Dear Reader,

This issue features an article and a video clip on mindfulness techniques that may help improve your sports performance. There are also personal stories about my work in the aged care sector and the sports arena. Plus other Tai Chi information.

Regards
Chris Bennett
Chris Chi

Recently I had a very enjoyable time running my Sports Chi presentation for the Waverley Warriors women's football team.

We covered Tai Chi basics, adapted for football, which included mindfulness, correct body structure, breathing, balance, relaxation, protecting yourself and Chi.

Twenty five women attended plus one eight old boy who did an outstanding job performing the 'don't think, sink' drill.

Read More ...

A quote by Chungliang Al Huang which resonates with me.

'Tai Chi does not mean oriental wisdom or something exotic. It is the wisdom of your own senses, your own mind and body together as one process'.

An interesting clip which shows 'a brief introduction to the five elements or phases used in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Tai Chi by Danny Blyth of the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine. A brief look of the basic arrangements and resonances of the elements along with a brief history.'

The five elements talked about in this clip:- Fire - Earth - Metal - Water - Wood are also important so as to understand Tai Chi on a deeper level.