Wednesday, March 18, 2015

How T'ai Chi is Healthy (2) Stretching


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T'ai Chi practice is one stretch after another:  from arm reaches and leg extensions (kicks), to Fair Lady Works at Shuttles and Snakes Creeps Down.  Its form - I practice mainly the Yang Long Form - is a gentle, continuous stretch, which is precisely how to do it: not tense or bouncing, but extending in a relaxed, centered manner.  As I (we) get older, staying flexible and limber are a key to managing properly whatever small or large physical demands we face.
 

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