Tai Chi

LightLizard · Post by **LightLizard** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:23 pm

i used to teach it for a living (for the 10 or so years before i became ill)-
but had not taught for the past two years. last week, an old student of mine got in touch and asked if i were up to doing some private lessons in her home. we got together yesterday and it felt real good to be 'back in the saddle' again! P/D rocks!

love

~LL~

dkjane · Post by **dkjane** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:18 pm

I think it's great that you continue with the Tai Chi!
How about getting some kidney patient together...doesn't relax the mind?
Jane

LightLizard · Post by **LightLizard** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:26 pm

yes jane, it is a very soothing practice for mind, as well as body.
i have offered my services to the kidney foundation, through my dietician, and she has put my suggestion to the hospital's rehabilitation network.

lao tzu wrote 'the journey of a thousand miles begins
with a single step....'

some have difficulty taking that first step. but, i am a patient patient.

love

~LL~

JMan · Post by **JMan** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:31 pm

Is this a stupid question, but why the 'link' between tai chi & PD?

Surely anyone can, tx, dx or or pd?? All pretty good if they work well

J

LightLizard · Post by **LightLizard** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:39 pm

well, for me, hemo dialysis often left me too exhausted to even walk for very far, let alone practice tai chi. i found that on hemo, my energy fluctuated from one extreme to another, from day to day, whereas on P/D, my energy has become more stabalised and consistent. my B/P is also more stable on P/D and my weight fluctuates less. all of these factors make performing tai chi more pleasureable for me.

love

~LL~

Hal · Post by **Hal** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:57 pm

Hi,

Sounds good... when I was on PD and at uni, I did quite a bit of Tai Chi.

Used to go to the council centres in Liverpool - I was the youngest there by 30 years at the least!

It used to be very convenient to go during the day and cost about Â£1.50 a session.

Now I'm in London and working its very difficult to go, plus costs a fortune. I can't really commit to being there every week of a 12 week course and nowhere seems to offer it just learning as you go along as I did in Liverpool.

Will have to stick to the gym and trying to get to playing a bit of tennis again.

Glad you are enjoying it again,

Hal

LightLizard · Post by **LightLizard** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:06 pm

thanks hal, that's nice to read.
my skill level is nowhere what it used to be, of course, but it just feels good to be able to do it again!

love

~LL~

diandy · Post by **diandy** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:15 pm

Dear lightlizard,

A few things sprung to mind when I read this thread. Firstly how wonderful it must feel for you to be getting back into something you clearly love doing and secondly how great it would be for others with kidney conditions not only have tai chi lessons but to be given by someone on dialysis. Sounds great all round to me!

di

LightLizard · Post by **LightLizard** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:57 am

thanks di. when i first got sick i couldn't practice at all. then, as i regained some strength, i felt that it would be hypocritical, at least, to teach a health art, knowing the condition that i was in. but now, i do see how, regardless of my condition, there are many that could benefit from the practice, really.
twice, my doctors expected me to die, in the past two years. the only thing they can attribute my survival to is the many years i practiced tai chi (and qigong) - which blessed me with strong lungs and a strong heart. that, in itself, is reason enough to get me teaching again. not to mention the excessive boredom that comes with inactivity, and my need for making a little extra cash.

love

~LL~