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Tai Chi exercises are taught in today's world for their wonderful therapeutic benefits. With Tai Chi you can relax and rejuvenate through meditation, or learn it as a way to compliment your dancing skills. Tai Chi exercises are designed to be performed slowly, like a series of slow dance steps, and the effort requires a great deal of physical stamina and mental energy. This is why Tai Chi exercises are held in high esteem for their ability to help the body and mind work together in harmony.
Chi Exercise
The Art of Breathing is an example of a Tai Chi exercise. 'Chi' is used rather than 'Qi' because the Chi spelling is more readily recognized. The art of breathing is meant to be done in a meditative manner, but not necessarily a trance-like state. The first step is to assume the 'Horseback Riding' stance. First, stand with your back straight and your chin level to the ground. Your feet should be spaced about a meter apart, and your legs bent slowly until they are at no more than a ninety degree angle. This will create strain on your leg muscles, but when you are meditating or closing your eyes will also provide you with the best balance equilibrium. Both arms should be held straight to the front of you while you gently exhale slowly and deeply. This process should remove every last bit of air that is residing in your lungs. Next you will slowly pull your hands towards your chest, turning your palms slightly inward as you do so that when the process is complete, your hands are near your chest and your palms are facing you. Gently inhale as deeply and slowly as possible.
This Tai Chi exercise has many good uses. Actually, when I studied Kung Fu, it was the first of those self practices that I was told to master. Before, I used it to condition myself before classes; now, I use it to relax or prepare myself for something, like going for an interview. This exercise is a really good cardiovascular practice, too. When you inhale deeply and slowly, 100% of your lungs get filled, and by slowly exhaling all the air in your lungs, you will also begin to exhale all those bad elements still lodged in your lungs.
The Grinding Corn Exercise
This is very popular with monks studying Tai Chi as a warm-up and for meditation. This exercise will also begin by using the horseback riding stance. With your center-of-gravity kept low, you will reach your arms out in front of you and then move your hands horizontally in a circular motion, picture that there is a stone table there and you are holding bricks in your hand to grind corn pellets on the table. The motions should be slow and the circles you create should alternate to that you create a soothing rhythm.
As with every horseback riding stance, the weight will be felt on the thighs, but the distribution of force would make every muscle in your body tighten to support the entire body. Holding weights while doing a circular motion would also help, as it would produce a greater tension on your muscles.
Chi Exercise
The Art of Breathing is an example of a Tai Chi exercise. 'Chi' is used rather than 'Qi' because the Chi spelling is more readily recognized. The art of breathing is meant to be done in a meditative manner, but not necessarily a trance-like state. The first step is to assume the 'Horseback Riding' stance. First, stand with your back straight and your chin level to the ground. Your feet should be spaced about a meter apart, and your legs bent slowly until they are at no more than a ninety degree angle. This will create strain on your leg muscles, but when you are meditating or closing your eyes will also provide you with the best balance equilibrium. Both arms should be held straight to the front of you while you gently exhale slowly and deeply. This process should remove every last bit of air that is residing in your lungs. Next you will slowly pull your hands towards your chest, turning your palms slightly inward as you do so that when the process is complete, your hands are near your chest and your palms are facing you. Gently inhale as deeply and slowly as possible.
This Tai Chi exercise has many good uses. Actually, when I studied Kung Fu, it was the first of those self practices that I was told to master. Before, I used it to condition myself before classes; now, I use it to relax or prepare myself for something, like going for an interview. This exercise is a really good cardiovascular practice, too. When you inhale deeply and slowly, 100% of your lungs get filled, and by slowly exhaling all the air in your lungs, you will also begin to exhale all those bad elements still lodged in your lungs.
The Grinding Corn Exercise
This is very popular with monks studying Tai Chi as a warm-up and for meditation. This exercise will also begin by using the horseback riding stance. With your center-of-gravity kept low, you will reach your arms out in front of you and then move your hands horizontally in a circular motion, picture that there is a stone table there and you are holding bricks in your hand to grind corn pellets on the table. The motions should be slow and the circles you create should alternate to that you create a soothing rhythm.
As with every horseback riding stance, the weight will be felt on the thighs, but the distribution of force would make every muscle in your body tighten to support the entire body. Holding weights while doing a circular motion would also help, as it would produce a greater tension on your muscles.
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