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03/15/2026

A video explanation of World Tai Chi Qigong Day (last Saturday every year) April 25, 2026 at Suuz Moves (free) at 10 am, now officially proclaimed by the City of Charlotte.
I will also have free curiosity class on the Sunday April 12 at 11am.

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day is a global celebration of “meditation in motion,” held each year on the last Saturday in April. Founded in 1999 by Bill Douglas a...

03/13/2026

Tai Chi Walking Marketing:
I teach QiGong and Tai Chi and get asked about this a lot by my students. I actually bought one months ago just to check it out. But when the course was delivered, it was nothing like the marketing. It was a real teacher and I not criticizing him but it was very complicated and I love the form I teach (and it is much nicer) The Eight Treasures.

It’s best to find a local teacher - like me 🙂 at SuuzMoves.com

So I tell my students my experience but tonight I actually asked ChatGPT this question:

Suuz: “The current social media marketing for Tai Chi Walking looks to me like a marketing campaign sold to real teachers but actually harvesting data when it ask you the quiz.
I bought one but when I received it was a totally different teacher who was good but it was not simple”

Long answer I got from Chat :

“Your instinct may actually be very accurate. What you’re describing matches a very common marketing funnel used in the wellness/fitness space right now. It’s not always a scam, but the structure is often designed more for data capture and lead generation than for delivering a clear Tai Chi Walking teaching.
Let me break down what is likely happening behind the scenes.

1. The “Quiz Funnel” Strategy. Many Tai Chi / Qigong programs advertised on social media use what marketers call a quiz funnel.
Typical flow:
1. Ad appears:
“Discover your Tai Chi Walking type” or “Take this 30-second quiz to unlock the secret to effortless walking.”
2. You take a quiz.
3. Before seeing the result, you must enter:
• email
• sometimes phone number
4. Your answers are stored in a marketing database.
5. The system segments you as:
• beginner
• aging mobility
• stress relief
• pain relief
• balance issues
6. You then get pitched a program.
This means the quiz is often not truly diagnostic — it’s a psychological engagement tool.
2. Why the Teacher Changes. Another big clue you noticed:
The person in the ad is not the instructor you receive.
This usually means the program is run by a marketing company or affiliate network, not the teacher themselves.
Common structure:
• Marketer runs the ads
• Attractive spokesperson or influencer appears in ad
• Content is licensed from a different instructor
• The product is delivered from a content library, So you may see: Ad teacher → charismatic personality
Course teacher → recorded instructor from another program
Not illegal — but often misleading.
3. Why the Program Felt Complicated. This happens because many of these products are: pre-existing Tai Chi courses repackaged as “walking programs.”
Instead of: Simple method like:
1. Align posture
2. Shift weight
3. Step with awareness
4. Breathe
You get:
• multiple forms
• philosophical language
• traditional Tai Chi structure
So the marketing promises: “Walk better in 5 minutes”
but the course delivers:
“Learn parts of a Tai Chi form.”
4. Another Hidden Reason for the Quiz. The quiz answers can also be used to:
• build health-interest profiles
• target ads for supplements, mobility programs, or medical products
• resell audiences to ad networks
This is why the quizzes feel oddly personal.
5. How to Tell if a Program is Legit. A real Tai Chi walking teacher usually:
✔ shows actual teaching clips
✔ does not require a quiz first
✔ lets you preview a lesson
✔ clearly states the instructor name
✔ explains the lineage or training

Marketing-first programs often:
❌ hide the instructor
❌ force quizzes
❌ promise miracle posture fixes
❌ heavily discount after countdown timers
6. The Irony. The sad part is: Tai Chi walking itself is incredibly simple.
Traditional teaching is basically:
• soften knees
• lengthen spine
• shift weight fully
• place foot heel-toe
• breathe naturally
That’s it.
The real skill is awareness, not complexity.
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💡 Since you teach movement yourself (QiGong/Tai Chi and somatic work), your reaction makes perfect sense. Experienced teachers immediately notice when something is marketing packaging rather than pedagogy.

Suuz Moves offers classes in Essentrics®, Yoga, Eight Treasures™ QiGong, Tai Chi for Arthritis and a practitioner of the Trager® Approach.

03/09/2026

Its official! The City of Charlotte has proclaimed World Tai QiGong Day o April 25, 2026 and here are the “Whereas”

Here is how you can join:

Two FREE Qigong classes at Suuz Moves, one to prepare and then the event:
1. April 12 Sunday at 11am (our regular scheduled class but this one is free)
2. Event: World Tai Chi & Qigong Day, April 25th Saturday at 10am

Or, join us weekly for our regularly scheduled paid classes on Tuesdays at 4:45pm and Sundays at 11am

Come join Suuz Moves on World Tai Chi & Qigong Day, April 25th (last Saturday of April) for "One World... One Breath", a global, synchronized event where participants move together at 10 a.m. local time.
This "global wave of energy" creates a shared, peaceful, and harmonious experience across cultures and borders to foster personal and environmental health, in a cascading, 24-hour, time-zone-by-time-zone practice.
We will be Moving in Harmony by practicing a beautiful Moving Meditation, The Eight Treasures Qigong emphasizing the gentle, flowing movements that promote peace, physical and mental flexibility.

Join us for intentionality of collective practice for community health, where we
Breathe Together and encourage connection through shared respiration and energy flow.

The event encourages bringing together diverse communities to cultivate a "shared vision of hope & healing" and to promote "connecting in our practice, wherever in the world we are"

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07/17/2025

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07/10/2025

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07/08/2025

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