15-Minute Gentle Tai Chi for Beginners Over 60 🌿 | Follow Along at Home
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15-Minute Gentle Tai Chi for Beginners Over 60 🌿 | Follow Along at Home
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Gentle Tai Chi Living
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304 просмотра · 6 дн. назад
New to Tai Chi, and over sixty? Follow along with this gentle 15-minute Tai Chi session for beginners, made for adults 50, 60, 70 and beyond. No experience and no equipment needed.
Join Lisa for 15 slow, low-impact exercises, with Sarah guiding you through each one. Keep a sturdy chair or a wall nearby, move at your own pace, and use a smaller range of motion whenever you like. Seated options are mentioned throughout.
WHAT YOU'LL PRACTICE
Standing breath setup, raising and lowering hands, Part the Wild Horse's Mane, White Crane Spreads Its Wings, Brush Knee and Push, Playing the Lute, Repulse Monkey, Grasp the Bird's Tail, Single Whip, Wave Hands Like Clouds, High Pat on Horse, a gentle waist and spine rotation, Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg, opening and closing hands, and the Closing Form.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Welcome
0:24 1. Standing Breath Setup
1:24 2. Raising & Lowering Hands
2:24 3. Part the Wild Horse's Mane
3:24 4. White Crane Spreads Its Wings
4:24 5. Brush Knee and Push
5:24 6. Playing the Lute
6:24 7. Repulse Monkey
7:24 8. Grasp the Bird's Tail
8:24 9. Single Whip
9:24 10. Wave Hands Like Clouds
10:24 11. High Pat on Horse
11:24 12. Waist & Spine Rotation (general mobility)
12:24 13. Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg
13:24 14. Opening & Closing Hands (Tai Chi-inspired)
14:24 15. Closing Form
15:24 Wrap-up
SAFETY
This video is for general educational purposes and is not medical advice. Please check with your doctor before starting a new exercise routine, especially if you have health concerns, a recent injury or surgery. Stop if you feel pain, dizziness, chest pain or unusual shortness of breath. Your balance and comfort always come first.
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