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The Taichi and Qigong Podcast

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast

Beyond Yoga, Tai Chi and Qigong are two disciplines that are entering our realm of practice possibilities, bringing with them a great deal of opportunities, while enhancing our general health level and providing at the same time a powerful personal development tool. What are they, what can they do for us, and how can we manage to not make, approaching them, the mistakes usually a beginner does. Let"s talk about it in a simple and accessible way! Also, here on youtube a video on Wuji practice:

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00:19:47

S4 E2 - The Self & Others

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2025/10/27

We usually practice Tai Chi, Qigong or Meditation in order to gain something: more "Qi", more martial prowess, more understanding. But everything that is a kind of "gaining", is in some way reinforcing your Self, bringing dangers and vanity. But, if we look at our Self how it is in reality, meaning a ring in a wider chain, we start to look at our practice from a different perspective, that is indeed really pivotal for a practice to be a "Spiritual" one.

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00:31:39

S4 E1 - The Tai Chi Classics

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2025/08/20

Ancient masters and practitioners have produced a huge amount of texts, defined as "classics", on the practice of Taijiquan as well as other Internal Arts. We often hear that words are meaningless for practice, and books have no role in building a correct method. That's simply not true, and disregarding the classics can severely impede the chances of success. Here is why.Brennan Translation for an English translation of Taiji Classics

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00:18:54

S3 E13 - The Shape of the Mind

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2025/04/29

In the realm of practice, your thoughts—both their content and the way you process them—are never neutral. They either move you closer to reality or pull you away from it. Here’s why.

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Introducing "My Meditation Podcast"

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2025/04/02

As "The Taichi & Qigong Podcast" has reached 1000 followers on Spotify and Apple Podcasts combined, we are happy to announce the creation of a new podcast, "My Meditation Podcast", accessible for free on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. There you will find already collected previous episodes related to meditation, previously recorded on "The Taichi & Qigong Podcast", as well as future episodes that will be recorded on the topic in the future. Enjoy!My Meditation

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00:31:07

S3 E12 - Practice and Politics

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2025/02/28

Mental clarity and moral quality are two of the traditional fruits that a correct practice should bring. While politics as a toxic topic is often wisely sidelined in Tai Chi, Qigong and Meditation communities, this does not mean that a good practitioner should also be "dumb 'n numb" when it comes to political views, assuming that he/she has interest in the topic, and thus has spent time and energies to gather correct informations and propel analytical tools, none of which, as a seasoned practitioner

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00:31:26

S3 E11 - Taichi: the ultimate hassle-free experience

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2025/02/11

The Taichi, Qigong or Meditation class needs to be a hassle-free experience. But for who?

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00:20:00

S3 E10 - Self as Method

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2025/01/24

Upon the existence or not existence of the Self.

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00:36:00

S3 E9 - The Training Discipline

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2025/01/14

How much should we traini? What should we train? Can we only train at the training center? Is a 3 hours Meditation per se better than a 1 hour Meditation session? Is Standing Practice needed or not? And most importantly, where should the knee stay in a good Taichi Form?

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00:45:40

S3 E8 - How to became a Taichi teacher (or the...

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2024/12/20

In this episode of "The Taichi & Qigong Podcast," we explore the journey of becoming a Tai Chi teacher and delve into the often-overlooked political aspects of this ancient practice.We'll discuss how practitioners can navigate these political aspects while maintaining the integrity of their practice and fostering an open-minded approach to learning across different styles and lineages.

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00:28:07

S3 E7 - What's wrong with "Mindfullness"

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2024/12/05

Asian traditions follows, without exceptions, the Three Body Problem path, which is, taming the Body to access the Energy in order to see the nature of the Mind. Some of the most modern meditation methods fails to see this correlation, developing de-stressing practices that are not, and should not be deemed as, traditional meditation practices.

