ES 03: Tiger movement + Tai Chi Skills
Early Summer 03: Tiger Movement + Tai Chi Skills
Early Summer is the Fire season whose associated organs are the Heart and Small Intestines. The movements we practice increase circulation of the blood, promote calmness in the heart, and strength the small muscles of the body.
Video Topics
| 00:00 | Pulling down the heavens (Bow in) |
| Warmup | |
| 00:30 | Hold Position: Embrace the Heart |
| 06:20 | Shake 9 Gates: open joints – break up adhesion |
| 07:40 | Dragon Shake Whiskers: loosen neck and spine |
| 08:40 | Crescent Pose: warm up internals – open vertebrae |
| Lesson | |
| 10:30 | Dragon Spine: move fluids |
| 12:30 | Standing in a Boat: more fluid circulations |
| 14:00 | Tiger Hand Movements – circulation + strength |
| 17:00 | Tiger Bounce: lower body strength |
| 18:00 | Tiger waves its Tail: flexibility |
| 19:30 | Monkey Leaps from Tree: clear lungs |
| 22:00 | Tai Chi Skills: Embrace Sun & Moon – feet, waist, hands |
| 33:00 | Pull Down Heavens (Bow out) |
33 min