Archives for June 2013

June: Push Hands in the Park

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It’s on again, our friendly Push Hands in the park session. Here are the details:

Sunday, 30 June

10.00am-12 noon

Fawkner Park – South Yarra (Armadale Road entrance), Melbourne, Australia

Friendly, non-competitive push hands (tui shou) practice and play for anyone – old, young, beginners, masters

Team up with someone and discuss what you’d like to do – and what you’d not like to do!

Ten minute exchanges timed by a bell – but you can rest as well!

Learn, share and enjoy

I hope to be there again so come along and join in on the fun.

Tai Chi: Line Alignment

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When I’m practicing Tai Chi or Chair Chi exercises I sometimes use a visualisation technique to make sure my body is correctly aligned.

For example, if I’m in the preparation stance in Tai Chi and about to commence the form I imagine there’s a straight line from the BaiHui point (middle of the skull) through to my hui yin point (perenium – between the anus and genitals).

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Chi Cappuccino

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I was on my way home yesterday after delivering my second Chair Chi workshop for an aged care centre and decided to pop into my local cafe to have a cappuccino. And it was very relaxing.

Usually I head home after two workshops, rest for a while, do half an hour of my own Tai Chi training and then I go into my office to work on our business. But this time, as I drove home, I glanced to my left and there was the cafe; the cappuccino chi was too strong and I was ‘forced’ to pull over and go inside.

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