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= The Golden Principles (金道理 Jīn Dàolĭ) of [[T'ai Chi Ch'uan]] =

#Keep your body erect without stiffness.
#Everything about you should be completely relaxed, especially the mind.
#Maintain the heel and toe principles for all foot movements.
#Co-ordinate the movements of the upper and lower halves of the body.
#Harmonize the internal and external physical aspects of the body.
#Ensure that there is a continuity of movement at all times, and that all movements follow a curve or circular form. Movements are never straight lines in [[T'ai Chi]].
#Study the many [[Taoist]] [[breathing]] exercises.
#Learn to breathe deeply through your lower abdomen, and keep your tongue against the roof of your mouth.
#Extend and let your vitality power flow on all outward movements.
#Recall and relax your vitality power on all inward movements.
#Live the [[Ch'ang Ming]] way ([[Taoist macrobiotics]]).
#Study the laws of life within the realms of the spiritual path ([[Tao]]).
#Study the use and harmonization of the vitality power and macro-cosmic energy, which are the internal and external, physical and spiritual energies.


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