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Tai Chi Weirdo

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A little while ago I was in Shepparton for a holiday. On one of the sunny days, Sue and I decided to veg out beside the lake so we set up our picnic table, chairs, lunch and just kicked back and watch the world go by.

After a while I got itchy Tai Chi feet and decided to walk over to the edge of the lake to practice some  Tai Chi and Chi Kung. I felt energised and to finish off my practice I got into the embrace the tree posture (standing meditation).

Adults, children, and the odd dog walked, ambled, trottered by, glancing over towards me. I ignored them and stayed focused on my stance work.

Two teenage girls spotted me and stopped in their tracks. They didn’t know what to make of a tall bald guy standing still, arms circled in front at chest level, staring at the lake. One had a mobile phone and started to video me.

I ignored them expecting them to pass by but they just stood there.

‘What are you doing?’

‘Excuse me, are you alright?’

I didn’t answer but they persisted

‘Are you alright, Mista’.

‘Hey, Mista, are you alright?’

Usually I ignore any interaction with people when I’m practicising but on this occassion I was near the end and soon stopped.

‘Yeah, I’m okay.’

‘What are you doing?’

‘Tai Chi and Chi Kung.’

Their faces went blank.

‘What’s that?’

‘It’s a Chinese exercise and self defence art’.

‘Oh’.

As they walked by I said, ‘That’s not going on YouTube, is it? I was referring to the video one of them had just taken of me standing by the lake.

‘Oh, no.’

Mmm, maybe not but I can just imagine a whole bunch of teenage girls gathered around a mobile phone, giggling, watching some sort of Frankenstein monster  standing in front of a lake, arms held out like he is trying to grab someone.

Or maybe just like some kind of Tai Chi weirdo.

 

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Filed Under: Chi Kung, Reflections Tagged With: Embrace the Tree posture, Exercise, Meditation, Shepparton lake, Tai Chi. Chi Kung

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