For Tai Chi and Ba Gua to be done properly, both from an internal martial arts standpoint and a meditative perspective, the forward and back energies of the practitioner must be balanced(and eventually in all aspects of life).
At a retreat on the meditation components of Tai Chi and Ba Gua, Taoist Meditation Master Bruce Frantzis explains how individuals are conditioned by visually focused minds to focus only on what they can directly see ahead of them.
Chatty Sam singing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" with help from his sister Maddie. Listen closely to his interpretation of "Gonna find out who's naughty or..." and "He knows if you've been bad or..."