Tai Chi for Beginners 04 - "Place of Power"

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Tai Chi Chuan helps us feel our "place of power." When we are grounded, have an upright posture, and are comfortable with expanding (without compromising our frame/posture), and yielding (without collapsing our frame/posture), you are in your "place of power." In this episode we’ve added the following Tai Chi Chuan movement patterns: "Right and Left Heel Kick," "Snake Creeps through Grass," and “Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg.” Learning the martial arts applications of these movements can be fun, but remember they are for demonstration purposes only. Once you understand the martial applications (Yang energy), let go of them and let the energy flow through the movements so it comes back to the healing aspect (Yin energy) of the art which is why I believe most of you are practicing Tai Chi Chuan. To learn more from Dr. Daniel Hoover, DC, LAc, MH, CCSP®, please visit his website at SOHMA.org.