Lesson Six - Tai Chi Basic Form Lesson

In review ...

First, move from side to side with complete separation of weight. Know your weight is completely separate by checking it.

Second, relax all the muscles. Think of your muscles as wax on a candle that are melting off the body. Only use enough force to keep the position of the body.

Third, sink -- that is make sure your shoulders, elbows and knees sink and do not rise up with tension.

Fourth, move from your center ... if you place your thumbs on your belly button -- your palms fall into the perfect center of the body.

Fifth, breath deeply into the lower abdomen. Inhale into the palms (the center of the body) and exhale from the bottom of the lungs first. That allows the lungs to completely clear. This fills the body with tranquility and serenity. Practice this deep breath separately until you can do so in the form.

Sixth, move the body as a whole. The waist is the commander of all movement. Movement arises from the feet and manifests itself in the fingers. Tai Chi is an integrated movement using the whole body.

Repeat the five movements of sparrow side to side and embrace the next position on a circle. Each movement will repeat three times. Continue until the circle is complete. Slow the movements until you can complete a circle in ten minutes.

The following video shows sparrow on two sides of the circle. As you do the form repeat sparrow around the circle until you have completed ten minutes of Tai Chi.

Sparrow Basic Form Movements

Learn this lesson well to be ready for lesson seven.

The Sparrow Regenerative Healthcare movement is illustrated below with Mind Mapping