The Living Spine

Welcome to The Living Spine

Welcome to The Living Spine, a free six-lesson foundation course from the Ptah Khi School of Internal Mastery.

The spine is central to how we stand, move, breathe and organise the body. Within the internal arts, developing a strong and mobile vertical axis provides an essential physical foundation for deeper practice.

This course introduces the Vertical axis and explores how the spine connects the base of the body to the crown of the head. Across six progressive lessons, you will explore standing alignment, spinal wave movement, neck strength and mobility, pelvic floor activation, and the integration of these elements into a simple daily practice.

Each lesson builds upon the previous one, allowing you to develop your understanding through both study and physical practice. By the final lesson, you will have a practical foundation that can be incorporated into your ongoing Tai Chi and Chi Kung training.

Ptah Khi Connection

The Living Spine corresponds directly with Layer 1 of the Ptah Khi five-layer framework: Physical Embodiment.

Physical Embodiment provides the foundation for the layers that follow: Breath, Energy, Awareness and No Mind. Before developing these deeper aspects of internal practice, we first establish a relationship with the physical body through posture, alignment, movement and embodied awareness.

This free course provides your starting point.

Begin with the spine. Build the foundation. Develop from within.