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Tai Chi? It Doesn’t Work

By Chris 2 Comments

I heard him mutter ‘Tai Chi doesn’t work’ but I resisted the temptation to explain and justify why it does work.

He wasn’t disrupting the group and it was probably his first attempt at Tai Chi so I ignored his comment.

My attention was devoted to the room full of people who were actively engaged and enjoying the Tai Chi energizer I used as part of a facilitation day.

Ironically this fellow was right.

Tai Chi does not work.

Especially if you stop after one minute of practice.

Filed Under: Reflections Tagged With: judgement, perceptions, persistence, Practice, presentation, Tai Chi

Improvised Tai Chi

By Chris Leave a Comment

When there is little space one has to improvise.

In this photo I had to jump up on a chair so the back row could see me.

There were 40 people in the room at the Abbotsford Convent here in Melbourne, Australia.

I was one of the organisers of the first Australian Appreciative Inquiry Forum and helped out with Tai Chi energisers throughout the day.

Plus I took photographs and recorded short interviews for a flash slideshow of the event. We hope to have that completed and up on the AI website soon.

I’m glad the chair was stable otherwise I would have been demonstrating Big Goose Falls to The Ground (secret technique).

Filed Under: For Beginners, Reflections Tagged With: Australian Appreciative Inquiry Forum, chair, crowd, improvise, presentation, Tai Chi, Tai Chi Energisers

Good Chi News – Februrary Issue coming soon

Terms

Tai Chi Chuan
A health and self defence system.

Chi
The ‘intrinsic energy’ which circulates in all living things – Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming.

Chi Kung
….. specialises in building up the Chi circulation in the body for health and/or martial purposes – Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming.

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