Finally something to write about! I know you've all missed my "must-read" posts. No excuses. Just lazy.
Back in 2010, I went to some Saturday morning classes for Tai Chi. It was free, but eventually that class fell apart. I then found one at the Bethlehem Community Center for $5 a class. But it didn't work out with my work schedule.
Tai Chi was easy, but complicated. Each move was really 10 moves and if you did them wrong you could fall or get frustrated. It was very slow. But, as with anything I try, I did what I could. It was slow and I felt better when I did it. After that I probably looked up YouTube videos but didn't follow thru. Sense a theme? I do better with other people keeping me accountable.
The last couple of years I've heard about Qigong (Chee Gong). They have a non-credit class at NCC that I've thought about taking. Everything I had read says that it is similar to Tai Chi. I was on the libraries website and saw they have a Qigong class on Saturday morning. I registered for today's session.
I forgot that today was the Celtic Classic and that the parade starts at the library. Parking was a nightmare. But I made it to class with 5 minutes to spare. It was a full class. Everyone was older. Makes sense. Like Tai Chi, Qigong are meant to be practiced slowly and gently. Qigong is used for self-healing and self-improvement. The exercises are shorter in length and done repetitively. Like Tai Chi it is something you should do daily. We all know that won't happen.
This class practices a set of 15 Taiji Movements. We did the middle 5. They were single movements that could be put together as one large movement. The warm up moves were extensive. We also did three of the five bear walks. They were fun but I couldn't keep my balance. I kept falling forward. Clearly I was doing something wrong. The class finished with a self-massage and meditation.
I think I'll go back if I don't have any other Saturday plans.
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