| For paramagnets and diamagnets, chi is a constant value, dependent on what the material is. |
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| Though the four-syllable line is common in t'ai chi mnemonics as well, the pattern is not nearly as regular as in the pa kua verses. |
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| Its the balancing of the chi within in you to attain the state of Tai chi and then return hopefully to the Tao. |
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| T'ai chi ch'uan incorporates the Taoist principles expressed in the Tao-te Ching. |
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| One man wields a tai chi sword to the sound of Chinese flutes from a boom box. |
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| Her mother still holds down her job and has taken up t'ai chi to get involved in sporty things again. |
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| There is chi throughout you, circulating in your structure, whether you want it or not. |
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| You probably need to move a few things around to get the bedroom chi flowing properly. |
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| It is also a great New York story, a tai chi story, an accidental but somehow fated destiny. |
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| The book starts with a basic overview of the Chinese philosophy and history behind tai chi and qigong. |
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| Common statistical methods, including chi square, analysis of variance, and multiple regression were used to analyze the data. |
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| Unlike the hard martial arts, Tai chi is characterized by soft, slow, flowing movements that emphasize force, rather than brute strength. |
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| Tai chi is a noncompetitive, self-paced system of gentle physical exercise. |
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| In an excerpt from Daughters of the Ocean, she demonstrated the interweaving of martial arts movements like tai chi into her dance vocabulary. |
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| Although the way they are taught in the West often resembles simple calisthenics, yoga and tai chi run much deeper. |
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| I generally relax by meditating or practising t'ai chi in the garden, which clears my head of irritating thoughts. |
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| Appleton's retreat starts at 6.15 am with meditation, followed by t'ai chi overlooking the sea, then breakfast and meditation practice. |
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| Concentrate on breathing properly, with exercises such as yoga, t'ai chi and qi gong. |
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| During the next seven years I did mainly judo and jodo, and a number of other martial arts such as aikido, iaido, karate, and t'ai chi ch'uan. |
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| Along with your breathing, repetitive movement like walking, jogging, swimming or t'ai chi can be used to induce a meditative state. |
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| As she investigates astrology, t'ai chi and hypnotism, she travels from sceptic to true believer. |
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| Other arts he has studied include Hopkido, aikido, shudokan karate, boxing, wrestling, tai chi chaun and pa kua chaun. |
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| Once you're comfortable with the tai chi basics, you can do it by yourself. |
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| Tai chi is calm and tranquil, and lacks the glamour or flashiness of aerobics. |
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| Earth is also the great transformer of chi often serving as a transition between two other elements. |
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| Gyms schedule tai chi and yoga instruction in addition to the more traditional aerobics and step classes. |
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| When yin and yang are in harmony, chi flows freely within the body and a person is healthy. |
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| I started Pilates, I'm doing tai chi and kick-boxing, and I've even done the saxophone to help my breathing. |
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| If they ask, you could always tell a little white lie and say you were doing, I dunno, tai chi or something. |
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| Want to add martial arts to your fitness regimen but don't know the difference between tai chi and tae kwon do? |
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| It takes a lot of yoga, massage or t'ai chi to achieve the level of relaxation which follows twenty minutes of flotation in the salt pool. |
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| Overdispersion in the data was corrected by testing the fit of the model using the F statistic rather than chi square. |
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| What is it about tai chi that makes its devotees want to freak people out by always doing it in public? |
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| You might consider specific stress reduction techniques, such as yoga, meditation, tai chi or deep-breathing exercises. |
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| It combines aspects of tai chi and yoga with the dynamic movements of a dance class. |
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| In China, before construction begins on any new buildings, a Feng Shui expert will be consulted to ensure that all chi will be allowed to flow freely. |
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| Instead of a corsage, he brought me a plastic duck he'd stolen from a chi chi's restaurant. |
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| Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medical technique for unblocking chi by inserting needles at particular points on the body to balance the opposing forces of yin and yang. |
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| Alfonso Signorini, editor of chi magazine, has defended his decision to print the images. |
