I am a mature senior citizen, and have been learning Tai Chi for a few months. A few weeks ago, my daughter, her husband and I decided to climb Mt William – a very steep mountain in the Grampians. It is about 3.5 kilometres from the bottom to the top. The first part of the climb, which was a little bit less than 1 kilometre, I just made it with difficulty. I thought that I had better not go any further. I sat on a rock and decided to wait for them to come down.
But then I thought I could try it and put my Tai Chi breathing technique to the test. I am proud to say that I made it to the top with greater ease. My daughter could hardly believe it when she saw me at the top of the mountain. She and her husband were extremely impressed.
