TCC Practice Videos and Handouts Links for JoEtta's Students
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Deepak Chopra
Thank you AIMS students for practicing outside of class.
Links to handouts are listed below
2021 - Grounded on Earth Day through T'ai Chi Chih®
Our intention for this 2021 Earth Day Celebration:
May we
Discover the calming benefits of connecting to our Earth by
Integrating the mind body practice of T’ai Chi Chih® into our daily practice and be
Empowered to soften our thoughts, action and words so,
Together we can create a joyful world grounded in appreciation, love and peace.
Celebrate our grounding connection to Earth through the teaching of T'ai Chi Chih®. Instruction includes four moves and one pose.
Discover, Integrate, Empower - Together
Practice to support your T'ai Chi Chih Journey
Instructions for AIMS students. Week three video is below.
Practice Instruction for AIMS students. You will find the video below.
2023 T'ai Chi Chih® Practice for AIMS Students: Week Three
This practice works as a week 2 practice, too. Just skip the three unfamiliar moves which will be taught in week 3.
Enjoy this week 3 practice of the eleven moves and one pose you have been taught so far. Have fun and smile. May the joy circulated within you spread to all those surrounding you.
Week 4 Practice for AIMS Students
This week four video is a thirty-minute practice featuring the newest move learned: Working the Pulley. The movements are mirrored for the forward and backwards weight shifts. This practice includes lots of cues for moving. Enjoy the Joy Through Movement of this meditative practice. - JoEtta Heck
Passing Clouds for AIMS Students
This video features the movement named Passing Clouds which uses the side-to-side weight shift. Allow the waist turn to guide the changing of the arm movements.
-- JoEtta Heck
How to Pull Taffy
Read this descriptive instruction to learn
- Begin standing in the T'ai Chi Chih stance with feet in a comfortable "v" and posture aligned.
- Shift weight to right and bend right knee.
- Step to left with left leg resting on your left heel. Keep heels of both feet aligned on their back edge.
- Turn waist slightly to the right as you...
- Brush left hand against left leg with palm facing upward moving forearm to rest in front of tantien or belly area with left palm in front of right hipbone. Keep fingers extended softly.
- Cross right arm over the left arm, right palm facing downward. Suspend right arm above left arm in this "x" position.
- Slowly turn waist toward the front wall while moving the "x" to find your palms facing each other in a "pulling taffy" position in front of your right hip bone area.
- Lower left heel to floor during waist turn.
- Glide your weight slowly from right to left as you separate your hands. Both feet connect to the ground with the weight shift. NO rising of the heel after initial lowering.
- During the slow glide of the weight shift from heaviness on the right to heaviness on the left allow your right hand to ground you palm facing the ground near your right thigh while the left hand travels to the left side in an arc parallel to the floor to finally arrive extended on your left side as if offering someone a tray of food.
- Turn your waist slightly towards the left to feel the complete weight shift to the left leg.
- With a complete weight shift, pick up right foot and finish with a graceful conclusion.
- Complete the entire sequence again on the left side.
- Begin standing in the T'ai Chi Chih stance with feet in a comfortable "v" and posture aligned.
- Shift weight to left and bend left knee.
- Step to right with right leg resting on your right heel. Keep heels of both feet aligned on their back edge.
- Turn waist slightly to the left as you...
- Brush right hand against right leg with palm facing upward moving forearm to rest in front of tantien or belly area with right palm in front of left hipbone. Keep fingers extended softly.
- Cross left arm over right arm, right palm facing downward. Suspend left arm above right arm in this "x" position.
- Slowly turn waist toward the front wall while moving the "x" to find your palms facing each other in a "pulling taffy" position in front of your left hip bone area.
- Lower right heel to floor during waist turn.
- Glide your weight slowly from left to right as you separate your hands. Both feet connect to the ground with the weight shift. NO rising of the heel after initial lowering.
- During the slow glide of the weight shift from heaviness on the left to heaviness on the right allow your left hand to ground you, palm facing the ground near your left thigh while the right hand travels to the right side in an arc parallel to the floor to finally arrive extended on your right side as if offering someone a tray of food.
- Turn your waist slightly towards the right to feel the complete weight shift to the right leg.
- With a complete weight shift, pick up left foot and finish with a graceful conclusion.
- This is one set.
- Complete three sets for the Pulling Taffy movement.
Week 6 Practice for AIMS Students
This week six video is a brief practice featuring the newest moves learned: Pulling Taffy and Pulling Taffy variation two - wrist circles. This is a side to side weight shift. The waist turn guides the arm movement. For Six Healing Sounds: Ho Hu Tzu - left side starts first, Shuh, She, Chwee - right side starts first - JoEtta Heck
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Week 8 Practice Video for AIMS Students
This video is a short practice for the AIMS Community College students. The movements are not shown mirrored. This practice does include pulling taffy and passing clouds. - JoEtta Heck
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