Tai Chi what goes on in the body and mind?
By Birgit Schoeniger The air is fresh, and a peaceful atmosphere permeates throughout the house. It is 6 o’clock in the evening. I am standing still; comfortably settling into the first of the learned Tai Chi positions. The mind is focused on every tiny move about to be taken. These are flowing, slow movements without pain, without hassle, almost effortless. It feels smooth, even gliding from one posture into another. Calm settles within the restless mind that always seems to race ahead. Today’s clutter of thoughts, experience and emotions drain away. A feeling of relaxation, completeness, harmony and calm pervades the body. At this moment in time I am simply ‘being’. How does one bring the body and mind in harmony with each other and at the same time learn about the self? I went to find some answers by speaking to Tuan Yu, a PHD student, teaching Tai Chi Yang Style at the University of Kent. Tuan, born in Malaysia, was introduced to Tai Chi more than twenty years ago. He was taught ho
