Chi Force | First 90 Days | Activity https://chiforce.com/groups/first-90-days/ Activity feed for the group, First 90 Days. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:43:45 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 ea1345218c9587084a0219e155772eff Frances Phelps started the discussion Tai Chi Unveiled: A Chi Force Discussion on YouTube in the forum First 90 Days https://chiforce.com/groups/first-90-days/forum/topic/tai-chi-unveiled-a-chi-force-discussion-on-youtube/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:31:56 -0500 Tai Chi Unveiled: A Chi Force Discussion on YouTube

]]> 57d74435d24cd67c8fe172bf3430727d Frances Phelps started the discussion A Question on Breathing in Qigong in the forum First 90 Days https://chiforce.com/groups/first-90-days/forum/topic/a-question-on-breathing-in-qigong/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:36:14 -0500 A Question on Breathing in Qigong

A user asks, “Curious to know if you inhale and exhale using nasal breathing only.”

Alan says, “Yes. You inhale and exhale through the nose. If possible, gently rest the mid-tip of your tongue on the alveolar ridge (the bumpy ridge in the back of the upper teeth). If you have difficulty breathing this way, then breathe through the mouth. This…

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]]> 8d91d03b7493829386499a748d655a7f Robert started the discussion The Value of Chi Force Live classes in the forum First 90 Days https://chiforce.com/groups/first-90-days/forum/topic/the-value-of-chi-force-live-classes/ Thu, 25 May 2023 16:25:58 -0400 The Value of Chi Force Live classes

Hello, I’ve been a Chi Force member (student) since October 2022, now seven months. I have been studying tai chi seriously for about eight years with different teachers, both in live classes, and since the Covid pandemic, in online classes on Zoom. Being an inveterate bookworm, I’ve also read a lot of books on tai chi and qi gong. I feel I…

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]]> 7b99c530d3d9912f79e7ff046032ae22 Didi joined the group First 90 Days https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15372/ Sun, 07 May 2023 21:29:16 -0400 0 960b92c229de39cc8c0cb6953a10c58e Frances Phelps started the discussion Why and How Does the Chinese Art of Tai Chi Heal and Build Wellness? in the forum First 90 Days https://chiforce.com/groups/first-90-days/forum/topic/why-and-how-does-the-chinese-art-of-tai-chi-heal-and-build-wellness/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:19:18 -0400 Why and How Does the Chinese Art of Tai Chi Heal and Build Wellness?

Listen to this KPFA (San Francisco) radio interview of Stephan Berwick about Lou Reed’s, “Art of the Straight Line” to learn.

“Lou Reed was a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, and founding member of the legendary rock band the Velvet Underground. He collaborated with many artists, from Andy Warhol and John Cale to Robert Wilson and…

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]]> 7d2009f9d696334489bd003be5987b97 Frances Phelps started the discussion Great Interview about Lou Reed and his relationship to Tai Chi, and Master Ren in the forum First 90 Days https://chiforce.com/groups/first-90-days/forum/topic/great-interview-about-lou-reed-and-his-relationship-to-tai-chi-and-master-ren/ Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:07:44 -0400 Great Interview about Lou Reed and his relationship to Tai Chi, and Master Ren

Here is a great interview with Laurie Anderson, and our own Stephan Berwick, about Lou Reed and Tai Chi with Master Ren. Stephan was one of the editors for Lou’s book, The Art of the Straight Line.

https://thechinaproject.com/2023/03/13/lou-reeds-posthumous-book-the-art-of-the-straight-line-reveals-a-tai-chi-master/

]]> c64eed8602a9f64e325803b4706d2a31 Robert replied to the discussion Good Article on Chen Taijiquan with a segment by Master Ren Guangyi in the forum First 90 Days https://chiforce.com/groups/first-90-days/forum/topic/good-article-on-chen-taijiquan-with-a-segment-by-master-ren-guangyi/#post-14235 Sun, 12 Mar 2023 03:35:23 -0400 Reply to Good Article on Chen Taijiquan with a segment by Master Ren Guangyi

