by Still Mountain T'ai Chi & Chi Kung | May 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Still Mountain T’ai Chi and Chi Kung of Pittsburgh’s new Beginners T’ai Chi Classes will be held on Tuesday Evenings at 8:00 PM in the Mt. Lebanon Studio. The new class is scheduled to begin in June. Enrollment will be opening up shortly, and space will be limited....
by Still Mountain T'ai Chi & Chi Kung | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
The core essence of these various techniques and practices fall into five interrelated categories: Meditation Moving Qigong Coiling Qigong Taijiquan Form and Push Hands Endurance Training These five areas have shaped T’ai Chi since its inception, and while revisions...
by Still Mountain T'ai Chi & Chi Kung | Jun 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
We set up concrete goals for ourselves, but why do we often not reach them? Whether the goals are health, fitness, dieting, financial, personal, or career oriented, the starting intention seems to fall short of actualization. The problem isn’t in the goal itself...
by Still Mountain T'ai Chi & Chi Kung | May 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
In ancient times people were urged to recognize and differentiate between yin and yang in order to live a life in harmony with the Tao, the natural flow of the Universe. In more modern times, the concept of recognizing yin and yang is largely overlooked but can be...
by Still Mountain T'ai Chi & Chi Kung | May 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
A student of mine found out through her personal trainer that some people teach and do “Fast T’ai Chi,” which lead to an interesting conversation and series of questions about why we perform T’ai Chi Chuan slowly and why slowness is the fundamental character of...