Newsletter   •   Mar 8, 2026

Tai Chi for Beginners, opening a new door to boost energy, reduce stress and connect the mind and body

March 2026

Welcome everyone to our March newsletter:)

First of all, let’s celebrate International Women’s Day to all beautiful, kind-hearted, wicked and diverse women. 🎶🫶💕

Just realised more than one sixth of the year is gone! Time flies. Autumn is here with us.

As we had many new beginners in our term 1, I want to share a few Tai Chi practice tips, so you can move through Tai Chi effortlessly.

1. To relax. In order to relax, you need to breathe naturally. It is understandable that you may be tense while learning new moves. However, make sure you breathe through your movement. Over time, you will have calmer, deeper (abdominal breathing) and slow-paced breathing.

2. Hold the body correctly. Key elements include lengthened and upright torso, naturally positioned neck, head and hips as well as relaxed limbs. Think about the rattle drum, the contrast between engaged firmness and controlled softness.

3. Use spinal rotation correct. When you rotate your spine properly, there is better balance, coordination, stability and core force.

4. Tai Chi stance and joint care. Take Tai Chi stance properly by aligning feet, knees and hips and whole body in the same direct. This practice helps you to minimise excessive force (avoid unnecessary injury) on major joints while maximising the benefits from resistance exercise and grounding.

5. Create intentional drag through air. Imagine you are standing or swimming in the ocean. As water is about 800 times denser than air, if you can create the feel of dense air like water, you can, not only, slow down your movement, but also make the intentional connection between your physical movement and the surroundings.

6. Generate energy from inside out. Initiate your force from feet, let your energy flow through your legs, hips, waist, torso and then your arms and fingers.

7. Follow your own rhythm. You may not feel your rhythm at the beginning; however, you are developing it subconsciously. Just be patient with yourself as it will come when you least expect it.

8. Internal force development is more important than how it looks like outside. Tai Chi is a journey for self-development, physically and mentally. Tai Chi practice focuses more on your internal self. The strength will come out as you develop more internally, in its due course. Listening to your body is the first thing you can learn.

Have you ever played a rattle-drum? Twist the drum, the beads swing in a circular motion, fly out and return back repeatedly.

Tai Chi practice has a similar internal force like the rattle drum.

Through circular motion, Tai Chi practice uses centripetal force for stability and grounding, and centrifugal force for physical, energetic extension and smooth sequential transition. The two forces work simultaneously as one.

I hope this brief summary gives you some insights of Tai Chi practice, maybe a bit why Tai Chi is good for your health, to boost energy, reduce “monkey mind” stress and connect your whole being.

If you want to share your comments and thoughts about anything in Tai Chi and Qi Gong, feel free to email me.

Tai Chi works in the natural way of Being, therefore, it is such an accessible and gentle exercise for all. We always welcome new beginners.

The new term will start on 15th April. The online registration is open now for enrollment https://meridian-connection.com.au/classes/. Secure your spots as we do cap our class numbers. If you have any questions, I am only a phone call away.

To celebrate today, here is to all women,

She Rises

Gentle as the morning light,
Rooted deep, yet reaching height.
Soft in grace, strong in soul,
Unbroken, steady, whole.

She grows in her own time,
Unfolding, free, sublime.
Blooms where she may stand,
Forever turned to sun.

Happy International Women’s Day!

I look forward to seeing you in the classes and welcome new students to join our friendly Tai Chi groups soon.

Stay well,
Fang & the Team