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posted by [personal profile] brightfame at 04:42pm on 26/09/2009
Beautiful, insightful post. I too am conscious of certain ingrained reflexes, more so of the mind than the body, which limit my ability to interact freely and openly with certain people. I did find that re-training both mind and body in tai chi was of great help to me. Being at rest, relaxed, where you neither brace for attack nor prepare to attack, is the best place to be.

May you breathe freely, walk easy and shine brightly from now until forever.
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posted by [personal profile] devohoneybee at 05:28pm on 26/09/2009
thank you. *putting hands together in a bow*

i gave tai chi a pretty good try -- did classes for a year or so, stopped for a while, then tried again. i love the flow of it, the meditative way of moving through space. sadly, my left hip never got used to the movements, and persisted in making it too painful to ever get really comfortable with. i'm looking to get back into doing some pilates/gyrotonics work to try to re-arrange some of those old holding patterns, and perhaps i can get back to the tai chi after that...
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posted by [personal profile] brightfame at 05:36pm on 26/09/2009
That would be great! And if the tai chi is still too difficult, there are some styles that are more upright and put less stress on the legs and hips, so try shopping around for other instructors, or those who specialise in teaching people with joint problems.
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