Tai Chi Chuan/Qigong/Chi-gung
Exercise - Hula Hoop
- Stand with feet close together.
- Close eyes and start to focus on breath.
- Breathe in through the nose and exhale through the mouth. So keep your mouth slightly open and touch the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth.
- Relax and visualise your heart and smile internally or visualise yourself smiling from your heart.
- Warm hands.
- Place hands down lower back.
- Start to rotate hips.
- Repeat exercise for 20 to 30 times.
- Stop and rotate hips in opposite direction.
- Repeat 20 to 30 times.
- Stop and relax.
- Use belly breathing.
Aim:
Relaxes the body and reduces stress.