EXERCISES FOR ALL SEASONS: Tai Chi, Abdominal Breathing
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CMC 37P Tai Chi Form 1st 3rd, exaggerate inflate/deflate, then normal form, front view - 10/04/11 (Autumn)
In this video I do two takes of the first third of the Cheng Man-ch'ing 37 Posture Tai Chi Form
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During the first take, I exaggerate tremendously the following teaching devices, in order to make it very obvious to the viewer those moments throughout the form when I am inhaling, and those moments when I am exhaling:
INHALE = as my abdomen inflates during each inhalation, my entire body INFLATES, like a balloon being inflated by pressurized air.
INHALE = WAKE UP! My entire body becomes alert and fully energized as all the cells of my body receive fresh new air - - like waking up after having been asleep (William C.C. Chen's teaching device). My eyes open. Chi moves outward to energize all extremit...