ABSTRACT

Tai Chi or Taiji is short for Taijichuan, which is very popular all over the world1. It is a combination of Chinese martial arts with Chinese breath training (Tu Na – a special breath training program for health cultivation), energy flowing guidance (Dao Yin – guiding the Qi-vital bio-energy circulation of the body by mind for health purposes), and meditation progress. Indeed, Taiji is a kind of traditional Chinese Yanshenshu (a mind-body harmonizing technique for health improvement and longevity), an important part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).