by ColaTaiChi | Mar 10, 2014 | Weekly Posts
March 10, 2014 The Importance of Play By De Anna Beasley As a post doc, I’m learning how to develop and manage independent research. I have heard plenty of horror stories about the pitfalls of academia that I sometimes wonder if I’m in over my head. Often the...
by ColaTaiChi | Mar 3, 2014 | Weekly Posts
March 3, 2014 Mountain of Gold By Michael Norton Various doctors and scientists are constantly touting the benefits of regular exercise, with benefits to the body, brain and nervous system. Like everyone else, I need to encourage myself to do my exercise at least 3 or...
by ColaTaiChi | Feb 25, 2014 | Weekly Posts
By Marvin Smalheiser (From International Magazine of T’ai Chi Ch’uan archive www.tai-chi.com) What is the proper way to breathe while practicing T’ai Chi Ch’uan? What is the proper way to breathe while practicing T’ai Chi Ch’uan? There are many different...
by ColaTaiChi | Feb 24, 2014 | Weekly Posts
Why There Are No Beginner Classes at Our School By Barbara (Bobbie) Purvis When people ask about Tai Chi classes at Columbia Tai Chi Center among the first questions I am usually asked is one about the days and times of “beginner” classes. After witnessing a few...
by ColaTaiChi | Feb 17, 2014 | Weekly Posts
By Barbara (Bobbie) Purvis If you are serious about Tai Chi (and it doesn’t matter if you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced student), you should be aware of the many benefits of a training practice called Push Hands (also referred to as Tui Shou). Push...
by ColaTaiChi | Feb 10, 2014 | Weekly Posts
By Barbara (Bobbie) Purvis With Tai Chi and many other types of training, the shoes we wear can affect our performance. Like many beginning Tai Chi students I went to my first Tai Chi class in athletic shoes designed for another sport. In my case, I wore running...
