Tai Chi

2 Apr 2019 by Chris Dunkerley in: Groups

Tai Chi

with Qigong and Shibashi

Each Friday (during school terms only) – 9.30am for one hour   Gold coin donation for charity.  Recess until Friday 2nd February, 2024

Note this Church group NOT taking any new entrants, sorry. If interested in Tai Chi, contact Hoys Sawtell for their Wednesday classes- vacancies exist.  Another group also meets at Sawtell Surf Club.

Held in our Church building. Started in 2015, many have enjoyed this wonderful exercise.

Self exclusion if ill, distancing, and hand sanitation still required please as part of our ongoing Covid/Flu Safe plan.. plus bring your own water bottle if needed.

To help you, when you can't get to our group or it is in recess - keep up your Tai Chi:

Video: 12 Min Qi Gong Morning start: https://youtu.be/Hnqf57JuFKo?t=7

Video: 10 minute morning Qi Gong exercises:

https://youtu.be/Ac08kMK-dyI

Video: Shibashi standing (2 mins):

https://youtu.be/t7Hm9_SMg0E

Video: Another 10 minute morning start the day

https://youtu.be/nLnT25Q9tSU

Video: Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi Set 1 (23 mins) - by Master Wing Cheung

https://youtu.be/aAwbJ9MO91I

Video: Form 24 Tai Chi movements (6 mins 29 secs - skip ads first)

https://youtu.be/eaIPXs11xIM?t=2

Video: Five element Quigong (12 mins) https://youtu.be/_6Y8QSVyYhM

 Video: Five minutes a day introduction https://youtu.be/cEOS2zoyQw4

Video: Quigong for the Brain (20 mins)  https://youtu.be/EzIpx6-WX4M

Follow the imagery below to help learn the Quigong Lotus movements

The Lotus

Lotus movements Video: Follow the movements and say these words as you go ..

The Emperor comes to a pagoda on a low hill overlooking the edge of the lake water at dawn, and watches as a gentle breeze rustles the leaves as the sun rises in the sky

He looks down on the lake, and sees a turtle treading water

Nearby, a snow rabbit is digging in the soft earth

Across the lake a young maiden bends and scoops up water, and then sprinkles it on the earth

By the lake, a lotus plant puts down its roots

and sends up a beautiful flower

A wise man in the village by the lake tests the wind in the east, and he tests the wind in the west

The Emperor lifts the sky

then presses the earth

he gathers energy from the earth

As he looks across the lake he sees a while crane dries each of its wings in the warming sun

The snow rabbit still digs the earth

A gentle breeze is still rustling the leaves

... and as the sun sets, evening has begun!

This group is part of our UUFIT Program: We aim to unite ourselves and others in our community through friendship, fitness, fun, interests, information, insight - for physical, spiritual, and mental health.