Dtergent
Bluelight Crew
Does anyone else have a qigong or tai chi experience to share?
I just started qigong and it is AWESOME!
Recently I began with some simple exercises that got me feeling better than I have in a long time.
During the past few months, I started stickfighting. It made my body "harder". I felt like I had a new stiffness. I've always been a mellow person, not prone to sudden movements, etc. Stickfighting made me a little different, and I found that the combat reflexes also sometimes led me to a bit of aggression in my head. It gives me adrenaline and circulation, but it doesn't give me the stillness of mind that yoga and dance do.
I love stickfighting, so I needed something to slow me down to my normal self. Qigong is perfect, you can do it anywhere-- in your chair, in your garden, in line for stuff (if you don't care what people say), etc. There are so many styles. It has the movements of martial arts but is slow, deliberate, adaptable... like dancing!
But it's more than that. You're actually taking and distributing energy through your body. I understand that this isn't for everyone, but it's an amazing feeling, when you're able to channel your "qi"
. We had to do it in grade school so I was pretty used to it, but all my friends thought it was bizarre.
Of course there are stereotypes of people doing it that look like this:
But I'm pretty normal and it fits my life well. Think it's a keeper

I just started qigong and it is AWESOME!
Recently I began with some simple exercises that got me feeling better than I have in a long time.

During the past few months, I started stickfighting. It made my body "harder". I felt like I had a new stiffness. I've always been a mellow person, not prone to sudden movements, etc. Stickfighting made me a little different, and I found that the combat reflexes also sometimes led me to a bit of aggression in my head. It gives me adrenaline and circulation, but it doesn't give me the stillness of mind that yoga and dance do.
I love stickfighting, so I needed something to slow me down to my normal self. Qigong is perfect, you can do it anywhere-- in your chair, in your garden, in line for stuff (if you don't care what people say), etc. There are so many styles. It has the movements of martial arts but is slow, deliberate, adaptable... like dancing!
But it's more than that. You're actually taking and distributing energy through your body. I understand that this isn't for everyone, but it's an amazing feeling, when you're able to channel your "qi"

Of course there are stereotypes of people doing it that look like this:

But I'm pretty normal and it fits my life well. Think it's a keeper
