Focus on your tan tien and breathing whenever you are stressed or distracted.
Tai Chi Student Wellbeing Workshops
Well, it’s that time of the year where I’m contacting secondary schools here in Melbourne about our Top Tens (Year 10) and VCE Success and Resilience workshops.
It’s high energy stuff mixed in with Tai Chi meditation so it certainly makes me work. I sometimes feel like a duck paddling across a lake. On the surface everything looks calm but below the surface the duck is furiously paddling its little feet along to propel itself forward.
I’m sure most teachers can relate to the ‘duck’ analogy.
24/7 Tai Chi
It’s been a very busy day.
A lot of rushing around doing shopping, work jobs and picking up a Karate Kid dvd from the local video shop.
I’ve realised now that there was little, if any, Tai Chi used to maitain my centre and not become stressed.
During the running around I felt like a nine pin in a bowling alley. The one that gets knocked and wobbles for what seems an eternity before it falls.
I need to be more focused and apply 24/7 chi whenever I feel tired and/or stressed.
And the best way to do that is do it in the moment, whenever needed, rather than wait until training.
Otherwise what’s the point of practicing Tai Chi?