Tai Chi articles that explain practice clearly
Blog
Tai Chi, Taoism, breathing, and practice notes.
This is the reading side of Dantian: articles for people who want to understand the practice more deeply, revisit key ideas, or keep learning between classes.
Editorial Focus
Articles that support practice, not distractions from it
The blog now has one job: help people understand the practice better, support current students, and point readers back into live classes, videos, and reference pages when that is the right next step.
Taoist and breath pieces that support the wider teaching philosophy
Student resources that connect into videos and the short form
Fewer mixed-topic posts and stronger links into the main class pages
Featured Article
Start with the strongest entry point
If you are new to the blog, begin with the clearest explanatory article and then move deeper into the practice, breathing, and Taoist pieces from there.
Featured
The Benefits of Tai Chi
A clear introduction to the physical, mental, and practical benefits that make Tai Chi such a durable practice.
Articles
Current articles
These pieces carry the strongest parts of the old blog forward: Tai Chi explanations, Taoist reflections, and useful support for students between classes.
Tai Chi Moving Meditation
How Tai Chi trains mindfulness, awareness, and whole-body attention through movement.
Why Tai Chi Is Considered a Multicomponent Therapy
Why Tai Chi offers more than exercise by training movement, breath, posture, and regulation together.
The Eight Active Ingredients of Tai Chi
A plain-language explanation of the eight overlapping ingredients that make Tai Chi so effective.
Tai Chi Short Form Steps
A concise article that helps students understand the overall structure of the Yang short form.
Easing Ills through Tai Chi
Why Tai Chi keeps drawing interest for balance, awareness, and sustainable health support.
This Ancient Martial Art of Tai Chi Can Fight Disease, Calm the Mind and Support Healthy Ageing
A broader Tai Chi health article focused on mobility, calm, and ageing well.
Mindfulness and Tai Chi
A focused article on whole-body attention and why mindfulness matters inside practice.
Between Breaths App
A breath-oriented article about using a simple Taoist-inspired app to create calmer pauses during the day.
See • Feel • Tao
A Taoist article about meeting the Tao Te Ching through image, feeling, and contemplative attention.
Guides
Core guides and student resources
These pages give readers a clear next step into classes, videos, and reference material instead of leaving them in a dead-end article archive.
What Is Tai Chi?
An introductory page for beginners wanting a clear explanation of Tai Chi and why it helps.
Taoist Breathing
A practical guide to breath, grounding, and internal regulation within Taoist practice.
The Short Form
A student reference page for the Tai Chi short form, with structure ready for step videos.
Videos
Student practice videos covering breathing, standing, the opening move, and walking.
Start Here
Start with the free Friday introduction class
Use the form, WhatsApp, or email to ask about classes, availability, and the easiest way to begin. The free introduction class runs on Fridays from 7:00am to 8:00am.
- Teacher: James Godwin
- Location: Sedgefield, Garden Route, Western Cape
- Weekly intro class: Fridays, 7:00am to 8:00am
- Map: Open location
- WhatsApp: +27 79 495 5850