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Couples in the College - Lena and Edward Yong |
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 I had never envisaged taking up Tai Chi. I’d always assumed that it was an exotic Chinese art form for “older people”!
However, seven years ago our son died in an accident while travelling overseas – something else I, or no other parent, wants to envisage, let alone experience. As we struggled to get through each new day without him, family and friends cocooned us with love and support. It was at this time that my sister, who had previously done Tai Chi with Master Eng Chor, encouraged Edward to try a class. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 14 March 2008 )
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Couples in the College - Yvonne and Noel Schmidt |
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 Yvonne started Tai Chi in 1993 with Jean and Graham at the Waverley centre – her aim being to find a little balance in life, after running a very busy take-away shop. In early 1994, she moved to the new Glen Iris Saturday (the forerunner of the Ashburton class) morning class that had just started up in Toorak Rd.
There she met Noel, who was also a founding member of this new Saturday morning class, and who was looking for a mix of some gentler exercise (after doing all the standard energetic physical sports when younger and was now starting to feel the effect of some injuries) and his desire to further explore some Eastern philosophies. However, for the next two years, they both lived in their own separate work and Tai Chi worlds. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 15 August 2008 )
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Couples in the College - Nola Williams and Norm Morcom |
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 Nola’s been practicing Tai Chi for about 14 years and Norm for about 4. We met in 2003 on an expedition to Svalbard which is about as close as you can get to the North Pole and still be on land. While there we discovered we lived less than a kilometre apart in Mount Waverley. (All was very proper during the trip – we didn’t even hold hands!)
When Nola mentioned she practiced Tai Chi, Norm said he had just purchased a video (not from Celestial) to learn something about it, but was finding it difficult. He had been having trouble with back pain and a frozen shoulder and had unsuccessfully tried Yoga and Pilates.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 14 March 2008 )
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Time for aCHIevement - Tony Hamilton |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 15 February 2008 )
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Remembering Tai Chi - Practical Tips - Suzette Hosken |
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 Now that many of us are taking classes with Master Yan Gen Lai as well as our regular classes, it might be timely to think about how we learn. We all learn at different speeds and in different ways, so what works for you? Do you have trouble remembering your tai chi?
Take a moment to go back to the basics and consider some of the ideas below to help you make the most of this great learning opportunity.
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