Tai Chi - Qigong

[PepePeru]

ive recently started doing some very basic exercises in the morning over the past week.

Ive been practicing the 'natural standing stance' (i've seen this called several things) for 5-10 mins in the morning with some visualizations, i picture stress & tension leaving my feet as black clouds on exhales & on inhales i visualize sort of like white clouds coming into my feet.

I plan on learning some of the other stances after I work on this for a while. I have noticed that it does really relax me, help bring things into focus more. perhaps it is just a function of getting more oxygen and just making myself relax each day.

i tend to carry some stress throughout the day and this has appeared to help that.

even if its psychosomatic, anything to help relieve stress, i think is a great thing for me, what with the history of stroke, hypertension that runs in my family.

anyone else do exercises like this in the mornings / during the day?

 

[leftyman]

I get on the toilet first in the morning.

 

[loup garou]

These people always get in my way during my morning run along the river. :|

 

[leftyman]

Originally posted by: loup garou
These people always get in my way during my morning run along the river. :|

my toilet is not by the river

 

[Rumpltzer]

Originally posted by: leftyman

Originally posted by: loup garou
These people always get in my way during my morning run along the river. :|

my toilet is not by the river

I find both of your comments to be pretty funny.


OP: Could you please make a video of yourself and post doing your little stances and stuff and post it on Youtube??

leftyman: you can do the same if you'd like.

 

[gwrober]

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer

Originally posted by: leftyman

Originally posted by: loup garou
These people always get in my way during my morning run along the river. :|

my toilet is not by the river

I find both of your comments to be pretty funny.


OP: Could you please make a video of yourself and post doing your little stances and stuff and post it on Youtube??

leftyman: you can do the same if you'd like.

All three of you are funny. I can picture someone sitting on the pot, moving their arms in Tai Chi....in a van down by the river! (ok sorry)

 

[Specop 007]

Heck with all that running stuff or standing around playing Shaolin monk.

I pop a Xanax and walk out the door to the best day I've ever had....every day!