Tai Chi Qigong: The Internal Foundation of Tai Chi Chuan (YMAA Tai Chi Book 1)

a large part of Tai Chi is releasing tension from your body through the practice of the meditative form. This is effectively a clearing of interference. Now, add in the coordination of breathing with the movements of the form, and what you have is body and mind energizing into action out of stillness.

The Dao De Jing covers eight various qigong cultivations that include: A. Cultivating the physical body or physical life (regulating the body) (修身) (調身) B. Cultivating breathing (regulating the breathing) (修息) (調息) C. Cultivating the emotional mind (regulating the heart) (修心) (調心)

As a qigong practitioner, you must know how to convert your original jing into original qi in a smooth, steady stream. Since your original qi

The second level is the relaxation of the muscles and tendons. To do this your yi must be directed deep into the muscles and tendons. This relaxation will help open your qi channels and will allow the qi to sink and accumulate in the lower dan tian.

The way of conserving the qi is through embryonic breathing meditation (tai xi jing zuo, 胎息靜坐).