Ever since I heard about Tai Chi, I was drawn to it like a moth to the light. The gracefull movements executed with perfect balance displayed as an art of body and mind.

I first experienced Tai Chi during the Avatar Wizard Course where every morning a large group of people were instructed by a Tai Chi master. It was a great way to start the day by deliberately creating your balance and quiet the mind. Local inhabitants walked by minding their own business, but when they saw this amazing movement of a few hundred people they forgot all about their worries and were captured by the energy.

Tai Chi is all about balance. Do not strugle against change, but find a way to flow effortless with the change to achieve your goal.

The aim of the Tai Chi form is to create streams of energy to flow through the body. In the philosophy of Tai Chi, it is said Chi (life energy) follows the mind; each posture and movement creates a different energy flow, which, has a beneficial overall affect on overall well-being.Tai Chi stimulates circulation, aligns the skeleton and joints correctly, stimulates the organs of the body and helps digestion.It increases muscle tone, strength, improves balance and co ordination and improves breathing.Tai Chi does not just provide physical benefits; by raising energy levels, it also affects the mind and the spirit.Tai Chi focuses thought, so that mind and body energy works together as one.Tai Chi reflects both Taoism in terms of effortless interaction and yin and yang in terms of reconciling two opposing forces, to create harmony and equilibrium. This combination is the very essence of the Tai Chi philosophy.

By just watching an example of Tai Chi will give you an idea of how this works. Watch the following video with an open mind, and let the resistance of the physicall movements for what it is and imagine that it is you that is letting the energy flowing through your body:

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