Thank you being part of the Taichi for Daily Life Challenge! (Mar 7- Apr 5)
Here are your instructions:
1. Go over the “Instructional” to familiarize yourself with the exercises.
2. Then do the 30 minute “Daily Workout” at least once a day from March 7 through April 5. If you can do it twice a day, that’s great. If you miss a day for some reason, try to make it up or at least do not miss several days in a row.
3. 2 important points when doing your exercises:
a) Coordinate the breathing with the movements (the “instructional” will help)
b) As with taichi in general, follow the movements of your body with your mind; your mind is inside your body watching and directing the flow of chi as you move; following the feelings in your body as you move (the “instructional” will help)
4. Keep a journal of your experiences and please date your entries.
5. Write about your experiences or feedback about:
a) The DVD: how helpful, how informative, how visually appealing, about the instruction and how it was done. Please give honest feedback to help improve on this in future DVDs.
b) The exercises: how difficult or easy, how beneficial, suggestioins to improve, or criticism about how it worked for you each time you did the exercises
c) Your body, emotional, or mental feelings: what you think the exercises did to you, good or bad
d) What other things you did that might have affected your body or mind during this challenge period: other exercises other than from the DVD, your diet during this challenge period, your activity during this period
6. Reduce your other exercises (like yoga, taichi, swimming, and so forth) to the degree that you feel comfortable in order to see just what the Taichi for Daily Life Exercises will do for you. If you do these other exercises, please note them in your journal.
7. Please include any suggestions or feedback about how to improve on this video or about how it was helpful