Testimonials	Summary
Learning Essence Tai Chi	In a very short time, less than a month in my case, I was able to learn, memorize, and independently practice the entire 4-minute routine.  I am now in the very enjoyable process of refining my practice.
Four Minute Essence Tai Chi	I had a few classes with various instructors however they never seemed to help me reach my potential. Luckily I discovered Essence Tai Chi developed and taught by Owen Liao. From my very first class I knew that Essence Tai Chi was the art that I had been looking for.
Essence Tai Chi - Poetry in Action	Learning Tai Chi requires assembling many elements to create the total 'picture'. Attention must be paid to posture, shifts of physical balance, spatial orientation, sequence, timing and the flow of movement. Informing everything is increasing one's sensitivity to and ability to channel Chi. Truly, the end result is poetry in action. This was increasingly evident to me as I viewed over and over again the DVD which Owen has produced of his performance of this Tai Chi form. I actually do not get tired of seeing it, as its internal poetry has many subtleties.
Essence Tai Chi - Living Wisdom, Logical Presentation of DVD and Book	Now the organization of Essence Tai Chi alone would compel me to take lessons, Yet, there is an even more compelling reason to learn Essence Tai Chi. The translations of Essence Tai Chi are not of old traditional text rather they are the teaching of Dr. Owen himself. Anyone taking lessons will get a wonderful distillation of the years of practice and knowledge that Dr. Owen brings to the lessons.
Our Tai Chi Lessons with Owen Liao	At our very first class, we saw the benefits of Tai Chi.  We thought we had pretty good posture as Bob practices yoga, walks and I lift weights, I do cardio exercises regularly and have a background in vocal music and theatre.  However, we found out that our walking was all wrong!  By the end of the first session, we felt we were on our way to correcting this.
Tai Chi and Qigong Healing	One of my friends is quite a thorough researcher and brought us many options for Tai Chi instructions but advising us after her initial conversation with Dr. Liao to go with him. And the journey began.
Tai Chi Benefits Stage Performance	As far as on stage, I have noticed I don’t worry as much about my part, or about forgetting my lines.  That’s the biggest thing I have observed…
Tai Chi Use All Muscles and Joints, Aesthetically It Is Beautiful	As a retired nurse I am very impressed with Tai Chi. All the muscles and joints are used. Balance is challenged and improved. The mind is focused naturally as you concentrate on the movements. Aesthetically it is beautiful and graceful and puts you in a very relaxed state. Tai Chi and Qigong will be a daily practice for my entire life.
Essence Tai Chi - On Walking	Practicing Tai Chi, like practicing Zen, can also be said to involve a learning process. When the deepest level of learning has its roots in what could be called, for want of a better term ‘the experiential’, it is perhaps inevitable that it will take place in stages, or, traveling underground in some hidden stream of practice, develop unawares, until it courses into view by catching the attention of the practitioner through a kind of embodiment.
Master Owen his Lessons Approach - an "Eye opener"	This was my first time with Master Owen, and it was reflective of ages of experience and tradition in Tai Chi and Healing exercises.  I was basically taught how to pay attention to the motion of my body as I move, and this was an "eye opener". I felt energized and alert.
Learning Essence Tai Chi Has Been Transforming	Our experience of learning Master Owen's Essence Tai Chi has been transforming. First, the Essence Tai Chi is as effective as the much longer forms that many learn. For us, these longer forms are not practical to perform each day. With Essence Tai Chi, we have completed the form - as much as we have learned, each day. This is the most important point. Since we have completed the teaching, performing Essence Tai Chi is immediately affirming beyond the required 4 minute interval. Thus, the effect of the form developed by Master Owen is equal to the longer form yet fits into a work week of 9-10 hour days. Both of us learned the form and the most pleasant classes were filled with insight and humor.