction in terms, and because of that, it becomes...

Let's talk about stepping. In everyday life walking is the act of pushing yourself off the back foot and falling into the front foot. ...

One of the hardest things to in life is to let go: letting go of toxic situations; letting go of bad habits; letting go of negative...

“Be still as a mountain,” is a beautiful description of what Tai Chi should be as described in #TaiChi #classic literature and...

All taiji players are told from day one to lower the shoulders. We are told that a raised shoulder creates tension. This is true. When...

THE TRUE MASTERY of any skill, whether it is virtuosity in the fine arts, proficiency in dance, athletic aptitude, or martial arts’...

One of the most common mistakes that beginners and even some advanced people make is to bring their elbows too far back. In this post we...

In Part 1 Drop the Elbows on the Knees we looked at the importance of sinking the elbows. In a Part 2 - Resting Elbows on Knees , we...

Where does our Tai Chi power come from? It is natural for us to focus on our hands and arms during Tai Chi movements. After all, when...

Put Your Elbows on the Table Think back to when you were a bit younger, and your parents would harp on you at the dinner table to “Get...

Stepping: Pulling Your Weight When stepping in Tai Chi, some people push off their back foot in order to move forward. However, this goes...

Taiji is all about circular movement. Each movement includes turning of the trunk, arms and hands. The feet initiate and drive these...

For Part 1 please see Let's talk about stepping! Turning the feet (part 1) Tai chi is a circular art that is comprised of a series of...

Feel suspended by your hair.” We’ve all heard this from our teachers, or we read it in the tai chi literature, but what does it really...

Oftentimes students ask, “Where in my foot should my weight be?” I have seen several videos that instruct viewers to place their weight...