Both yoga and tai chi are eastern practices rooted in spiritual tradition.they are holistic in unifying body and mind.so there are commonalities like a philosophical belief in man,nature and the universe,healing and meditation and chanting.the problem begins when the westerner divorce the movements from the spiritual aspect and compartmentalise it as a martial arts or sports stretching.it is doing it a disregard as yoga and tai chi is commercialised to make money.
Tai chi was started by a taoist monk zhang san feng in wudang mountains after watching a crane n snake fighting .the lifestyle of taoism include ascetism,discipline and non materialism as does a yogi does in pursuit of higher aims in life.but the commercialization of both shifts it away from the spiritual base.so i believe when the time is ripe,the teacher will come.
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