Thursday, March 17, 2005

Feelings of connection with tai chi

Paradoxically, while multiple sclerosis diminishes feeling in my legs, tai chi engenders wonderful feelings of connectedness. Movement feels like gentle internal ripplings connecting different parts of my body and making it all one. I think of it as finding "the real me" in the tai chi movements.

Wondrous since I had never experienced feelings of connection. I just moved. Although there are many reasons for sticking with tai chi, the real hook, that which makes tai chi mine, are these feelings of hydraulic connection in my daily practice. A day without tai chi and I don't feel myself.

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