Desert Sage Tai Chi

03/17/2026

My new Logo, Isn't it purty? Thank you to CJ for this gift!

03/15/2026

Qi Gong for Spring Allergies ~ I will be creating a qi gong exercise for spring allergies to be introduced in beginner classes ☯️

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02/20/2026

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This is the real deal !! Sometimes it’s hard to tell on video. Watch the applications of the form starting from the beginning: preparation ☯️

02/15/2026

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11/09/2025

Hello fellow Swordswomen! Here is Maggie Newman's Sword Form. It is very close to how we practice it and with some subtle differences. Each practitioner and teacher has their own style of movement and emphasis. In this video it is easy to her style while seeing each posture. You can follow along as we learn the sword form and postures in class.

Maggie NewmanTai Chi Sword FormCheng Man-ch'ing

11/03/2025

Tai Chi Wisdom from a Beautiful Soul.

This quote from a 1994 issue of Qi Journal captures some of the essence of Maggie Newman's approach to tai chi.

10/24/2025

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10/19/2025

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Tai Chi and Qi Gong classes in Santa Fe
Cheng Man Ching Form, Yang Long Form, Weapons and Self Defense for Women, Sword and Stick, Push Hands and Martial Applications

10/11/2025

Maggie's form.

Maggie Newman was one of 6 senior students of Professor Cheng Man Ching at the Shr Jung School in NYC.Video by David Gearey.

10/09/2025

Mental control of your qi is the cental theme of tai chi chuan practice. Tai chi and qi gong have a lot of proverbs. One of my favorites is “I dao, qi, dao.”: where the mind goes, the qi follows.

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10/01/2025

Bill always says this. Stanley is on the right - one of my beloved, bad ass teachers.

"Professor thought it was important that we students improve as human beings, as he himself had been doing all his life. To do this, he gave us the principle of zhongyong , which he said was an important teaching of Confucius, often translated as "the doctrine of the mean". If it was only about the mean, the average, Professor said, it would not have been an important principle. It would not be something that you could spend your life working on as a means to self-improvement. Professor wanted us to know the principle as he understood it: In every situation, do not too much, and not too little. Do it not too early, and not too late. Just do the right thing in the right amount, at the exact right time." - Sifu Bill Phillips, Excerpt from In The Presence Of Cheng Man Ching: My Life And Lessons With The Master Of Five Excellences. Order In The Presence Of Cheng Man Ching on Amazon (also available Amazon UK, Japan, Europe) or from your local bookseller: https://www.amazon.com/Presence-Cheng-Man-Ching-Lessons-Excellences/dp/0648283127
"William C. Phillips, a devoted student and master teacher with over fifty years experience, takes us on a journey into his lifetime in the martial arts and in particular, his lessons and experiences with the Master Of Five Excellences, the incomparable Cheng Man-Ch'ing, the master who brought tai chi to the West in the 1960s."
Photo credit: William C Phillips