Archives for March 2013

Car Boot Yin Yang

In between Chair Chi workshops I dropped into Fountain Gate shopping centre to have a cappucchino.

I drove into the car park, got out and opened my car boot to get a book to read during my break. As I lifted the door up I realised I was double weighted.

My weight was on my right leg and I used my right hand to lift the door. A couple of days later when I lifted the car boot door I made sure my weight was on my left leg as I lifted the door with my right hand.

So what’s this got to do with Tai Chi? Everything.

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Simple Yin Yang Exercise

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Yin Yang philosophy, the foundation of Tai Chi Chuan, can be difficult for beginners to grasp so here’s a very simple exercise I teach to help people feel this concept called Yin Yang.

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Tai Chi Push Hands: 7 Principles

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Here’s a short clip of Bruce Frantzis talking about the 7 key principles of Tai Chi Push Hands. Very interesting and below is a summary of the points he makes.

1. Constant contact

2. Always shifting your weight back and forth

3. Don’t use muscular strength

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Quote – Master Jou Tsung Hwa

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Know yourself.
Do your best.
Make a little progress everyday.
Don’t overdo it.

Chair Chi Statistics: The Big Eight

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I was going through my notes on the Chair Chi sessions I’ve run for residents in aged care centres here in Melbourne (outer eastern suburbs) and discovered some interesting statistics.

First session: August 2012
Total sessions: 72 (includes 3 presentations)
Aged care centres: 20
Oldest resident: 104 (almost 105)
Oldest group: 1543 years (1 x 103-year-old & 16 x 90-year-olds)
Oldest Husband and Wife: 98 and 94 years-old (married for 74 years)
Regular bookings: 12 aged care centres
Work with low care and high care residents

I’m currently working on new workshops for residents, a staff development program and a conference/meetings presentation which hopefully will add to the statistics above and to the enjoyment of working in the aged care sector.