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Jul 101 min

Welcome Four Red Panda Cubs

Last month, three U.S. zoos greeted newborn red pandas! Twins(!) were born on June 17 at the Detroit Zoo. Another was born on June 19 at...

Jun 3011 min

New York Times Posture Rebuttal

A couple of months ago (April 26, 2024), the New York Times online edition posted an article titled, "Beth Linker Is Turning Good Posture...

Jun 44 min

Matcha Tips

I didn't want to take away from the spirituality of my previous matcha post with these more mundane, practical observations and guidance,...

May 314 min

The Mindfulness of Matcha

For much of my life, I have been fascinated with the Japanese tea ceremony, specifically matcha tea preparation. But it wasn't until...

Mar 162 min

Are There Advantages to Short Tai Chi Forms?

The evolution of modern tai chi short forms began in 1956, when the Chinese government created the Yang 24 form in an effort to...

Mar 153 min

The Hands of Cheng Man-Ching

I've been studying Cheng Man-Ching's 37-Movement Short Form for 20 years, and feel like I've only scratched the surface. This was made...

Feb 23 min

The Red Panda Yang Tai Chi Short Form

The Yang Tai Chi Short Form taught at the Red Panda Tai Chi Institute is a form I created in 2017 for my class at Beth Israel Deaconess...

Feb 21 min

Welcome to the Red Panda Tai Chi Blog!

Welcome to my blog, where I write about all things tai chi and qigong, all things that inspire my tai chi and qigong, or all thingies...