Tai Chi

While living in Asia, I observed many older people (and some young ones, too)

gathering and doing an interesting series of exercises.

At the park near our home in Chaing Mai, Thailand, a group gathered in the late

afternoons. But they all seemed to already know the moves and I felt I couldn't join them until I knew what I was doing.

And then our gym here in Longview began offering Beginner Tai Chi.

Just what I was looking for.

I go once a week. I'm just learning. But already I'm getting the hang of it.

I've learned it is a discipline of control, posture, breathing.

It works in a different way on my body than the Silver Sneakers cardio class

I attend. In fact, my new Tai Chi teacher is in my cardio class.

If you'd like to read up on it, you might be interested in looking at

this website:  http://www.everyday-taichi.com/