05/04/2025
A reference to T’ai and Chubby Checker that doesn’t mention his little known hit “Twistin’ T’ai Chi”
Tai Chi for Body and Mind Fitness
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Pat Akers guides you through the gentle, flowing movements of tai chi that can strengthen and relax
04/27/2025
Today is World Tai Chi & Qigong Day, a global event celebrated at 10am in 80+ countries. I’d planned to teach and lead silent practice in a Santa Monica park, but the rain wouldn’t stop. I was about to go home when 8 students arrived. The rain stopped long enough for us to do the 108-movement form and started again just as we finished!
11/27/2024
When practicing t’ai chi you try to stay present in your mind and body. Hopefully that training carries over to daily life. Recently I’ve felt satisfaction, even joy, being fully present while doing very mundane tasks. A student shared this Lao Tzu quote.
07/16/2024
This leaf caught my eye when I was walking the dog this morning.
07/14/2024
As Mae West said (or I’d like to think she said), “A good tai chi class is hard to find.” If there’s one near you, you are fortunate! Give it a try and see if you connect with the teacher or stream my step-by-step lessons: https://whitecranevideo.com/
03/01/2024
I love this quote on the role each of us has in the practice of t'ai chi:
"Approach your practice of Tai Chi with a mixture of awe, respect and love. Realize that people have been doing the same movements that you are now doing for at least twenty generations, and every time you start, the cumulative greatness of this art is expressed through you. You are the forward edge of a wave that is moving endlessly forward, pushed by the entire ocean of past experience."
- "108 Insights into Tai Chi Chuan, A String of Pearls",
by Michael Gilman
11/28/2023
Among Rosalynn Carter’s interests, she practiced t’ai chi.
06/08/2023
Just before silent practice, three classes of third graders descended on the park for their year end party. It was a great test of our ability to stay focused. A wise teacher once said in tai chi there is so much to focus on, how could you possibly think of anything else!
04/30/2023
Today seventeen advanced students and I met in Virginia Avenue Park in Santa Monica to celebrate , . Thank you, Bill Douglas, tai chi teacher in Kansas City, Mo, for creating this international tradition.
12/12/2022
I love seeing a reference to tai chi in popular culture, like this one on “Jeopardy”. When people become more familiar with tai chi, they are more likely to explore it’s many benefits.
11/30/2022
Tai chi is a series of movements that also focuses on proper breathing techniques, which can be a great help to those suffering from asthma.
11/09/2022
While tai chi seems more popular these days, it’s not new. It has been practiced in China for more than a thousand years and is now practiced in every country in the world. Why not try tai chi?
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