Title: What is Tai Chi? Interview with Daniel Chadud

Date: 11/12/25

Name of podcast: Thrivology Lab

Episode title and number: #27 What is Tai Chi? Interview with Daniel Chadud

Brief summary of episode: In this episode we talk about Tai Chi (Taiji) and QiGong with Daniel Chadud, South America Regional Director for Yang’s Martial Arts Association. Daniel is a disciple of Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, one of the foremost international experts on Chinese Martial arts and Qigong. Tai Chi (Taiji) is a nature-based philosophy and movement practice.

Bullet points of key topics + chapter markers

Topic #1 [0:00] Intro.

Topic #2 [4:00] What is Tai Chi (Taiji)? Tai Chi as nature-based philosophy.

Topic #3 [15:00] What is Ying-Yang and what is the connection with Tai Chi?

Topic #4 [20:00] Free from the matrix: Four stages to freedom

Topic #5 [32:50] The archer

Topic #6 [39:00] Listen and follow

Topic #7 [48:50] Learn to feel the yin, the yang, and the balance

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