Strengthen Your Mind via Practice

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Practicing T'ai Chi everyday may need to be a conscious, determined effort on your part, but this is another way that this martial art strengthens your mind.  The old masters practice twice daily, but for your day to day life, that may not be realistic.  So once a day is fine, even if you do so only a handful of minutes at a time.

The Classics say that the mind (i or yi) is the commander, and it leads the chi, which in turn circulates throughout the body to move it along through the form.  By telling yourself to practice, even when you may not feel like practicing at all, and actually doing so, disciplines your mind.  Whether in class, at home, or at the park, do so everyday.