Nowadays, more and more people practice Tai Chi, but the trend of making it more like a performance or dance has diluted its true meaning. As various forms of routines are learned and competitions become the focus, practitioners often gain superficial skills while losing the fundamental essence of Tai Chi. Over the years, the explanations … Read more
1. Tai Chi Frame The Tai Chi frame we practice daily, regardless of the style, is merely a vessel for Tai Chi skills. Even when practicing any frame, if guided by Tai Chi principles, one can still cultivate Tai Chi skills! Generally, people practice Tai Chi for fitness, to enhance their adaptability in regular environments. … Read more
What is Tai Chi? The classic states: “Tai Chi is born from Wu Ji, the mother of Yin and Yang.” Wu Ji represents stillness, silent and motionless; Tai Chi represents movement, responding and following the flow. Movement arises from stillness, Wu Ji gives birth to Tai Chi. Tai Chi is the martial art of Yin … Read more
Throughout the practice of Tai Chi, the concepts of “Yin and Yang” and “Void and Reality” are consistently integrated. This is reflected in the movements of Tai Chi, where each posture embodies the principles of “Opening and Closing”, “Round and Square”, “Rolling and Releasing”, “Void and Reality”, “Light and Heavy”, “Soft and Hard”, “Slow and … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) health preservation has a long history, and its principles and methods have been revered by many for thousands of years. Today, we will explore several major methods of TCM health preservation to help everyone better nourish their body and mind in daily life, achieving the goal of health and longevity. 1. … Read more
Principles of Application for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Cuisine ——Nutrition Department for Your Knowledge Chinese medicinal cuisine is a special dietary practice that has health-preserving, disease-preventing, and therapeutic effects. Guided by traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theories, it combines various medicinal herbs and foods in a rational formulation, utilizing both traditional and modern scientific techniques to create … Read more
Due to differences in geography, seasons, and constitution, foods are selected based on different dietary therapy principles. Below, we will explore some essential knowledge of dietary therapy that everyone should know. Image Source: Visual China 1. Dietary Therapy Based on the Four Natures Cool and Cold Foods: Foods that can eliminate heat symptoms and pathogenic … Read more
Guasha (刮痧) is a traditional therapy that involves scraping along the meridians (经络) and specific acupuncture points (穴位) or certain areas of the skin. Through beneficial stimulation, it causes local congestion, improving microcirculation. It can expel pathogenic factors, dispel wind and cold, clear heat and dampness, invigorate blood circulation, relieve pain, and enhance the body’s … Read more