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Fix
me up...
Tai chi is not a therapy.
You should not commence classes hoping to be pampered,
fussed or given a lot of attention.
This is a mistake. The art encourages self-reliance.
Lifestyle problem
Many health problems can be remedied if addressed soon enough...
For example: when a person gets a bad back
it is most often caused by a lack of daily exercise,
poor habits of body use and
too much sitting. This is not yet a medical problem.
It is a lifestyle problem and the
solution is in your own hands.
Do it yourself
People who seek out therapies are probably
not best suited to tai chi. A tai chi student recognises that many of the
problems we experience in life are of our own
making.
By looking at how we live and
what we do, new approaches can be found. We take responsibility for our own fitness and
wellbeing instead of going immediately to the
doctor or seeking out a therapy.
Balancing the body
Tai chi offers no direct solution to health problems.
Instead, it improves the overall strength of the
body and teaches people how to
use their body in a skilful way.
Usually the health will improve as a consequence of
daily training.
Taking responsibility
In class, students are shown material and then
expected to work on it by themselves unsupervised.
The teacher will come back
later to see if they have got the
hang of it.
For improved results they should practice at home between lessons.
A quick fix
The drawback with quick fixes is this may
appease the symptoms but they seldom address the
cause.
Over time, the very same symptoms will re-emerge because the
problem was never actually fixed.
Only by carefully exploring what we do with our bodies throughout the day and
whether we rest or eat sensibly can we begin to figure out the cause.
Makeover
When a tai chi student commits to their own fitness and
wellbeing they find themselves interested in other
aspects of their lifestyle.
They begin cooking food from scratch, making time
for wholesome activities, they
rest.
Often the student starts reading constructive
books that foster lifestyle change.
Slowly, there is a tide of positive change that
rejuvenates everything.
Page created
18 March 1997
Last updated
16 June 2023
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