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| It relieves both chi and blood congestion making it helpful for neural irritations, especially of the pneumogastric nerve regulating the heart and lungs. |
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| T'ai chi classes, all helpful for spasticity, are available in your community. |
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| A majority of adults that practiced t'ai chi used t'ai chi as their exclusive type of exercise. |
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| Janet is chair of the group and a regular member of the t'ai chi class. |
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| As you practise meditation, t'ai chi or yoga, take time to be alone and connected with nature and your perception and intuition will increase remarkably. |
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| Her husband, Ron Denburg, is a tai chi teacher with a master's in environmental monitoring. |
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| In one brilliantly directed scene, three snarky teenagers perform tai chi while chitchatting in Columbus Park in Chinatown. |
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| No study in the history of physics, chemistry, biology or human anatomy and physiology has determined the concept of chi to be an accurate description of how the body works. |
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| The palm-thatched yoga shala was opened by the Dalai Lama no less, and there are daily yoga and tai chi classes and massages. |
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| Tai chi is based on the Taoist belief that good health results from balanced chi, which is short for chibouk, a long-stemmed Turkish tobacco pipe. |
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| The chi gong is a series of movements following the rhythm of the breathing, which have the goal of re-equilibrate the energy inside the body. |
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| He organised Tai chi into 12 forms called Chi disruption forms. |
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| Tai chi originally developed from observations of birds, beasts, and insects whose movements, undistracted by thought, are immediate and in harmony with their environment. |
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| Medical studies of tai chi support its effectiveness as an alternative exercise and a form of martial arts therapy. |
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| Learning to salsa, doing yoga or practicing tai chi are also very good for you. |
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| The cutting and sewing this jacket for kung fu and tai chi cotton making it more comfortable for any time of training. |
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| For example, you might do exercises on one day, go for a walk the next and go swimming or do tai chi the next. |
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| The ancient art of chi kung helps to loosen the body and focus the mind. |
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| Although flexible and graceful were not the words I'd use to describe our tai chi motions, our instructors William and Pandora were the epitome of suppleness and elegance. |
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| Having board games, discussion groups, physical therapy, presentations on urban safety, cultural outings, tai chi and other activities helps seniors avoid isolation and age more healthily. |
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| Tai chi involves deep breathing, slow gentle movements, and relaxation. |
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| The Taoist chi kung approach to breathing is distinctly different from many other eastern methods of breathing. |
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| In contrast, chi exhibits the characteristics of generality, commonality, diffusibility, inclusiveness, and permeability of matter. |
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| Bivariate analyses were conducted using the Wilcoxon Rank Sum, chi square and Fisher's exact tests comparing disclosers with non-disclosers. |
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| If one stands on the terrace, one's glance sweeping from the bizarre characters gyrating on the dance floor out to the tai chi devotees and then along the glass facades of the high-rises, it's a bit hard to take it all in. |
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| Disciplines such as yoga and tai chi begin from the premise of the human body as axis mundi. |
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| Nichi, in compounds, often loses the final chi and creates a slight pause between the first and second syllables of the compound. |
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| He took several deep breaths, finding his chi as Butler had taught him. |
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| The group met him in the secluded park of a retirement home in Ho Chi Minh City. |
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| But in Ho Chi Minh City, banh mi for breakfast is as common as bagels and lox are on the Upper West Side. |
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| In County Durham, a museum became the calm setting for visitors to learn the ancient Chinese arts of Chi Kung and Tai Chi. |
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| In 1987, she was already practicing yoga, which then broadened to include Tai Chi-Chuan, Chi Kung, Taoism and Buddhism. |
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| On Mi Nah Wallah, Beenie sings of cutting all gay men's throats and on Bad Man Chi Chi Man he encourages listeners who encounter a gay DJ to chase and kill him. |
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| It would complement any shape and could be worn heels to a party or flats on Chi Chi Melissa Dress This has the best spinny skirt I've found for a while. |
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| Chi kung is the most ancient form of traditional Chinese medical practice. |
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