Tai Chi Colorado Springs

In Taiji training, stillness is the mother of power.

Stillness gathers spirit; spirit gathers yi; yi gives rise to energy.

If one moves without stillness, qi floats and scatters; if one is still without movement, progress stagnates.

Thus movement and stillness give rise to each other — stillness within movement, movement within stillness — this is true gongfu.

-Grandmaster Wei Shuren

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☯️ It’s a great day for Qigong!

Our Qigong workshop for health and healing starts in a couple of hours. We can’t wait to see you there.

It’s not too late to sign up:

https://taichicoloradosprings.com/tai-chi-workshops/

Join us for a rejuvenating afternoon of movement, breath, and balance!

🗓 Date: July 18, 2026
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
📍 Location: The Trestle Building
219 W. Colorado Ave. Suite 310
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Hosted by Tai Chi Association of Colorado Springs

Led by Sifu Michael Paler (30+ years of teaching experience in Tai Chi & Qigong)
This special Qigong workshop is designed to support your physical, mental, and energetic well-being. Whether you’re a complete beginner or have years of experience, this session is open to all levels—everyone is welcome!

✨ Reduce stress
✨ Improve flexibility and circulation
✨ Cultivate inner calm and vitality
✨ Leave feeling relaxed, centered, and re-energized

💲 Cost: $100

Come reconnect with your body, restore your energy, and experience the healing power of Qigong in a supportive, welcoming environment.
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Taiji skill emphasizes whole-body unity.

When one part moves, all move; when one part is still, all are still.

The upper moves and the lower responds; the internal moves and the external aligns; form turns with intent; force moves with qi.

If divided into upper/lower or inner/outer, qi breaks, force scatters, and it is not whole-body power.

-Grandmaster Wei Shuren

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www.TaiChiOnlineClasses.com

For daily Classes in Southern Colorado visit:
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Taiji skill methods begin with relaxation and stillness, then regulate breath, then adjust posture.

With a focused mind, qi sinks to the dantian, motion and stillness become interdependent, and top and bottom follow one another.

The whole body moves as one continuous breath, no breaks, no errors, no blockages.

With inward spirit, harmonious qi and blood, and a full dantian, internal skill arises naturally.

-Grandmaster Wei Shuren

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www.TaiChiOnlineClasses.com

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Taiji energy spirals like silk threads, coiled and continuous.

This silk-reeling energy flows as one breath throughout the body, from inside to outside, from root to tip.

Power originates in the feet, is governed by the waist, and arrives at the fingers.

Within the coiling lies the potential to neutralize and issue; firmness and softness are embedded together; motion and stillness alternate.

-Grandmaster Wei Shuren

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www.TaiChiOnlineClasses.com

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Taiji skill requires top and bottom to follow each other, inside and outside to harmonize.

When the hand moves, the foot follows; when the elbow moves, the knee responds; when the shoulder moves, the hip coordinates.

If the upper body moves and the lower does not follow, energy breaks; if internal motion lacks external response, force is disorganized.

When movement is unified and energy pathways are clear, true whole-body power is achieved.

-Grandmaster Wei Shuren

For Tai Chi Online Classes visit:
www.TaiChiOnlineClasses.com

For daily Classes in Southern Colorado visit:
www.TaiChiColoradoSprings.com

Taijiquan says: “Command it with the waist.”

The waist governs the whole body. All motion must originate there.

If the waist moves, the body moves; if the waist is aligned, the posture is aligned.

A relaxed waist makes energy agile; a stiff waist breaks force.

Therefore, skill practice begins with adjusting the waist, only then can qi be moved and energy transmitted.

-Grandmaster Wei Shuren

For Tai Chi Online Classes visit:
www.TaiChiOnlineClasses.com

For daily Classes in Southern Colorado visit:
www.TaiChiColoradoSprings.com

The mingmen is the “Gate of Life” — the pivot point for internal qi.

When the mingmen is blocked, qi cannot flow; when it is open, qi circulates freely.

To open the mingmen, align the body and spine, relax the hips, sink the shoulders, and place the intent in the waist.

When the mingmen opens, upper and lower connect, and inside and outside become one.

-Grandmaster Wei Shuren

For Tai Chi Online Classes visit:
www.TaiChiOnlineClasses.com

For daily Classes in Southern Colorado visit:
www.TaiChiColoradoSprings.com