Featured #1 – Similarities and Differences of Bagua and Tai Chi

When practiced as qigong exercise arts, bagua and tai chi are dramatically more similar than different. They essentially implement the same chi-cultivation techniques, even though they are practiced very differently. Each art involves distinctive body feelings, strategies of thought and philosophical approaches for accomplishing goals. Each has its relative strengths and weaknesses.
The Basic Underlying Principle: [...]

Featured #2 – Bagua and Tai Chi: Sophisticated Health Exercises

Throughout history, qigong techniques have been incorporated into bagua and tai chi. They have proven themselves as sophisticated methods that simultaneously improve and maintain health, reduce stress and increase stamina. Few exercise systems can match their potency and effectiveness. Even as powerful health exercises, each simultaneously trains meditation capacities.
In recent years tai chi has been [...]