Explores the deep, internal work necessary for the effective practice of tai chi

- Reveals the Taoist principles that gave birth to the Yang-style tai chi forms

- Shows how tai chi can circulate powerful healing energies through the body

Taoist adepts developed tai chi as both a martial art and a way to cultivate their physical body, energy body, and spirit body. Like all Taoist exercises, its main purpose is to form a connection to the basic energy that is the foundation of all life: chi. Until the beginning of the twentieth century, tai chi was considered a secret...