Newbie Questions
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 12:00 am
I hope this will help someone else. Over the last couple of months I've started practicing the Chang Style 37 form Tai Chi.
I initially downloaded the color and sepia videos and used my kindle to play them on the 52 inch flat screen as I followed along. I edited the video to slow it down and added the form subtitles as the movie played.
This still was a bit confusing for my feeble brain so I used virtualdub to "flip horizontally" the movie now all I have to do is move the same side as Chang does and I'll be correct, because he's flipped. This way a newbie like me can get through the whole set. Not pretty, but I'll improve. With time I'm hoping to know the forms by memory and will do them around the pool.
I've been meditating following in the steps of Catholic Mystics for many years. I'm aware of the Chi tingling controversy but I've never been able to feel it during meditation before. I didn't know what it was at first so I'm hoping it's not my imagination. If I pay attention anytime, anywhere, now, I can feel it. Sometimes spontaneously it will creep up the sides of my head to the crown chakra or third eye.
Last night and this morning as I was in Yoga class doing the "Tee" pose, I felt a vibration or pulsing on the ball of my left foot as I used it as the base for the "T". I didn't feel it on the right foot when I used it as the base. Does anybody know what this could be. It was repeatable and only in that pose. Thanks Kevin
I initially downloaded the color and sepia videos and used my kindle to play them on the 52 inch flat screen as I followed along. I edited the video to slow it down and added the form subtitles as the movie played.
This still was a bit confusing for my feeble brain so I used virtualdub to "flip horizontally" the movie now all I have to do is move the same side as Chang does and I'll be correct, because he's flipped. This way a newbie like me can get through the whole set. Not pretty, but I'll improve. With time I'm hoping to know the forms by memory and will do them around the pool.
I've been meditating following in the steps of Catholic Mystics for many years. I'm aware of the Chi tingling controversy but I've never been able to feel it during meditation before. I didn't know what it was at first so I'm hoping it's not my imagination. If I pay attention anytime, anywhere, now, I can feel it. Sometimes spontaneously it will creep up the sides of my head to the crown chakra or third eye.
Last night and this morning as I was in Yoga class doing the "Tee" pose, I felt a vibration or pulsing on the ball of my left foot as I used it as the base for the "T". I didn't feel it on the right foot when I used it as the base. Does anybody know what this could be. It was repeatable and only in that pose. Thanks Kevin