Unlocking the Secrets to True Accessibility and Inclusivity in Tai Chi Chih
Tai Chi Chih offers truly accessible, gentle, and adaptable movement for all ages and abilities, promoting mindfulness, holistic wellness, stress relief, and a supportive, inclusive community.
Unlocking the Lifelong Benefits of Daily Mindful Movement with Tai Chi Chih
Tai Chi Chih offers gentle, accessible daily mindful movement that enhances mind-body connection, reduces stress, improves physical health, and fosters spiritual and holistic wellness within a supportive community.
Journey to Mindfulness: Adopting Tai Chi Chih for Lifelong Wellness
Tai Chi Chih is a gentle, mindful movement practice offering stress relief, emotional balance, and spiritual health. Suitable for all ages, it fosters holistic wellness through simple daily exercises and community support.
Cultivating the Chi
"It is much easier and more suitable for our way of life to work from the other side, to directly cultivate the Chi itself, to free it so it circulates easily. And to balance the negative and positive aspects of this Vital Force, the Yin and Yang Chi. Looking from the other end, we will find that such practice automatically influences the mind and brings about the desired results." -- Justin Stone
Practical Tips for Starting a Mindful Movement Practice at Home
Start Tai Chi Chih at home by creating a peaceful space, practicing basic movements daily for 10-15 minutes, and connecting with community to improve physical, emotional, and spiritual health.
Keep practicing
"The Japanese speak of Seijaku, serenity in the midst of activity. Not escaping from the world to some mountain top … but finding the real meaning, fulfillment, energy and wisdom in the midst of everyday hustle and bustle. Building a silent and imperturbable center, while active in the disappointments and triumphs of our busy lives, is real fulfillment. Words will not do it, no matter how reassuring or clever. Passive listening as in hearing well-meaning sermons is a waste of time no matter how good the speaker makes you feel …. It takes actual practice. You must do it yourself." -- Justin Stone
Gentle Energy Flow: How Mindful Movement Enhances Your Emotional Balance
Tai Chi Chih uses gentle, mindful movements to promote smooth Chi energy flow, reducing stress and enhancing emotional balance, physical wellness, spiritual growth, and community connection.
Diverse benefits in diverse settings
"I like Paul Reps’ idea of sitting quietly for five minutes (better to make it ten) each day and just allowing yourself to ‘receive.’ No thinking, no technique, no mantra repetition, no watching the breath, but just sitting quietly in a chair. In Japan this would be known as shikantaza or just sitting. The great artisans of the past often did this before starting on some work, such as making a tea bowl or a Samurai sword…. It is my feeling that ten minutes of quiet and receiving, plus T’ai Chi Chih practice, may be enough. It is so easy to relax and do nothing. You may receive more than you bargained for." -- Justin Stone
New ways of seeing
"... every cell in the body can be brought to a point singing with Joy. Those of us who practice T’ai Chi Chih are doing just that. To become jaded and just think of it as another discipline is to miss the point." -- Justin Stone
Growth
"Empty space seems to be a vast continuum of energy, and that energy is Wisdom. Energy appears in many forms, including matter, and it’s always there for us to use in recharging ourselves — hence, T’ai Chi Chih. When we do T’ai Chi Chih our intuition seems to be greatly sharpened, and this is understandable as Energy and Wisdom are just different words." -- Justin Stone
