Butterfly Tai Chi - Health, Energy and Tranquillity in 10 Minutes a Day [electronic resource

Take just ten minutes out of your day to practise the seven simple, elegant movements that form the routine of Butterfly Tai Chi and you will feel healthier and more energised. Martin Faulks was inspired by observing butterflies to develop a system of Tai Chi that could be performed in a limited space and within a relatively short time - a form that would involve virtually no movement while maintaining the flow of internal energy. 'I watched a butterfly beating its wings to warm itself and it dawned on me that this was the only animal I had ever seen doing what appeared to be exercise on one spot - the butterfly was stationary, but inside its blood was circulating through its whole being. I then realized that if the Tai Chi practitioner was to be stationary, someh Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; The Story of Tai Chi; The Tao; About Butterfly Tai Chi; What are the Health Benefits of Tai Chi; How to Practise; Yin and Yang; Butterfly Tai Chi Basic Set; Horse Riding Stance; Lifting Water; Pat the Horse; Needle at the Bottom of the Sea; Golden Cockerel Stands on One Leg; Opening the Rainbow; Cow Turns to Look at the Moon; Closing the Door; Butterfly Tai Chi Advanced Set; Alternate Punching; Dredging the Sea and Looking at the Sky; Push Kick; Opening the Chest; Double Dragons Spiralling on the Pillar; Acknowledgements; Copyright