On Balance

 
Tai chi posture showing balance

Balance and harmony are the essence of what we teach.

Initially, our arts can help you find physical and energetic balance - and better health - within you.

Further study can lead you toward emotional, mental, and even spiritual balance, as well as harmony with nature.

As you gain greater balance within, you’ll naturally help balance those around you.

Our tradition says: Balance yourself. Balance your family. Balance your community. Balance the world.

For more on our tradition and balance, click here.

We offer this blog as a resource for those who seek harmony and balance. We’ll share our thoughts and experiences and invite you to do the same.

 
Dan Winter Dan Winter

3,000-Year-Old Posture Advice

I want to share with you some ideas about posture which have stood the test of time in a serious way. There is a longstanding tradition from China of standing for prolonged periods of time as a health exercise. And these postural principles, which have been refined over thousands of years, are radically different from the predominant posture advice of our age. 

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