Tai Chi for health & wellbeing
I had a very enjoyable time last week running various Chair Chi sessions.
I did my usual aged care sessions for low care and high care residents and I also ran four sessions for a business organisation; participants included management, office staff and warehouse employees.
As I’m working on a proposal to possibly deliver my new Chair Chi Training Program to a major educational institution, I’ve discovered I’ve delivered over 180 workshops in 12 months.
That’s alot of workshops!
Well, that was a nice response I received after finishing a Chair Chi session for an aged care centre today.
One elderly lady, who has limited English, and of an Italian background, applauded and shouted ‘Bravo, Bravo’.
It felt good to be able to help her feel energised, as well as the other residents who attended my session. I feel if I can make a small difference in their lives then it is well worth running these sessions.
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).
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.