Tai chi

[sue mac]

Hi
just wondering if anyone has tried Tai-chi,and if so has it helped?

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[mamascan1]

Hi,

Yes, I have been part of a group that meets once a week for over a year now. It has helped with balance problems and muscle strength. Besides all those benefits, I have another group to love.

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[Clare.T]

I intend to try it when I am back in the UK for good, because I have heard nothing but good about it. It is often mentioned on the major sites as a very suitable activity for people with lupus for physical and spiritual well being.

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Clare

[sue mac]

Thanks for the replys got a dvd for my birthday so i will try and do it when everyone else is out.

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[jacqueline]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(sue mac @ Jan 21 2006, 06:21 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Thanks for the replys got a dvd for my birthday so i will try and do it when everyone else is out.

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style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/overhere.gif <span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"> </span>I used to take Tai Chi and it was very helpful for balance and strength as well as mental attitude. We had an excellent teacher but he can't fit us into hius timetable anymore. If you are trying to do it by yourself from a DVD notice that it is very important that you are very exact in following the movements. Each turn and position of every body part counts. Good luck with it. I would love to have the name of the DVD.

[sue mac]

Jacqueline,
sorry i have not replyed sooner the dvd is called "Simply tai chi" by Graham Bryant and Lorraine James. It comes with a 60 page book.

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[lushine40]

hello,

tai chi's great.

i found it a little hard. but that's ok, you do what u can right?

there's also Qi Gong, Chi Kung (same thing different ways of spelling it).

i taught this for 5 yrs. its a soft, ancient, chinese martial art. tai chi is categorized like this as well. qi gong is actually a little easier to do. its older than tai chi. it is used as part of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China for health.

either way, you will meet new friends. and will feel better. its fun.

lulu

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TeriJ @ Feb 20 2006, 10:40 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Hello
Its great for my mind and body, and fun to do with a group of people.. You meet new friends. Teri style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif
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[sue mac]

Hi lulu

I have been trying to do the dvd that was bought for me but ,please dont laugh, I can't seem to get my head round the fact that I have to do it the opposite way to them on the screen ( there left would be my right).
My son found it very funny sitting watching me doing it . After a few days I started to get the hang of it a bit, then the dvd started to stick ,I get so far then it freezes.At first I didn't realize until I lost my balance now I can't play it at all,on the look out for a new one. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/umm.gif

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[lushine40]

hi sue

u'r definitely not alone. seen it with lots of my students. it happens more when looking at the tv. in a class , you have the teacher voice to guide you or mirrors to look at.

i found it took most in my classes if they were practicing 1 wk, approx 6 classses to get that "muscle memory" to kick in.

the neat thing about soft chinese martial arts... is that its a discipline. u get the hang of it, see benefits, then u sorta plateau because it is repetitive. that's the key. you deepen the practice as time goes by due to this repetition.

enjoy!!!

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(sue mac @ Mar 15 2006, 08:25 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Hi lulu

I have been trying to do the dvd that was bought for me but ,please dont laugh, I can't seem to get my head round the fact that I have to do it the opposite way to them on the screen ( there left would be my right).
My son found it very funny sitting watching me doing it . After a few days I started to get the hang of it a bit, then the dvd started to stick ,I get so far then it freezes.At first I didn't realize until I lost my balance now I can't play it at all,on the look out for a new one. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/umm.gif

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[christine]

hi sue

going to classes for tai chi is diefinately easier and faster to learn, i am learning zhi neng chi gong in a group and have so far gotten the hang of it. i look forward to each session and have learnt of many recovery and health benefits of chi qong