Tai Chi Wellbeing

05/01/2026

Just finished The Science of Tai Chi & Qigong as Whole Person Health Conference. Learned, shared, and got to meet some amazing leaders, practitioners, and brilliant minds.

04/28/2026

See you in Boston for the 2026 Tai Chi & Qigong Conference! https://www.osherscienceoftcq.org/ #

We invite attendees across all disciplines of mind-body practices (e.g., Tai Chi/Qigong, yoga, meditation/mindfulness, contemplative dance, Feldenkrais, and others). 

04/25/2026

Practicing peace with friends near and far. Happy World Tai Chi & Qigong Day! 🙏🤍☯️🕊️🌎

04/21/2026

Join us on Zoom at 9 am EDT Saturday, April 25th for a free Tai Chi & Qigong Flow! No experience is necessary. Contact through website (not Facebook) to get the link... https://taichiwellbeing.com/contact

🌍 One World… One Breath.
On April 25, 2026, we join people across the globe in celebrating World Tai Chi and Qigong Day
moving together in harmony across cultures, borders, and generations.

One breath connects us.
One practice centers us.
One world moves as one.

For more information visit: https://hplconsortium.com/web/wtd/2020/

How will you honor the day?
Will you be participating in a group event or practicing on your own? 👇

04/03/2026

April is National Poetry Month!

03/21/2026

Celebrating the 1st International Taijiquan Day, Saturday, March 21, 2026! Created by UNESCO to honor the Chinese heritage and traditions surrounding all things Tai Chi. Spring Equinox (in the Northern Hemisphere) is an appropriate date to chose as it symbolizes the balance and flow we achieve when we practice Tai Chi for a vibrant healthy life.

03/12/2026

New session begins March 25th - see below to register for either online or in person Tai Chi for Fall Prevention! 👣😀

Falling isn't an inevitable part of aging—it’s something we can actively prepare against.

Research consistently shows that regular Tai Chi practice can reduce the risk of falls in older adults by up to 50%. By focusing on the "Triple Threat" of fall prevention—strength, flexibility, and mindfulness—you aren't just exercising; you’re investing in long-term independence.

What to expect in our sessions:

🪑 Accessible: No floor work (options for standing or seated practice).

〰️ Gentle: Flowing movements designed for joint health.

🤝 Community: A supportive environment of peers.

Keep your feet under you and your spirit high. Join us for this FREE class, offered both in-person and virtually!

📍 Where: University of Indianapolis OR via Zoom
🗓️ Register: https://tinyurl.com/5vjp2bz4

02/15/2026

Open your heart to wonder 🤍

02/12/2026

May we all learn from this inspiring example of how to walk and live in peace together. 🙏🕊️🧡🐾👣

🙏 It was so beautiful for us all—from different faiths, traditions, cultures, and walks of life—to walk and stand together under a sacred space today at Washington National Cathedral on Day 108 (2/10/2026), united in our shared longing for peace, mindfulness, loving-kindness, compassion, and unity.

In that moment, our differences didn't separate us. They enriched us. We stood together, not as strangers from different paths, but as one human family seeking the same gentle light: peace.

May all division gently fade like morning mist. May peace and harmony bring us all together, not just today, but always. May we remember this feeling of standing together, and carry it forward into our lives.

May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace. 🙏✨

01/30/2026

This is an excellent description of silk reeling as it relates to cloud hands...☁️✋🤚

Chansijin 缠丝劲 (reeling-silk energy) is the source of Taijiquan’s force, and Cloud Hands 云手 is a foundational practice to expressing and developing it. Clouds hands is not merely a hand technique but an embodiment of Taijiquan’s core principles. It is both a “moving stance” and a “condensed expression of Taiji.”

Cloud Hands requires the entire body to move as one like a rolling sphere. Wrists, elbows, shoulders, waist, hips, knees, and ankles coordinate to form a three-dimensional, circular rotation. The key of the movement lies in the waist, with power generated from the hips. Practising Cloud Hands trains the waist and hips to rotate left and right like a door hinge - flexible yet stable - rotating smoothly from side to side and driving the whole body, achieving the principle that “force issues from the spine.”

The centre of gravity shifts continuously between solid and empty, and the whole body blends into the movement. Yin and yang, empty and full, opening and closing are the essence of Cloud Hands. When the left hand rises it is yang; when the right hand lowers it is yin. When the weight is on the right it is full; on the left, it is empty. As the weight shifts, yin and yang transform accordingly. The entire movement is about finding dynamic balance between yin and yang. When the hands move outward, it is opening, but the intention should carry a sense of closing. When the hands draw inward, it is closing, yet there must be a sense of opening. Shifting the centre of gravity continually between the legs strengthens lower-body support and stability, while developing coordination in the alternation of empty and full in the legs - to facilitate a fundamental skill - the Taiji cat-step footwork.

In ex*****on the hands move, the eyes follow, the body turns, the steps shift - every joint in the body connect, to fulfil the Taiji principle “when one part moves, the whole body follows”, and the coordination of hands, eyes, body technique, and steps 手眼身法步.

The rotation of the arms in Cloud Hands involves a spiral, coiling quality, like wringing a towel. This “reeling-silk energy” is the source of Taijiquan’s explosive power. In push hands, it serves as an effective technique for neutralising linear attacks, using waist and hip rotation along with the rolling of the arms to wrap, absorb and dissolve an incoming force.

01/02/2026

Welcome 2026! Are you ready to take your Tai Chi deeper and your health up a level? New classes start next week and are filing up fast. There options in-person, online and something for all budgets (including free). Learn more and register here https://taichiwellbeing.com/