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About T'ai Chi 

by Brenda Sanders

T'ai Chi can perhaps best be thought of as a moving meditation–-a form of yoga and meditation combined. The sequence of movements--many derived from the martial arts as well as from the natural movements of animals and birds-–facilitate internal tranquility, centering, continuity, connection, balance and agility.

Tai Chi is practiced using slow, soft and graceful movements connected by smooth and even transitions. The meditative nature of the exercises is calming and relaxing.

Tai chi is enjoyed by all ages!

The aim of T'ai Chi is to relieve one’s stress and foster a calm and tranquil mind, focusing on the precise execution of the exercises. Learning to do them correctly provides a practical avenue for improving such things as balance, alignment, fine-scale motor control, rhythm of movement, and the genesis of movement from the body's vital center. Thus, the practice of Tai Chi can contribute to being able to better stand, walk, move, and run. Its effects can be seen in numerous other spheres of life as well. Many practitioners notice benefits in terms of correcting poor postural alignment or movement patterns-–all of which can contribute to tension or injury.

Included briefly in each T'ai Chi class, Qi Gong (qi is pronounced "chee"), or energy work, involves simple exercises incorporating body movement, breathing and mental visualization to create energy and circulate it throughout the physical body. Used in traditional Chinese Medicine as a healing art, Qi Gong promotes relaxation and an improved sense of well-being.

Experience the stress-relieving, effortless movement that is T’ai Chi. You’ll find it contributes positively not only to your physical health but to your mental health as well.


Traditional Yang Style T'ai Chi Chi Chuan, as taught by Master Yang Zhendou of China, is offered at Grapevine Yoga. Tai chi instructor Brenda Sanders has studied with Master Yang Jun, who is Master Yang Zhendou's oldest grandson.


More Tai chi Facts

The full name of the art, Tai Chi Chuan, is often shortened to T'ai chi, or Tai chi, and both terms are used interchangeably.

The Chinese characters for Tai Chi Chuan can be translated as the "Supreme Ultimate Force." The notion of "supreme ultimate" is often associated with the Chinese concept of yin-yang, the idea of a dynamic duality (male/female, active/passive, dark/light, forceful/yielding, etc.) in all things.

"Force" (or, more literally, "fist") can be thought of here as the means or way of achieving this yin-yang, or "supreme-ultimate" discipline.


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