Eight Qualities of Excellent Tai Chi
The Yang family is renowned for tai chi, and their tradition includes eight words describing the qualities of excellent tai chi. In this course we will explore and practice these eight qualities to help everyone deepen their relationship to the tai chi form. And these are great qualities to animate our lives as well!
· In Part I, you will explore the first four qualities: Centered & Balanced, Light & Agile
· In Part II, you will explore the next four qualities: Peaceful & Comfortable, Rounded & Lively
Join us with your teacher, Edna Brandt, as we practice embodying quality tai chi. While knowing the tai chi form will help, you do not need to have learned the form to benefit from this program.
Class Sections
Time In The Art
This is a series developed by TCF to allow experienced teachers to share their own personal tai chi learning journey. Oftentimes, this exploration ties back to the Five Excellences of Professor Cheng Man-Ch'ing - poetry, calligraphy, traditional chinese medicine, painting, and, of course, tai chi.
Classes are suitable for all levels of tai chi students and for anyone interested in starting their own journey.
Hi, I am Edna, your Teacher!
I have been practicing and teaching tai chi for over 40 years. I still love it, and I delight in sharing my enthusiasm with others. My favorite tai chi practice is the sword form, and I am researching the symbolism of the images of animals and nature in the names of the movements.
I am a retired acupuncturist living in North Carolina. I enjoy Chinese brush painting, especially bamboo, pine, and plum blossom. I have fun applying tai chi principles to playing croquet.
~ Edna Brandt
About the Tai Chi Foundation
Our mission is to “To improve health, well-being, and awareness through the study, practice, and teaching of tai chi and qigong, by an increasing number of people worldwide.”
The Tai Chi Foundation (TCF) is a not-for-profit educational organization that develops and promotes programs that enable people to learn to practice, and ultimately teach, tai chi chuan and its internal principles.
Visit our website to learn more about our Foundation, find a local school, join an online tai chi class, and more!