I enjoyed this article very much, and gained some insight about Master Ren and his path to tai chi. Thanks, Frances, for posting. As a young person, Master Ren was enthralled by a tai chi demonstration by Chen Xiaowang. After seeing Chen Xiaowang, Master Ren decided to learn tai chi and studied with him for 8 years, and now 40 years…

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]]> 196a2c9d67b51e1ecca19a48a9b8a4be Frances Phelps started the discussion Good Article on Chen Taijiquan with a segment by Master Ren Guangyi in the forum First 90 Days https://chiforce.com/groups/first-90-days/forum/topic/good-article-on-chen-taijiquan-with-a-segment-by-master-ren-guangyi/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:45:27 -0500 Good Article on Chen Taijiquan with a segment by Master Ren Guangyi

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202302/27/WS63fc56aea31057c47ebb1120.html

]]> 830d08caa6141d54991837d07d0b9973 Robert replied to the discussion Power Base: This isn't your grandmother's tai chi article in the forum First 90 Days https://chiforce.com/groups/first-90-days/forum/topic/power-base-this-isnt-your-grandmothers-tai-chi-article/#post-13737 Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:49:53 -0500 Reply to Power Base: This isn't your grandmother's tai chi article

Hello again. My bad, it looks like I overlooked the link to this article on this website in the lead post on the websitee, “Why learn tai chi?” I must confess that I missed the hyperlink because the color contrast between the text of the website and the hyperlinks is very slight. Having said that, the other hyperlinks in the Why learn tai…

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]]> c49849fc53771c79be54e0f67dee404d Robert started the discussion Power Base: This isn't your grandmother's tai chi article in the forum First 90 Days https://chiforce.com/groups/first-90-days/forum/topic/power-base-this-isnt-your-grandmothers-tai-chi-article/ Fri, 13 Jan 2023 14:44:39 -0500 Power Base: This isn't your grandmother's tai chi article

<div>Hey newbies:</div>

The link below is a great article about what you are getting into by studying Chen style tai chi. The article was in the Metro Weekly, a free local newspaper in the Washington, D.C. area, and quotes one of our Chi Force instructors, Stephan Berwick. The subtitle of the article which is pretty accurate in my…

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]]> 0247bf2b28d9a4bb4d0a6be9073b6c7b Robert joined the group First 90 Days https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15342/ Fri, 13 Jan 2023 04:11:38 -0500 0 2b393785c544f320d0defbab1597c3e0 Frances Phelps started the discussion Beginner Challenges with Tai Chi in the forum First 90 Days https://chiforce.com/groups/first-90-days/forum/topic/beginner-challenges-with-tai-chi/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 23:54:32 -0400 Beginner Challenges with Tai Chi

In Tai Chi, the upper body relaxes and the yang or more active energy sinks to the lower body. In that way, the upper body is yin and the lower body is yang. For a lot of people, they carry their stress and tension in their upper body. Relaxing our shoulders, back, and arms can be difficult, and when we do the extra weight of our upper body… Read more

]]> cc762e18cbc983035a5f7dc11521d49e Stephan Berwick joined the group First 90 Days https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15188/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:18:51 -0400 0 cc762e18cbc983035a5f7dc11521d49e Frances Phelps joined the group First 90 Days https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15187/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:18:51 -0400 0 35b74066ed38c79e5747464da6007c67 Frances Phelps started the discussion 5 Principles to Cultivate in the forum First 90 Days https://chiforce.com/groups/first-90-days/forum/topic/5-principles-to-cultivate/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:23:20 -0400 5 Principles to Cultivate

1. The vertical alignment of the body
2. Adjusting head and neck if the body was suspended from a thread above
3. Relaxing the shoulders and sinking the elbows
4. Relaxing hip and chest, allowing them to sink
5. Slightly bending the know and relaxing the lower body

From Chen, Living Taijiquan in the Classical Style

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