"The relationship between sōng (松, release/relaxation) and qì (氣, vital energy) is one of the most fundamental principles in Taijiquan.
They aren’t separate—sōng is the condition that allows qì to manifest, circulate, and be directed." (Courtesy of AI).
To put it into more tangible terms, if you are tense either physically, mentally, or emotionally, or all three, your tissues contract.
When you've been outside in very cold weather and you come indoors. Your bo