What is Tai Chi Gung?
Tai Chi Gung, also known as “a Simple Yoga,” is a moving meditation that stresses the importance of breath, movement, and focus. The name itself holds deep meaning: “Tai” meaning grand, “Chi” for the vital life force (qi, or prana) flowing through all beings, and “Gung” for the sacred temple of our bodies.
Through a series of simple movements along with the balanced breath, students feel this chi in their body, mind and spirit consciously. As a teacher, I have witnessed each student have an energy experience and those that practice consistently see the relationship with the chi grow in profound ways.
As you practice Tai Chi Gung, you continue to raise your frequency higher by gently moving and breathing with Nature. This naturally puts space between your thoughts, anchors you in the present, brings in greater soul energy and allows you to release any stress or anxiety you may be experiencing.
There is balance offered through two systems. The Yin one created 3,300 years ago by Boganarthar / Lao Tzu calms the nervous system, focuses on the lower body, lungs and breathing. It was created in nature and based on three Yoga disciplines – Hatha (strength and flexibility), Kundalini (Second Birth), and Pranayama (Life over Death). The exercises are gentle yet regenerative in nature. The Figure Eights bring the body and mind back into balance. Students learn how to release and how to master grounding as well as the ascending and descending energy. The “Hanuman” Yan exercises ignite the three fires in the body and stimulate vitality and fertility while focusing on the upper body and the heart and kidneys. Dedicated TCG students practice the Yan Hanuman exercises in the morning and the Yin throughout the day. The world is very Yan and to step into our power and transform we suggest more of the Yin system and daily practice. TCG students develop an awareness of the energy as well as cause and effect. They learn that through consistent practice they will reap the greatest rewards (One of our sayings is “Do the thing, Get the power”)
At its core, Tai Chi Gung is a practice that brings peace and vitality by connecting one to the Life Force in Nature.
“In movement there is stillness, and in stillness there is motion”
