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So happy that you found the video helpful. That's amazing - Keep going! :)

So glad you're enjoying it. Keep going!! :)

Lol, Hopefully this will resolve the confusion. You'll notice at the beginning of each lesson it says 'This video has been flipped around so that you can mirror me'. I did this so you can watch the video and match my movements exactly without having to do some kind of mental gymnastics. (When I say left, it should match your left leg etc) A lot of times teachers don't flip their screens and you spend time trying to do the opposite.

@@taijialive Ok, thanks.

Hey there! Thanks so much, my pleasure

Awesome! Dragon Dao Yin is so powerful in many ways. Keep going!

My pleasure! So glad you're enjoying them. Lol I know getting feet, head and brains in the right order is tricky :)

Thanks so much and good suggestion! :)

If you go to the 'Playlist' section on the YT menu > 'Learn Basic Taiji Chuan' and you'll find them all there :)

Hi Daniel, thanks If you go to the 'Playlist' section on the YT menu > 'Learn Basic Taiji Chuan' and you'll find them all there :) As of today I still have a few to go.

Absolutely! Glad you're enjoying the series.

My pleasure, so glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you so much, my pleasure :)

Thanks so much for the kind, considerate words! :)

You're so welcome, I'm happy you're enjoying it :)

That's great. So happy it's working for you :)

Thanks so much! Hope it helped :)

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :)

My pleasure, glad you're enjoying the videos :)

Thank you for the question. Yes we consciously placing our minds into specific areas (i.e. the shoulders, pelvis or the entire body) and then releasing any tension, stress or clinging associated found within that area. This is done through breath and relaxation. We just allow the flesh to gradually sink down and away from the bone / skeleton. We are using focus, breath and gravity to release.

@@taijialive when you said we use the focus do we do it with a feeling rather than intellectually? What do you mean we also use gravity to release? I wish you respond earlier.

@@נאדר-ש4ז To focus on something we need to use the mind and intention. However as well as the intellect we also use breath and physical release, allowing the flesh to sink (let go/relax). We consciously keep the bones light and fixed in place and allow the flesh to pull down and away. As gravity is constantly pulling downward we use it to help us in this release process.

You are so welcome

Thank you. Glad it was helpful!

Thank you :)

Thanks CJ. The sensations of that breeze, the feeling of that sand between my toes and the sun - so powerful!

Thank you! 😊

Aww thank you! It was such an incredible setting :)

Yay, so glad to hear that, it was just incredible!

Thanks so much 😊

How to find that feeling?

Thank you for the question. I'll try to keep this short but the process takes time and patience. The first task is to allow the mind to be absorbed into the body. Our mind tends to be 'stuck' in one area of the body (like behind our eyes) and we need to expand that awareness so that the entire body is involved. While this is happening we need to hold the bones in place (this is the structure where we will hang the flesh). Then we need to allow anything that is not bone: skin, internal organs, fascia, blood to sink and pull down (using gravity) away from our bones. This creates the internal stretch we need to start the process of release. By holding the skeleton in place and sinking the flesh (allowing it to be pulled down by gravity) we will begin to feel heaviness in the feet, legs and hands. I hope this sheds a little light on the process.

@@taijialive thank you

Please answer do i just need yo saturate my mind inside the body?​@@taijialive

It's not to consciously release the muscles?

Hello, I have lots of videos talking about releasing the flesh. Start with the ones with Wuji. Hope that helps :)

@@taijialive but do you have to do something physical? How can I find the right intention in releasing the flesh?

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Thank you and great attention to detail! Yes I appreciate that you understand that we are practicing an art and that art may be interpreted in different ways even in the same family of TTC!

@@taijialive I meant the Third Section of the Long Form. That is the one that contains most of the kicks. And, I have been doing it both ways since my last post. Good luck on your Journey.

Hi there! Great question, unfortunately I can't give you a simple answer. It really depends on the person and where they are in their own physical health and ability. For one person standing for 6 minutes might be extremely daunting while for another a half an hour might be a piece of cake. Use your own judgement and once you find your own 'comfort level' then I'd suggest slowly adding a few minutes to that time. I would say that for a person of average physical health if, after the first year, they can stand comfortably in Wuji for 20 minutes then you are on the right track. In my own practice and observation 20 minutes + is where one begins to experience many of the benefits but again this is not an exact science. Hope that helps :)

Thank you, but could you give me your version of the video?

Thank you! 😊

my pleasure. thanks so much for watching!

You are so welcome and thank you for watching! :)