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Brain Health & Remodeling through QiGong & Tai Chi Practice
By focusing the mind on feeling into the field of chi, the brain shifts into more coherence. Tai Chi & qigong literally re-shape the brain.

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Aug 21, 202411 min read
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Top 5 Reasons to Practice Tai Chi
“Practice” tai chi is the key; not “try” tai chi. To take one class or even a month of classes isn’t enough for the alchemy of tai chi...

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Nov 8, 20237 min read
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Nose versus Mouth Breathing: Nasal Breathing is Air Conditioning
Summer is reaching its height and the heat is on! It’s more crucial now than ever to understand why MOUTH BREATHING IS BAD! Using the...

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Jul 10, 20237 min read
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Lessons Learned from Breath Retreat - Costa Rica March 2023
While not everyone will have the opportunity to attend author James Nestor’s week long Breath retreat in Costa Rica, his book is a...

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Mar 23, 20234 min read
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Staying Healthy is an Essential Service
Hello Chi Family! As most of you know the governor of Florida has issued stay at home orders beginning midnight tonight, April 2. The...

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Apr 2, 20202 min read
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The 3 Brains or 3 Dan Tiens
The 3 main chi storage and transformational areas in the body called the 3 dan tiens are also the 3 places science has found neurons or "bra

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Feb 26, 20207 min read
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Why I choose Tai Chi over Yoga
Yoga was my “gateway drug.” It was my first introduction to Eastern exercise philosophies. I took to yoga like a junkie does to crack. ...
ShiFu Lea Williamson
Feb 27, 20197 min read
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Tai Chi for Brain Plasticity in a Changing World
Ancient Taoists created numerous methods successful at maintaining brain plasticity without the labs and research funding of neuroscientists
ShiFu Lea Williamson
Jan 24, 20192 min read
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