Bill Saragosa - Tai Chi for Resilience
My Story: Floating Bones
Tai Chi came into my life around 30 years ago, and it continues to enrich me every single day. It has been a source of strength and inspiration through both ease and hardship, guiding me through the ups and downs of life.
Simple Beginnings
What began as personal practice evolved into teaching after years of dedicated training and welcoming two spirited children into the world.
I saw how traditional teaching methods were becoming less accessible in our fast-paced world, and how technology could bridge the gap of time and space to share the heart of Tai Chi with people everywhere.
Floating Bones Tai Chi for Resilience is for people who value authenticity—those who understand that anything truly worth having requires dedication, consistency, and patience.
Trust in the Process
Tai Chi calls for trust: in yourself, and in the slow but unstoppable process of becoming.
Some years ago, after my divorce and the general collapse of everything I had built, I found myself dangerously close to the abyss. I had to seek urgent medical help to turn things around.
Through this dismal time, the one steady beacon was my determined Tai Chi practice—twice a day, every day.
And it wasn’t pretty. The antidepressants made my muscles feel weak and empty. My Yin didn’t Yang. I was merely a shadow of the man you see today.
Tai Chi Pulled Me Out
Tai Chi pulled me out—through the darkness, and back into the light.
You could say I felt called to help others restart their lives with Tai Chi, just as I had.
I set out to create a method that stayed true to the deep and powerful roots of Tai Chi, while also making it accessible to a contemporary audience—people for whom time, location, and modern pressures are very real factors.
I insisted then, as I do now, that Tai Chi is a living art: A living framework—for having stability under pressure, acting with calm clarity, and building authentic strength and presence in every dimension of your life.
Tai Chi should never be a stagnant repetition of orthodoxies or misunderstandings wrapped in mystery.
Floating Bones Method
The Floating Bones Method, blending Classical Yang Family and Chen styles, has been tempered by experience at a renowned private rehabilitation clinic in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps.
It’s an honor and a humbling experience to help people restarting their lives after heart surgery, burnout, and beyond. It has taught me to speak clearly, directly, and effectively—relating to people’s real experiences, not abstractions.
I want everyone who takes up the path of Tai Chi to awaken the indomitable spirit of resilience that already lies within — empowered to become the Champion of their Own Well-Being.