Brain Health & Remodeling through QiGong & Tai Chi Practice
By focusing the mind on feeling into the field of chi, the brain shifts into more coherence. Tai Chi & qigong literally re-shape the brain.
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Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Nov 8, 20237 min read
Top 5 Reasons to Practice Tai Chi
“Practice” tai chi is the key; not “try” tai chi. To take one class or even a month of classes isn’t enough for the alchemy of tai chi...
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Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Mar 23, 20234 min read
Lessons Learned from Breath Retreat - Costa Rica March 2023
While not everyone will have the opportunity to attend author James Nestor’s week long Breath retreat in Costa Rica, his book is a...
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Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Mar 25, 202210 min read
Evolutionary Chi Arts: Sun Style Tai Chi
Oh, Sun Style Tai Chi: How do my joints love thee! Thy conscious breathing expands my bones and chi connection. Sun Style, I must admit,...
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Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Nov 1, 20215 min read
Tai Chi for Diabetes-November is Diabetes Awareness Month
I’m not Diabetic. So why Do I Care? Tai Chi for Diabetes from the international Tai Chi for Health Institute was my first tai chi...
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Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Jan 16, 20213 min read
My Last Yoga Mistake
Ever feel like you just need a really good deep stretch? I did over the Christmas holidays and since I know loads of yoga and hadn’t...
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Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Jul 16, 20203 min read
Surfing Chi Social Workshop
Hello Chi family! Hope all’s well with you and yours. If you’re interested in learning how to surf the changing waves of chi/energy ...
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ShiFu Lea Williamson
Aug 2, 20194 min read
Chi Book Review: The Healer Within
Reading has always helped me learn new things, detail subjects I'm already familiar with and expand my imagination. When I read about...
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ShiFu Lea Williamson
May 31, 20196 min read
The Four Tools of Qigong & Tai Chi
Since tai chi can be considered a complex form of qigong, the four tools that we use in qigong are also the tools utilized in tai chi. ...
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ShiFu Lea Williamson
May 14, 20197 min read
What is Grounding?
What is Grounding? Recently in class the subject of grounding has been brought up a few times. So what is grounding? What does it mean to...
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ShiFu Lea Williamson
Feb 27, 20197 min read
Why I choose Tai Chi over Yoga
Yoga was my “gateway drug.” It was my first introduction to Eastern exercise philosophies. I took to yoga like a junkie does to crack. ...
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ShiFu Lea Williamson
Jan 24, 20192 min read
Tai Chi for Brain Plasticity in a Changing World
Ancient Taoists created numerous methods successful at maintaining brain plasticity without the labs and research funding of neuroscientists
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