O-sensei Morihei Ueshiba (founder of Aikido) .
For those who practice tai chi in nature, taking advantage of the abundance of trees in the vicinity, today we offer a very special year. is a basic exercise for developing sensitivity and energy exchange between self and other living things (in this case, a tree).
ideal environment to implement this activity is the forest, a wooded and little frequented by pedestrians.
The total duration of the activity should increase in progression:
tree, the more lush, the better. In order to be, that is thick trunk and broad leaves. The thicker the tree, the better. Discard the tree trunk and fine needle-shaped leaf.
undoubtedly the best time year, from experience, is spring. The worst winter.
activity and its variants : Stand in front of the tree at a distance of one meter. Feet about the width of our shoulders, knees slightly bent, back and shoulders relaxed. Your two arms stretched forward, toward the tree with your elbows slightly bent and hands with fingers spread open looking at the tree. Close your eyes and try to feel the energy the tree off.
ideal environment to implement this activity is the forest, a wooded and little frequented by pedestrians.
The total duration of the activity should increase in progression:
- The first sessions with 5 minutes is sufficient.
- then after a few weeks, we gradually increase the time by 5 minutes a month.
- With 15 minutes of practice is more than enough. No more is needed.
tree, the more lush, the better. In order to be, that is thick trunk and broad leaves. The thicker the tree, the better. Discard the tree trunk and fine needle-shaped leaf.
undoubtedly the best time year, from experience, is spring. The worst winter.
activity and its variants : Stand in front of the tree at a distance of one meter. Feet about the width of our shoulders, knees slightly bent, back and shoulders relaxed. Your two arms stretched forward, toward the tree with your elbows slightly bent and hands with fingers spread open looking at the tree. Close your eyes and try to feel the energy the tree off.
- As you feel the energy of the tree, is increasing the distance between you and the tree giving half step backward. When the distance is about 2-3 m away will not need more. Will suffice.
- can try to do the same, but with one hand. About
- and slowly your hands away from the trunk, feeling the energy of the tree literally push your hands closer to it. Try
- do the same by varying the height. Do it with your hands above your head and oriented toward the top of the tree; guides your hands into the soil toward the roots, another option is to direct them to the tree to the height of your shoulders or chest ..
- Walk around the tree with hands directed towards him. Rotates in clockwise, from right to left. You have to walk slowly, slowly, slowly, feeling all the time what happens when you move around it.
These exercises, further improve our sensitivity to energy exchange with the tree, contribute greatly to making us more sensitive to nature generally, to love and respect, to feel what it is: a Intricate "life" of which we are part active.
A big hug to all of you
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