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16. I love tai chi! I leaned 1/3 of a form in a class...

Wed Jan 21, 2026, 01:22 AM

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Which I practiced regularly for about 5 yrs, then tapered off.

A few years later I learned a differ form from a PT who was learning from a teacher in Chinatown.
I developed a text, and special simple drawn figure illustrations from the side, and above.
Did that for 5 years, then tapered off. I made a very nice version that i gave a copy to the PT, as a TY bc, wr met 1xs wk during her morning break.

I remember a little, and do the "cloud hands" part with a bit more.

I keep thinking I should relook at my notes/drawings. They're somewhere!
I attribute partly having no chronic pain at 72 3/4s to those 10 solid yrs of it plus the 4 yrs off tapering off.

Ty for reminding me. Going to put a reminder on my phone! 👍

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I love tai chi! I leaned 1/3 of a form in a class... electric_blue68 Yesterday #16

well, OK....i am impressed.....i was skeptical when i kept seeing AI ads saying 7 minutes a day, sitting in a chair.... Gato Moteado 22 hrs ago #17

Oh, dear, I wasn't clear enough! This was Fully Standing Up tai chi!. NOT in a chair. electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #18

ah, that's very different..... Gato Moteado 19 hrs ago #19

Got it. electric_blue68 19 hrs ago #20