"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

When pushed, you have a choice: 1) Do you allow the energy of that push to meet its target (in this case probably the point on your spine that is level with the arms of the person pushing)? 2) Do you redirect that energy to where YOU want it to go? If the latter, then how do you do it?

The concept of 'Peng' is often explained as feeling as though you are balloon being blown up, or a feeling as though you are simultaneously

When you first start learning either tai chi or qigong, it's all about learning a set of movements.  For some people, it never goes beyond..

It’s impossible to jump off the floor without first of all bending your knees and sinking into the ground. The implication of this is that

You might think that relaxation is the same thing as de-stressing,  but there’s a difference.  De-stressing can use a variety of techniques

“Song Yao” = Release the waist (see previous blog on ‘Song’). “Kai Kua” = Open the Kua, or inguinal region on the front of the pelvis.

Following  the previous blog, a question was posted about it: “… How does Song relate to the other thing which is said regularly, that...

Some can, some sometimes can, and some find it almost impossible. Why can some people balance and others not? According to The Harvard ...