Tai Chi Tuning

Over the past few months in Tai Chi, I have had the opportunity to lead warm-ups and the occasional first run-through of the form. The first time I that I received this opportunity, it occurrend as a result of nothing but a perfect alignment of mishaps (per chance). However, after realizing the benefit I was gaining from it and speaking with Sifu Dennis, she has been kind enough to allow me to continue with warm ups every once and a while. 

The biggest benefit I find with these is the mindfulness is causes me to have; when partaking in the warmup, it’s easy for me to get lost in the motion and just coast through quickly. Being at the front, I have to be careful to move not at my pace, but in a pace that benefits the class. It forces me to slow down and focus on what I am doing, and what is happening right there. In the here and now. 

My Tai Chi isn’t advancing the way I thought it would be, but it’s advancing in ways I hadn’t realized were possible. It has a long way to go, but this extra boost to motivation and mindfulness have really done wonders over the last month or so. Cheers to progress!!