ChiRunning combines the inner focus and flow of T'ai Chi with the power and energy of running creating a revolutionary running form and philosophy reducing impact making running a safer sport.  ChiRunning also increases mental clarity and focus enhancing the joy of running leading to a safer and more effective lifelong program of health, fitness and well-being!

   T'ai Chi is a martial art focusing on going with the flow of energy by being relaxed and aligned with it.  One of the cornerstones of T'ai Chi is the principle of "Needle in Cotton".  Considered to be the foundation of all movement in the body, the strength in your center is combined with relaxation in your peripherals. ChiRunning utilizes these governing principles of alignment and muscular relaxation along with the pull of gravity to create an energy-efficient and injury-prevention running style.  

 Utilizing the power of your core to maintain correct postural alignment, relaxed arms and legs along with a forward lean to engage the pull of gravity, ChiRunning will make your running more effortless and injury-free allowing you to run without fear of your body breaking down after years of running.  When we cooperate with the laws of nature, our forward progress is met with less difficulty, fatigue and injury.  Allowing one's self to be guided by these principles, creates a wholistic approach to running. 

ChiRunning also uses the principle of gradual progess.  This principle states that everything has to grow incrementally through its own developmental stages, from less to more or from smaller to larger.  When a growth process happens gradually, each step forms a stable foundation for the next step ensuring nothing happens before its time teaching you to be process oriented instead of goal oriented.

The potential for success and enjoyment is vast when the laws of nature and the principle of gradual progress are backing you up!