If you have been practicing Tai Chi Chuan for a couple of years abut you do not not feel chi flow through your entire body, check your body positioning.
Get into your best wu chi position. Have someone take a picture of your positioning.
Now, ask yourself the following questions about your position:
Now, ask yourself the following questions about your position:
- Back: slightly rounded?
- Crown of your head: pointed upward. (chin slightly and gently tucked downward).
- Hips: tucked underneath you?
- Knees: bent enough? (For most people, it's about two inches.)
- Chest: slightly rounded and hollow?
- Feet: about shoulder width apart?
- Sole of the foot: can you feel it? (Triangle made by the ball of the little toe, ball of the big toe and the heel).
- Shoulders: down and relaxed?
Make adjustments as necessary.
When you are ready, form a small ball with your hands in front of your body. (Your arms should be down and relaxed, hands relaxed with fingers slightly opened).
Breathe into your dan tien. After a minute or two, you should feel your tai chi ball.
Remember, the feeling is not the same for everyone: you could be heat, vibration, tingling or magnetic with opposing polarities.
When you do get a sensation, hold it for a couple of minutes, and repeat to be sure what you felt was real (though, in most cases, there is little doubt).
Be sure to practice often — and find a class, and a teacher, in your area to help you. Feel free to e-mail me if you have questions or need help finding a class.
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