Every mistake carries an inherent lesson.
(Buddha)
Something else
It is common for people to see tai chi as just another night
school class, 'alternate therapy', a
martial art or perhaps
even
dance.
Tai chi is far more than this.
It is not merely an alternative to yoga,
pilates, karate or
line dancing.
Beyond exercise
If you were to study pilates for decades it is unlikely that the
system would fundamentally change your
temperament,
world view,
relationship with
others and provide a viable system of self defence.
Pilates would undoubtedly improve your quality of life,
health and posture.
But that is all.
Tai chi begins where the other exercise systems finish.
The
physical work is just
the start of your training; most of the real work is
psychological.
Learning the system may completely change the
way in which you live and to regard it as
purely exercise is to
see only what you want to see.
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