Tai Chi Chuan

I am extracting this paragraph on Tai Chi from an article written by my Tai Chi teacher (Mr. Christopher Fernandes).

"Tai Chi Chuan is a traditional Chinese exercise that seeks to enhance balance, body awareness and overall well being it combines deep diaphragmatic breathing and relaxation with slow, gentle movements. Tai Chi appears to look like a graceful dance, but many practitioners have described it as a form of moving meditation. 'Tai' means highest, 'Chi' means outermost point or peak energy, 'Chuan' means balance, metaphorically action, a word that connotes power & control over one's own actions. Tai Chi Chuan also means Supreme Ultimate Reality."

You might have come across on various TV channels; groups of people practicing slow rhythmic movements in parks or gardens. You might have also heard of Tai Chi. Let me tell you that Tai Chi is one of the fastest growing forms of exercise in the west. I have been learning since the past 6 months under my teacher and i really enjoy it. There are many parallels b/w Yoga & Tai Chi which i would address later. The benefits, my experiences, some specific techniques are all there to write about but for today just the introduction is enough. If you have any questions to ask my teacher, i'll be happy to forward your emails to him.

Till then.............keep practicing whatever that you are learning!!!