BEGIN - 30 Days of Tai Chi

Get ready for a 30 day immersion into tai chi the fun and easy way. This program is an invitation to reduce your stress while building strength, flexibility, and balance of body and mind.

Join me for an orientation to your 30 day journey into tai chi! This welcome video contains some tips to support you during the program. We also ask the question, “Why do I want to BEGIN?”

Today we learn how to AWAKEN the energy within! This is a great session first thing in the morning or whenever you are low on energy.

In this session we create flexibility in the body and mind. We start to stretch and loosen all the joints and muscles in the body.

Today we include movements to build strength and endurance in the mind and the body. It’s important to have a firm foundation to build on.

In this session, we introduce some new tai chi balance movements to help create stability and prevent falls. This will also help you feel more stable and confident in life!

Most people don't realize how much tension they are carrying around in their daily lives. In this class, we start to notice and release tension and stress from mind and body.

This program is designed to create flexibility in your mind and body. While today’s session successfully targets the whole body, it is not just about the physical part of you.

The breath is a window into the nervous system. When our breathing is shallow and fast, we are likely in a low, medium, or high-grade stressed state. When the breath is deep and slow, we are likely in a relaxed state which is ideal for healing.

Tai Chi is based on the concept of Yin and Yang - the universe is made up of opposite but balancing forces. Therefore, it’s ok to be very active and busy but we need to balance this out with rest and relaxation so that we don’t get burnt out and suffer.

Today’s session is a gentle, soothing flow where we stretch and open the body to create mobility and ease of movement.

Sleep is so important to our overall health. It really affects how we feel on a daily basis.

Everyone gets stressed out at some point. Sometimes we do or say things we regret when we’re caught in the fight-or-flight response or flooded with other emotions.

Some say that Tai Chi is like the fountain of youth because it taps into our nervous system and puts us in the rest and digest state. This allows our bodies to heal and our minds to be at ease.

One of the beautiful things about tai chi is that it can help relax your mind and your body. In fact, the two are so interconnected that one usually affects the other!

Just like the last session, today we continue to soften and let go. When we tune into our bodies, our stressful thoughts take a back seat.

Did you know that peace resides in us all? Unfortunately, its usually covered by all our conditioning and unskillful patterns in life.

Building a strong core is essential to moving in life, exercising, and with tai chi. When we have a weak core, we tend to compensate with other muscles and patterns.

As we practice tai chi over time, we start to get into the flow more often. Our movements become smoother, our minds become more at ease, and our hearts open wide.

In this session, we practice creating stability in the body and mind. This can help us feel confident among the challenges of life.

Although tai chi is a journey without a real solid ending, we may start to notice that we are developing a lot of new skill with mindfulness and movement.

Tai chi can help us develop serenity which leads to inner peace and wisdom.

Although knowledge is very important to live in harmony with society and nature, it is true wisdom that allows us to be free.

It is compassion that can bring true healing to ourselves and others. When we feel with others and let go of judgment, the desire to help naturally arises.

Connection is essential to thriving in life. Whether its connecting with our thoughts, emotions, other people, or nature.

When we start to release layers of conditioning through tai chi and mindfulness, we tap into our deeper, authentic selves.

Tai Chi helps us align with nature. It allows us to get into the flow of life instead of struggling against the reality of what is present.

Have you ever noticed the joy that arises when you’re kind to others for no particular reason?

Have you ever noticed the tone of your inner voice? If you are like me, then you may notice that you are often hard on yourself.

Our minds tend to crave complexity. We want to figure things out and solve lots of puzzles.

One of the most difficult things to do is to forgive. Whether it’s forgiving ourselves or others, it can be hard to let go of the resentments and grievances we’ve held on to for so long.

Love is a word that has many different meanings to people. Some use it to describe desire, some use it for caring, some use it just out of habit.