Connecting Heaven and Earth in Tai Chi; Align your Posture
In this step-by-step video, learn the most important thing for tai chi and qigong - connecting your feet to the crown of your head, also known in Tai Chi as Connecting Heaven and Earth. Proper posture and alignment with rooted movement are essential for getting the most out of your tai chi and qigong practice as well as increasing the flow of your life energy or your Qi (Chi).
First Susan Thompson Tai Chi will teach you how to make this connection while standing. Then she will introduce a simple movement to maintain this heaven and earth connection while moving.
As you begin to flow through tai chi or qigong movements, pour your weight down to root into the earth. Yet at the same time, keep space through each vertebrae of your spine and connect upward ever so slightly through the crown of the head, a key meridian point in our body (in Chinese this point is called the Bai Hui).
This creates stability and mobility for a mindful, centered practice and helps to open meridian points throughout the body for life energy to flow. Additionally we can channel the magnetic and electrical energy from the earth through our body, while receiving the same through the top of our head. This creates a circulation of energy called cosmic energy or circling the cosmos or cosmic circulation or orbit.
Learn how to deepen your stance, align your body, and move from your center for optimal energy flow. Activate your powerhouse with this easy qigong exercise to enhance your form. Gain insight on proper tai chi and qigong techniques to improve your practice.
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