What is Tai Chi Flow?

Tai Chi Flow is a therapeutic, moving meditation that blends gentle Tai Chi postures with Qigong breathing techniques. It focuses on slow, continuous, and rhythmic movements that emphasize weight shifting, body awareness, and mindfulness, making it highly accessible for beginners and seniors to practice.

Tai Chi Flow is an excellent cross-training practice for advanced yoga students. While advanced yogis often possess high levels of flexibility, core strength, and linear alignment, adding a fluid internal arts practice can fill critical gaps in their physical and energetic training.

Stress Reduction: The slow, mindful pacing calms the nervous system, which is great for lowering stress and anxiety.

Improved Balance: Constant weight-shifting strengthens the stabilizing muscles in the legs and core, which actively helps prevent falls.

Enhanced Mobility: The fluid, low-impact movements promote joint lubrication and muscle flexibility, making it an excellent practice for managing conditions like arthritis.

Beginning Postures in Tai Chi Flow Class

  • Hands connect at the lower dantien and the breath is felt as a tool for grounding.

  • Hands gather the rising chi of the body and gently guide it toward the heart and earth.

  • Like morning dew rising and gentle rain falling, we ride the wave of breath.

  • A gentle overhead stretch.

  • Gentle side bends

  • Gentle spinal rotations to each corner of the room.

  • Shoulder mobility in many forms

Basic Movements in Tai Chi Flow Class

  • Gentle weight shifting that is therapeutic for all the body’s joints.

  • Synchronizing weight shifting with arm movements.

  • Pushing forward into space and strengthening the spine with rhythym.

  • Spinal rotation combined with focused energy.

  • One-legged balance that builds endurance over time.

  • Rhythmic one-legged balance that develops focus and stability.

  • A set composed of multiple movements that builds mobility in the body and challenges the mind.