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00:18:47

S3 E6 - Time

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2024/11/19

We receive from the past wonderful traditions, and the reason this happens is that folks dedicated huge resources to these practices, to make space for the, and to dedicate time. Time is exactly what we discuss today, the need to find it, the need to add a little to be of stress at the beginning, to be repaid tomorrow.

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00:21:46

S3 E5 - Pushing Hands & Fajing

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2024/10/22

In the previous episodes we went through the Dan Tian, Center of Mass, joints arrangement, muscles/tendons/ligaments and elastic force expression. All of this can be produce by your internal practice. In this episode we see how Pushing Hands (Tui Shou) and Fajing developed in very peculiar practices of the Taijiquan tradition. And remember, big guys will always have the lead when it comes to pushing or being pushed. Let them have it, and mind your own development.

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S3 E4 - Taiji and muscles: why relax to build force

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2024/10/07

In this third episode on the relationship between muscles, force and Internal Arts, we clarify the path that brings from Dantian through relaxation to Dantian through force, and we also clarify a bunch of other issues.

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00:03:24

Taichi & Qigong Basics Zoom Course: annoucement

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2024/10/01

Following several requests about practicing with me, I have decided to launch a Taichi & Qigong Basics Zoom Course.The idea is of 8 Zoom classes, 1h and 15 mns. each, when we will go trough standing practice, Yin/Yang Gong, Preparation to Qigong, Breathing Exercise, Taichi Basics. Registration available when class is missed. We may also envisage a 2 day workshop in Miami or San Francisco Bay Area at the end of the course. If you want to learn more, reach out at miamitaichi@gmail.com

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00:23:11

S3 E3 - The "Dan Tian" and elastic force

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2024/09/26

In this episode, second of three dedicated to the use of "force" in the internal arts, we discuss about how the center of mass is supposed to be settled inside the body, in the lower Dan Tian area, in order to generate elastic force by the process of transforming the way joints, tendons and ligaments are used. A process that is at the basis of Taichi, Qi Gong and Meditation.

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00:21:01

S3 E2: The "Dan Tian" (丹田): its physical aspect

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2024/08/30

Nobody has ever been able to approach any Chinese energetic art (say Taichi or Qigong) without encountering the concept of "Dan Tian" (丹田), or "Elixir Field". We will see how the Elixir was intended to give immortality (in lieu of the awakening in the buddhist theories), of the shape, size and location of the Dan Tian widely varies in different centuries or schools, and how it is related to the physical nature of Homo Sapiens.

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00:30:25

S3 E1 - What's the Taichi Form all about

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2024/08/04

When we think about Taichi, we usually link it to the Taichi Form: the slow, relaxed, continuous sequence of arcane movements. But at the end, what's the Taichi Form all about? Is it a form of therapy and self-healing? Is it a tool to develop a powerful martial prowess? None of the above, as we argue in this chat.

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00:40:26

S2 E14 - The Quest 4 Power

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2024/06/19

For groups and for singles, when it comes to religion or spirituality, the quest for power arises. It is unavoidable, generated by the ignorance-fear-frustration-anger-hate loop, a loop that cannot be broken, leading to the quest for power growing desperate. How to see it, how to avoid denial in dealing with it, and how finally leave it in background.

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00:29:06

S2 E13 - Boredom & Escapism

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2024/06/04

- Boredom: The feeling of being bored or uninterested in what you're doing is boredom. Everyone experiences boredom sometimes. The feeling that nothing catches your interest, that everything's dull and flat, sums up the state of boredom.- Escapism: In psychology, escapism is when a person routinely uses an activity or behavior to escape life's realities. It is a way of distracting the mind.

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S2 E12 - LGBTQ + Practitioners

The Taichi and Qigong Podcast ·

2024/05/16

LGBTQ+ issues has been heavily politicized, to the point that is not uncommon to find even internal arts teachers who claim some of this people to present deviations from a supposed given human nature. In this episode we dismiss such claims as non-sensical, and we on the contrary explain why, on a very practical ground, LGBTQ+ practitioners may find in their path to have a strength like many other practitioners never find in their whole life.

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