everydaytaichi students' personal opinions

Insights from those who practice Tai Chi
As we try to verbalize to describe our feelings that we have experienced in learning Tai Chi, we find that there are many things our students share that are very similar. However, there are others who have experienced feelings that are very unique. There is a wide spectrum of experiences and degrees in which practicing Tai Chi has affected us all. To  some there even seems to be  something a bit mystical in what we have experienced.

Here are some of the comments, benefits, ahas, and feelings.

• -Tai Chi helps me to relax and focus.
• -It calms me down.
• -I can sleep better.
• -I have better balance.
• -I feel stronger and haven’t fallen since taking Tai Chi.
• -Learning Tai Chi is infinite, there is always something more to learn.
• -My doctor has taken me off my blood pressure medicine.
• -I look forward to my blood test results because 2 times now my numbers have improved.
• -Tai Chi gives me more energy.
• -Tai Chi clears my mind and makes my worries go away.
• -I like the socializing that comes with learning Tai Chi.
  

• -It seems like all things positive happen when we do Tai Chi.
• -I really like doing Tai Chi.
• -When I do Tai Chi I have relief from chronic pain that I have experienced.
• -I’m basically a happy person, but Tai Chi makes me feel even happier.
• Some have chosen not to verbalize their feelings but by virtue of their diligent commitment confirms their appreciation of Tai Chi.
• The power of the exercise in helping me focus allows me to experience a state of an uncluttered mind.

In summary, Tai Chi gives us Social, Physical and Mental Benefits.  However, there is something more that I feel but I’m not sure how to verbalize it and describe it.  I know that feeling is there but I yet cannot really put my finger on it.  I suspect it has something to do with my Chi, but I will have to be patient and experience it more.
I like to think that within this broad spectrum of individual experiences as stated, we may be experiencing in our individual ways some aspect of Chi, the Life Force.

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