Four Common Tai Chi Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Susan takes you through a few of the most common Tai Chi mistakes and how to easily fix them. Also the why behind the how! Watch and...
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Susan Thompson
Mar 19, 20221 min read
The Shape of Tai Chi
One of the most common mistakes I see in Tai Chi practitioners of all levels, is losing the overall shape of their Tai Chi by retracting...
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Susan Thompson
Mar 8, 20221 min read
How to Release the Kua
Learn how to release the Kua to increase balance, ease of movement and power in your Tai Chi and every day movements.
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Susan Thompson
Feb 28, 20221 min read
What does "Song" mean??
The concept of "song" in Tai Chi posture is a challenging one to describe and even more challenging to acquire. This video takes you...
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Susan Thompson
Feb 24, 20221 min read
Waving Hands In Clouds - Unity in Movement
This video will step you through the process of learning to connect your hands at all times. By doing so, you will contain and circulate...
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Susan Thompson
Feb 3, 20221 min read
Waving Hands in Clouds; Feet, Spine & Hands
A short lesson on a complex form - Waving Hands in Clouds. Learn where and how movement is initiated and how to spiral the movement...
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Susan Thompson
Oct 19, 20211 min read
Short Tai Chi Lesson: How to Transfer Your Weight Properly (and prevent Knee pain).
Watch this video discussion and practice on how to transfer your weight properly in Tai Chi. Attention to "substantial vs....
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Susan Thompson
Sep 21, 20215 min read
Is Qi Real? My Personal Journey with Qi
If you prefer to listen to this instead of reading it, just click this video icon: When I first discovered Tai Chi, I heard about this...
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Susan Thompson
Aug 24, 20211 min read
Opening Your Ming Men Point; the Life Gate
This is a short five minute Tai Chi lesson on how to open up the Ming Men point. The Ming Men point is the area of your lower back...
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Susan Thompson
Aug 15, 20211 min read
Tai Chi: How to Move More Effectively through Levers
This video takes you through the understanding of levers, how they work, and how we can utilize them to move more efficiently and...
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Susan Thompson
Aug 11, 20211 min read
Generating Power through The Kua: Part II
This is the second part in a two part series on learning how to circle your Kua. Learn the subtle movement of circling the Kua in Tai...
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Susan Thompson
Aug 1, 20211 min read
How to Generate Power in Tai Chi by Circling the Kua
What happens at the end range of our movement is important. It is there that we redirect an opponent's force . It is also where we...
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Susan Thompson
Jul 14, 20211 min read
Tai Chi Clothes - What to wear
Another common question from my beginners, is what clothes to wear. This short video tells you what to wear...and not wear to your Tai...
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Susan Thompson
Jul 14, 20211 min read
Tai Chi: What Shoes Should I Wear?
All Tai Chi movements should initiate in the feet. Therefore, we should assess and be aware of the shoes we are wearing and their...
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Susan Thompson
Apr 30, 20212 min read
Generating Power in Tai Chi
In the Western minded thinking, we are taught from an early age that trying harder reaps better results. We grow up with such adages as...
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Susan Thompson
Mar 10, 20211 min read
How to "Song" your body in Tai Chi
I often tell my students to be "effort-less" not "effort-ful!" A principle of Tai Chi is to relax. Relaxing, however, is not something...
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Susan Thompson
Feb 23, 20212 min read
The Healing Power of Tai Chi
During Tai Chi movements, our fascia, the thin sheath of covering just under our skin and pervasive throughout our body, glides and turns...
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Susan Thompson
Feb 14, 20211 min read
Tai Chi Essential: Internal Expansion; Lesson 3
#taichiprinciples #meditation #lifeexpands This is an impromptu lesson on expansion. I was shooting a video for another #taichicourse I...
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Susan Thompson
Jan 29, 20211 min read
Tai Chi Principle: Giving and Receiving 101
The concept of giving and receiving, both in life and during our movements is essential for balance and the proper practice of Tai Chi. ...
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Susan Thompson
Jan 29, 20211 min read
Tai Chi Principle: Expansion; Lesson 1
#taichi has many properties which are considered "hidden." Expansion is one of them. There is a misconception that Tai Chi is an...
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