I became interested in Tai Chi, one of the best known
martial arts from ancient China (more information
and history).
I’ve been receiving acupuncture, and I wanted to try something myself to nurture my
internal energy, qi, to enhance my wellness. I don’t want you to think Tai Chi is a mere workout or exercise;
it is an art.
I came across Dr. Paul Lam’s
Tai Chi for Health series on YouTube.
I watched the free first lessons, and I was very impressed with the slow
pace, thorough instructions of every step, and helpful explanation of Tai Chi philosophy. The slow pace and
detailed instruction are must for me. I often get frustrated with yoga classes
both in person and videos because the pace is too fast, and the instruction isn’t
always clear. Dr. Lam’s calm and kind voice alone makes you peaceful and happy.
You feel like he is really there in front of you to guide you through.
I bought Tai
Chi for Energy (outside
USA), and I am in the middle of the 8-lesson course. In each lesson, you will learn only a segment of the complete sequence of movements (3 minutes in total). Each lesson goes over the previous learned forms, and the
sequence gets longer. I practice
each lesson for 3-4 days before moving on to the next lesson because I’m so
looking forward to the next lesson although my movement isn’t smooth yet. The
reason I said Tai Chi is an art is the first movement you learn is to put the
foot apart. You have to put your
mind to every single movement, however simple and subtle it is. Tai Chi trains your mind to slow down
and concentrate. It takes time and
many practices to “master” seemingly easy flow of slow movements. It can be very difficult for some people
to slow down, but once you let yourself go and follow the flow, it will be very
calming as well as revitalizing.
This page shows you
what DVDs you can start with. Tai
Chi is proven beneficial especially for people with arthritis, and Dr. Lam’s Tai
Chi for Arthritis is endorsed by Arthritis Foundations and CDC. There are many other DVDs such as Tai
Chi for Diabetes, Tai Chi for Rehabilitation, and Tai Chi for
Osteoporosis.
I am not getting
compensation for promoting the products.
I simply believe that they are the best DVDs to learn Tai Chi.