Benefits from Higher Stages of Practice in Taiji Exercise

The benefits gained during this stage of practice are due to increased levels of energy that circulate through your body's energetic pathways. Relaxation allows this energy to flow and once abundant, is drawn up the spine as a river of vibrating energy, like rising steam. This condensed vapour nourishes your kidneys on its journey to the higher energy centres of the brain before descending vertically down the front of the body, cascading through the throat and chest until it reaches your Dantian (abdominal area), where it is drawn into another circuit.
 
This transportation system occurs in the same way that water from the ocean evaporates, traveling in the form of clouds and cascading as rain on the earth, until eventually returning back to the sea again by means of streams and rivers. This action will continue to nourish your whole body, as long as your energy remains strong and the body and mind are relaxed and calm. Taiji was developed with a profound understanding of these energetic pathways. Through unique spiraling actions found in Chen Style Taiji, these pathways are freed from blockages to allow energy and fluid to flow smoothly. Once this occurs, your body returns to its original state of optimum health. Click here to learn Lung Abscess in TCM.
 
Every movement you undertake reinforces the opening and clearing of these pathways, in the same way a Chinese doctor would arm to do using acupunctureor Tuina massage. Taiji exercises have been used for centuries as an effective supplement to Chinese medicine, used to strengthen the body and to promote a long and healthy life.

Conclusion
One should always be aware that Taijiis in the body, not in the mind. You may read and theorize about it, but a true understanding only comes from continued practice. Just keep reminding yourself of the old saying "practice makes perfect".

I am very fortunate to have begun my own journey under the guidance of two exceptional teachers, Master Liming Yue and Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei. This level of instruction has given me a deeper understanding of this incredible art and I will be forever grateful for all that I have been taught. Even after a decade of training, I am still enthusiastic and excited in what lies ahead, always aware just how much there is still to learn.