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The Senses

The familiar five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch) help us to perceive the world around us. Except for the sense of touch, all external sensory perceptions are perceived via sensory organs on the head. Analogous to the five external senses, we can also divide the internal perceptions into five...

Natural Movement

Everything in nature moves according to the same simple laws of motion, often producing incredibly beautiful, sometimes highly complex, movements. When we take nature as an example and try consciously to move in a natural way, we experience great difficulties. We tend to use our superficial understanding of body mechanics...

Making Mistakes

People often think Tai Ji seems very difficult. They feel that they make mistakes all the time. Both of these are true. In Tai Ji, we choose to do things that are difficult. Only when an exercise is difficult enough can it lead to progress. The things we practice in...