The Taichi and Qigong Podcast

May 16 2024 17
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Beyond Yoga, Tai Chi and Qigong are two disciplines that are entering our realm of practice possibilities, bringing with them a great deal of opportunities, while enhancing our general health level and providing at the same time a powerful personal development tool. What are they, what can they do for us, and how can we manage to not make, approaching them, the mistakes usually a beginner does. Let's talk about it in a simple and accessible way! Also, here on youtube a video on Wuji practice: https://youtu.be/WvL2b882aYE?feature=shared www.miamitaichi.org [email protected]

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S2 E12 - LGBTQ + Practitioners

May 16 2024 19 mins  
LGBTQ+ issues has been heavily politicized, to the point that is not uncommon to find even internal arts teachers who claim some of this people to present deviations from a supposed given human nature. In this episode we dismiss such claims as non-sensical, and we on the contrary explain why, on a very practical ground, LGBTQ+ practitioners may find in their path to have a strength

S2 E11 - The Three-Body Problem

Apr 19 2024 29 mins  
The Three-Body Problem is a well known sci-fi novel by the Chinese author Liu Cixin, recently renderer by a Netflix series. In the Chinese Internal Arts we traditionally recognize three main energetic centers located in or correlated to the physical body: from physical energy to psychic energy, the internal journey may be obscure and detailed at the same time. Outside a traditional

S2 E10 - Meditation and Therapy

Mar 19 2024 19 mins  
Meditation is not a therapy for the Self, the Ego is not the Nature of Mind, what was going on in your childhood is of no interest for your practice, and practice itself is not supposed to generate Love.

S2 E9 - Meditation deviations

Feb 22 2024 18 mins  
The Financial Times has recently launched a new investigative podcast, Untold, and the first serie is about the damages that intensive meditation practice can bring: "The Retreat". This episode encourages you to listen to The Retreat podcast and learn how intensive meditation can damage you psyche. Resources to help people who struggle with meditation's damages: https

S2 E8 - Wellness & the Self

Jan 09 2024 14 mins  
In our societies "Wellness" has become a key marketing word, and it is supposed to be one of the main objectives of the Internal Practice. Is it truly so? Also, the second video on Wuji practice has been released here

S2 E7 - The Taichi Teacher

Dec 28 2023 13 mins  
As when looking for a good physician, we do not go after nice personalities or beautiful smiles when we look for a Taichi, Qigong, Meditation or Yoga teacher, or at least we should not. High quality practices are often associated with high pressure on the self, and high level practitioners are seldom the kind the smiles beautifully and greet you with a bow. Let's see why. Also,

S2 E6 - Yoga vs Taichi & Qigong

Dec 07 2023 23 mins  
Can modern Yoga be seen as an Internal Art, the same way Taichi & Qigong are? Can the Western circus tradition be seen as an Internal Art? Moving the body, breathing in and out, thinking about peace in the world, is this an Internal Art. For us, the answer is "no".

S2 E5 - Taichi and Beginner Mind

Nov 27 2023 23 mins  
One of the main practices of Taijiquan is the the Taichi Form. It is often the Taichi Form that encapsulates the outer signs of that lineage or that school. All the main 5 classic styles (Chen, Yang, Wu-Hao, Wu and Sun) have similarities and differences, and in every lienage you have one different Taichi for every teacher (yi ren yi taiji - one Taichi for each Teacher). So how impo

S2 E4 - Meditation (& pop culture)

Nov 14 2023 34 mins  
Meditation has been, along with other East Asian traditions, acquired in the modern mega-culture and shaped it along with terms as "Yoga", "Zen" and "Kung-fu". But which are the roots of the ancient meditative traditions, how have they developed till today, and how big a pie of this cake may we realistically hope to eat up?

S2 E3 - The Tradition in Taichi & Qigong

Nov 09 2023 31 mins  
In all realms of human knowledge, tradition and access to it is a key factor of success. The more we are able to access sources of traditional knowledge, the less time we will need to reach low hanging fruits and the higher is the possibility that we may one day access the more precious aspects of the art. Let's see why.