Do Tai Chi videos provide the same benefits and results as taking a live class? Tai Chi provides a wide variety of evidence-based benefits for the mind and body. Those benefits do not vary, whether you’re taking a live class or engaging with a video or on-demand...
You might be surprised to learn that online Tai Chi classes can be just as relaxing and beneficial as live, in-person courses. The physical, mental and emotional benefits of Tai Chi are well established. However, with concerns lingering about in-person gatherings,...
Tai Chi vs Qigong What’s the Difference? One of the most frequently asked questions I hear from my students is “Tai Chi vs Qigong, what’s the difference?” The short answer: Tai Chi, or Taiji, (the whole spelling thing is addressed below) is a martial art, and Qigong,...
Sitting All Day? 10 Great Benefits of Online Tai Chi Classes Are you feeling the effects of the pandemic stay-at-home? You are not alone. Many of us have been suffering from what I call “staying in your bubble blues” over the past many months. Lack of...
Benefits of Tai Chi for Elite Military Forces and First Responders Photo by Pixabay The following is a much-appreciated guest blog from a Just Breathe Tai Chi student. My student is a retired Special Forces operator of 25 years and asked to remain anonymous. We will...
The Health Benefits of Qigong Qigong (pronounced “chee-gung”) Qi (life-breath) Cultivation is an aspect of Chinese medicine involving the coordination of different breathing patterns with various physical postures and motions of the body. Qi means breath or gas in...
How is Tai Chi like soup you might ask? First, the short answer: Just as there are many styles, varieties, and flavors of soup, there are also various styles, varieties and flavors of Tai Chi. There are also certain fundamental qualities about soup that makes it soup,...
Just Breathe Online Tai Chi Class Sample Video Watch a 5-minute preview video of Just Breathe Tai Chi online classes. This is a compilation from an actual class to allow you to preview a taste of online Just Breathe Tai Chi and Qigong. View All Live Weekly Classes...
Reducing the risk of falling is one of the major benefits of Tai Chi The technical definition of balance, or postural stability, is “the ability to maintain and control the position and motion of the center of mass of the body relative to the base of support.”...
When most people think about Tai Chi, they are not usually associating the practice with calorie burn. You may not realize just how many calories those slow, graceful movements will shed. It has been calculated that a 125-pound person burns approximately 240 calories...
