One of the toughest parts of learning movement exercises from a book is knowing what goes in between each still photo.

That's why I'm very excited that Robert Tangora has put out an overview video of all the exercises that he teaches in the Internal Structure of Cloud Hands.

You can use this video as a companion guide to the book.

I think this book is such an excellent resource, that I'm urging every serious Tai Chi and qigong practitioner that I know to find a way to work it into theirs.

For the months of July, August, and September, I'm dedicating a portion of my daily practice time to the material in Robert's book. I'm calling it the 90-Day Cloud Hands Challenge.

Why I'm Excited about The Internal Structure of Cloud Hands

I've studied with Robert for several years, mainly when he comes to Boston to teach seminars, and we've worked on several different pieces of his system -- this book ties them all together. I wish I had had this from the beginning!

The book is also a road map for infusing your Tai Chi practice will all of the main principles found in the complete Energy Arts curriculum (see below, I want to share my notes on this with you).

He's collected simple (but profound, and not necessarily easy) exercises that lay out all the building blocks for your Cloud Hands practice and described them in the book. And now we have the video reference to go with them.

If you're looking for a way to boost your personal practice, no matter where you're coming from with it, setting a 90-day goal of honing one skill, or repeatedly delving into one set of exercises can be a great way to do it. 90 days is enough time to really immerse yourself, but also short enough so it doesn't feel endless.

The book and video just coming out is the perfect trigger to set you off on a 90-day challenge of your own.

My Personal Practice Notes

Since I'm in the process of weaving the Cloud Hands material together with my normal Energy Arts practice, I started mapping out the links I was seeing between them.

These are just rough outlines I've put together. Think "work in progress", "musings", or "scratchpad." I'm not claiming anything definitive!

Still, if you'd like to check them out, drop your email in the form below and I'll send you my notes.