IMO some noninfectious disease may develop by allowing negative thoughts to fester in your body over time, in Tai Chi if you use the principle of not being there as someone pushes you they should find no place to land, mentally you do not want to give these thoughts a place to land and grow as tension in the body. Shortening the quality of living.
I enjoy my tai chi weekly . I have a class to go to, and we had a new teacher this term while the usual one recuperates from an accident. The new one gave us lots if extra hints and tips and more background on what we were doing and why.
He says it is best to do it daily, which I dont, however even once a week is better than no tai chi at all. I was even inspired to get a book out of the library, maybe that will get me at least doing some warm up exercises each day, as they too develop balance and chi
Tigress
Is it something you can learn on your own?
I've recently been getting into meditation, and am interested in tai chi, though I haven't been able to find an classes in my area. I live the library and can get some books though, but would I be able to learn properly that way?
My Tai chi teacher (Lee Family Tai Chi) is adamant that you need to be taught the moves correctly - stance, arms and legs, and step-by step. She describes it as being like learning handwriting, and if you don't write the letters correctly (ie do the moves correctly) then it makes a nonsense of it.
I'd love a video so that I could do some at home but remembering it all without someone guiding me is not easy and I soon get out of sequence! Apparently there is a video that takes you up to the 50th move but I need the moves further on than this!!
Is it something you can learn on your own?
I have a book on Tai Chi - and I tried unsuccessfully to teach myself through it. I did however successfully learn Sivananda yoga via a book, and have been to classes since then and only needed minor corrections.
My feeling is that Tai Chi books are best for introducing you to the concepts so that you can decide whether it is right for you, or to give you some sort of familiarity with the practice so that it doesn't seem too foreign when you go to your first classes.
Ava x
IMO some noninfectious disease may develop by allowing negative thoughts to fester in your body over time, in Tai Chi if you use the principle of not being there as someone pushes you they should find no place to land, mentally you do not want to give these thoughts a place to land and grow as tension in the body. Shortening the quality of living.
So if they do land and you happen to develop disease (or dis-ease) does that mean that you have not worked hard enough? practiced or dedicated enough time/energy/faith to your practice?:confused:
:)x
Hi Johnny
You can't really learn Tai Chi Chuan from a book. It's too complicated. Books are good for background info and to reinforce training etc.
The not so well known Chinese art of Qi Gong (also spelt Chi Kung or Chi Gung) is much easier to learn from books and DVD's. Qigong has many of the benefits of Tai Chi Chuan & Hatha Yoga.
Best Wishes
RP
Hi Pollypips, Tension is only one way disease can enter unfortunately.