• Energy

    Vital Energy
    Invisible Life Force

    Qi is a name for the animating source of life. Whereas you cannot see energy directly, properly executed Taijiquan shows how the movement of Qi affects the body.

  • Spiral: The Fundamental Shape of Creation

    Spiral
    The Fundamental Shape of Creation

    The shapes that make up the universe from electrons orbiting atoms to the double helix of DNA, from the anatomical structures of the body to the formation of galaxies, spirals are ubiquitous. Read more

  • Meridians

    Meridians
    The Pathways of Qi

    Based on natural cycles and centuries of observation of health and illness, traditional Chinese Medicine uses the Five Element Theory with its specific acu-points to balance the body. Read more

Energy
the Invisible Animator


Qi has a paradoxical nature in the skills of Taijiquan. Even as you use your mind to lead the Qi, you cannot control it. To cultivate Qi, you must open the pathways, remove any obstructions, and allow it to flow unencumbered throughout your body.


Taijiquan Energetics Following Feelings
Attention to the flow of life force throughout the body cultivates natural suppleness and ease of movement. Expanded breath control results in greater ease and comfort.

Lao Tzu and the Tao
Circles, Spirals and Spheres
The shapes of movement

Martially, roundness provides a key to the method for going around a linear force without having to rely on strength or speed. Taijiquan's elegance is a product of moving in curves.

Spiral Shapes = Life
Meridians:
The pathways of Qi

Over 5,000 years of analyzing, tracing, and manipulating the ways energy moves through the body for health and martial purposes have gone into understanding Qi.

Meridians have a long and treasured history