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Like massage and yoga, the practice of Tai Chi enhances health and fitness and helps to reduce stress. This easy-to-use manual takes readers through four levels of techniques. Detailed drawings and clear text describe the progression from gentle fundamental movements to advanced exercises.
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CONTENTSAUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSABOUT THE AUTHORA LIFETIME'S STUDYINTRODUCTION: MOVING HARMONYPART 1 TAI CHI FOUNDATIONSCHAPTER ONE FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENTSEXERCISE 1: RELAXING THE NECKEXERCISE 2: LOWERING THE SHOULDERSEXERCISE 3: SHAKING THE HANDSEXERCISE 4: PAINTING THE WALLEXERCISE 5: TWO FULL MOONSEXERCISE 6: BRUSHING THE AIREXERCISE 7: PLAYING THE ACCORDIONEXERCISE 8: SWIMMING ON LANDEXERCISE 9: HIP CIRCLESEXERCISE 10: BENDING FORWARDEXERCISE 11: BENDING BACKWARDEXERCISE 12: BENDING TO THE SIDEEXERCISE 13: LOOKING BACK AT THE MOONEXERCISE 14: KNEE CIRCLESEXERCISE 15: ANKLE CIRCLESEXERCISE 16: SITTING DOWNEXERCISE 17: RISING ON YOUR TOESEXERCISE 18: LIFTING THE KNEESEXERCISE ROUTINESCHAPTER TWO STRENGTH AND MOTIONEXERCISE 19: STANDING IN THE WU CHI POSITIONEXERCISE 20: POLISHING THE DESKEXERCISE 21: ROLLING THE BALLOONEXERCISE 22: TURNING THE BALLOONEXERCISE 23: OPENING THE CURTAINEXERCISE 24: WAVING HANDS LIKE CLOUDSEXERCISE 25: SWIMMING IN DEEP WATEREXERCISE 26: SWEEPING FROM SIDE TO SIDEEXERCISE 27: BLOCKING TO THE DIAGONALEXERCISE 28: EAGLE SPREADS ITS WINGSEXERCISE 29: BENDING FORWARD AND STRETCHING BACKEXERCISE 30: THE MARE PARTS ITS MANEEXERCISE 31: WORKING THE OAREXERCISE 32: PUSHING THE WALLEXERCISE 33: SHOWING YOUR PALMS AND SOLESEXERCISE 34: SINGLE WHIP DOWNEXERCISE 35: MONKEY HOLDS THE WORLDEXERCISE 36: STRETCHING LIKE A CATEXERCISE ROUTINESCHAPTER THREE BALANCE AND MOVEMENTEXERCISE 37: HORSE RIDING STANCEEXERCISE 38: SOFT STEPEXERCISE 39: STORK STEPEXERCISE 40: BOW STEPEXERCISE 41: COCKEREL STEPEXERCISE 42: SIDE STEPEXERCISE 43: TAI CHI WALKEXERCISE 44: DUCK WALKEXERCISE ROUTINESCHAPTER FOUR WORKING WITH A PARTNEREXERCISE 45: ROWING THE BOATEXERCISE 46: SAWING WOODEXERCISE 47: POLISHING THE WINDOWEXERCISE 48: MOVING LIKE A WINDMILLEXERCISE ROUTINESPART 2 THE SMALL CIRCLE FORMCHAPTER FIVE THE FORMTAI CHI STARTINGHOLD THE BALL (RIGHT)WARD OFF (LEFT)ROLL BACK (LEFT)PRESS (LEFT)PUSH (LEFT)HOLD THE BALL (LEFT)WARD OFF (RIGHT)ROLL BACK (RIGHT)PRESS (RIGHT)PUSH (RIGHT)SINGLE WHIP (LEFT)SINGLE WHIP (RIGHT)BRING THE TIGER AND RETURN TO THE MOUNTAINTAI CHI CLOSINGLEARNING THE SMALL CIRCLE FORMTHE MAIN MOVEMENTSCHAPTER SIX ONE STROKE OF THE BRUSHCONNECTING THE MOVEMENTSSTANDING STILL AND RELAXINGBREATHINGPOSTURE AND GESTUREYOUR MIND AND ENERGYRESOURCES AND FURTHER READING