Taichi Puebla
The art of moving consciously
“Harmonize your body, mind, attitude, and emotions”
Why Tai Chi Puebla?
Now is a great time to start. With us, you’ll learn the art of moving more consciously from the very beginning. We’ll help you build a solid foundation based on the practical and philosophical principles of these two disciplines, with clear guidance and attention to your specific needs and limitations.
This is a biased view that comes from the Westernization of the practice. Tai Chi is a martial art that was originally reserved only for masters of external martial arts. After reaching the highest level in their disciplines, they sought to attain the “Supreme Ultimate” through working with the subtle energy that flows throughout the body. To feel and cultivate this subtle energy, practicing with soft, gentle movements is essential. In our classes, people of different ages participate, and the level of intensity is adapted to each person’s abilities.
In our Tai Chi and Chi Kung classes groups are mixed. People of different ages, physical conditions, and levels of experience practice together. This diversity enriches and balances everyone’s learning process. A practitioner who stops working on the basic exercises risks getting stuck. The development of Tai Chi and Chi Kung over time is like an expanding spiral that always needs to stay connected to its origin.
This can happen when practice is based mainly on learning forms, figures, and movement sequences, without a foundation in Nei Gong—the internal work of Tai Chi and Chi Kung. Practicing this way brings some benefits, similar to gentle gymnastics or slow dance, but not the full range of benefits that can be achieved through deeper development of these disciplines.
If this thought has crossed your mind, you can let it go. Deep relaxation, like the kind developed through Tai Chi and Chi Kung, actually improves the conditions under which your muscles regenerate and get nourished, helping them grow in size and strength.
If you imagine a boxer who couldn’t relax their arm, muscles, and tendons right before throwing a punch, that punch would be impossible to execute. To release maximum power and speed, you first need to reach maximum relaxation and stillness. In our classes, we work in both directions: expansion (increasing tension) and contraction (releasing tension).
In combat martial arts, practicing Tai Chi can only help you. It helps you focus your mind, stay present, and experience each moment clearly. It teaches you to let go of unnecessary thoughts and tension that mess with your movements. You learn to connect from your center and strike using your whole body at once. It also helps balance your emotions and recover better from the stress and demands of intense training and fighting. Getting to know your body deeply and managing muscle tension and relaxation properly will also help you stay in good shape as you get older.
Skepticism is a valid—and even enriching—attitude for a practitioner. When it’s not rooted in stubbornness or denial of one’s own sensitivity, it can help us discard mistaken or inconsistent ideas and deepen self-knowledge. Today, it’s hard to deny that the body is animated and sustained by energy, and that this energy can be perceived at different levels of detail and depth depending on the person and their practice. In our classes, we do exercises to explore, perceive, and develop the movement of energy within our inner space, as well as in our interaction with the outside world.
Tai Chi helps regulate the central nervous system, manage emotions more consciously, and breathe more fully, which can improve disordered habits and help avoid overeating. A more balanced emotional state also keeps people proactive, with less tendency toward a sedentary lifestyle. Deep breathing increases metabolic rate—especially fat metabolism—when practiced consistently. So, keeping in mind that weight loss depends on many factors, including proper nutrition, high-calorie-burn exercise, and genetic predisposition, Tai Chi and Chi Kung can definitely support healthy weight regulation.
