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Tai Chi Builds Empathy, Care, Compassion
Tai chi practice builds empathy in health care workers study finds. Want to build a more caring, compassionate world? Practice tai chi.

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Mar 8, 20242 min read
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Tai Chi and Qigong Practitioner Recommended Reading
Top 10 reads to improve tai chi and qigong practice, understanding and life

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Dec 6, 20237 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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How Qualified is Your Tai Chi Instructor? Certified Instructor vs ShiFu: What’s that even mean?
What’s the difference between a certified and tai chi instructor and a ShiFu and why these things matter.

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Aug 26, 20236 min read
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The Yin and Yang of It All.
A very basic explanation of yin and yang symbology and how it applies to daily life.

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Feb 21, 20237 min read
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What are Tai Chi 1 & 2?
What are TC1 & TC2 and ways to learn them.

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Jan 4, 20237 min read
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Tai Chi for Diabetes-November is Diabetes Awareness Month
I’m not Diabetic. So why Do I Care? Tai Chi for Diabetes from the international Tai Chi for Health Institute was my first tai chi...

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Nov 1, 20215 min read
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Surfing Chi Social Workshop
Hello Chi family! Hope all’s well with you and yours. If you’re interested in learning how to surf the changing waves of chi/energy ...

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Jul 16, 20203 min read
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Ancient Taoist Surfing: Children of the Tide
Nik Zanella's beautifully written book re-affirms that the power of surfing goes far beyond our own personal experience to impact the la

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Oct 2, 20194 min read
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The Four Tools of Qigong & Tai Chi
Since tai chi can be considered a complex form of qigong, the four tools that we use in qigong are also the tools utilized in tai chi. ...
ShiFu Lea Williamson
May 31, 20196 min read
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What is Grounding?
What is Grounding? Recently in class the subject of grounding has been brought up a few times. So what is grounding? What does it mean to...
ShiFu Lea Williamson
May 14, 20197 min read
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2019 Qi Revolution Asheville Take-Aways
On it's own, Asheville, North Carolina is an eclectic blend of consciousness enterprises ranging from numerous local organic cafes and...
ShiFu Lea Williamson
Apr 10, 20194 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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