This video will guide you through the loosening and warm up exercises we use at the start of our Tai Chi classes followed by the '4 Directional' breathing exercise we use as part of our warm-up. The video then covers basic principles that we follow when training in Tai Chi and Qigong including commonly used stances.
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Tai Chi Warm Up
This video guides you through the same warm-up exercises that we do at our face to face classes.
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4 Directional Breathing Taoyin
This is the breathing exercise we do after the warm-up exercises at Hand of the Wind classes. It is a balancing Qigong exercise that encourages Qi flow throughout the whole body.
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Wild Goose Sleeps Taoyin
This breathing exercise is used to 'calm' your Qi after practicing Tai Chi and Qigong as a means of protecting your health and not leaving your defensive or Wei Qi diffused and therefore making you more vulnerable.
