Directing awareness, posture, and breath to engage the body’s natural energy flow

🔑 How to Activate the Main Tai Chi Points

1. Lower Dantian (abdomen)

How: Stand in Wuji stance (feet shoulder-width, knees soft, spine straight). Breathe deep into the belly — feel it expand on inhale, sink on exhale.
Effect: Builds internal pressure (qi storage), improves stability.

2. Baihui (crown of head)

How: Imagine a string gently pulling the top of your head upward. Don’t tense — just lift slightly.
Effect: Aligns spine, opens posture, clears the mind.

3. Mingmen (lower back)

How: Slightly tuck the tailbone, relax the waist. You’ll feel the lower back soften and open.
Effect: Releases spinal tension, strengthens your “energetic battery.”

4. Huiyin (perineum)

How: As you breathe out, gently engage pelvic floor muscles (like stopping urination mid-flow). Release on inhale.
Effect: Seals energy, supports the lower Dantian.

5. Yongquan (soles of feet)

How: While standing, shift weight into the balls/arches of your feet. Feel the “rooting” into the ground.
Effect: Grounds your qi, improves balance.

6. Shanzhong (chest center)

How: Keep chest relaxed but slightly open — imagine a soft balloon expanding as you inhale.
Effect: Opens lung capacity, calms emotions.

🌀 Simple Activation Routine (5 minutes)

Stand in Wuji stance.
Place hands over lower Dantian → breathe deep × 10.
Lift through Baihui, sink through Yongquan → balance heaven & earth.
Slight tuck to engage Mingmen and Huiyin → lock energy loop.
Finish by circling hands around the Dantian → store energy.

⚠️ Reality check: You won’t feel lightning bolts. At first it’s subtle — warmth, tingling, relaxation, heaviness in feet, or a calm “centered” feeling. With consistent practice, the sensations strengthen.