Practice Tools
Free tools and resources to support your Tai Chi and Qigong practice, from breathing exercises and traditional movement principles to music for focused practice.
These resources are designed to complement your regular training. Some help you explore traditional concepts, others provide practical support during a session. You can use them independently or alongside the lessons and practice materials in ourlearning library.
All tools and resources on this page are free to explore.
These tools and resources support different parts of your practice, but they are not a substitute for a structured learning approach. If you are building your Tai Chi practice from the ground up, exploreThe Complete Learning Pathfor a step-by-step guide to developing your understanding and skills.
Interactive Practice Tools
Breath Trainer
A free slow-breathing pacer with four patterns, including a no-hold option — useful on its own and alongside qigong and Tai Chi.
Use Tool →Taiji Thirteen Postures
The eight gates and five steps, with their trigram, direction and five-element correspondences — use it to place a movement you have been taught against the framework behind every form.
Use Tool →Free Learning Resources
Free Tai Chi & Qigong Music
Stream 25 tracks free for your own practice, or enter your email once to download them for offline sessions.
Download Free →Free eBook: Understanding Qi
A free beginner's guide to Qi — what the concept means in traditional practice, and how it is approached — for readers starting from no background.
Download →Not sure when to practise with music at all? Read when and how to use music in your Tai Chi practice.