Balance your body
What is balance?
Balance is a condition of stillness and rest. People cannot reasonably find a fixed point of balance in their lives because life is not static. The changing nature of existence means that we need to be re-adjusting constantly. This process of continual re-adjustment is called dynamic balancing and occurs in relation to the changing nature of what is happening. We cannot expect to be 'balanced' because nothing in our lives will ever remain stable and fixed.Balancing
There are different ways in which you can work on balance:1. Body posture
2. Body usage
3. Energy
4. 3 crucibles
5. Relationship
Yang style tai chi was designed to balance all of these areas every time you practice the form. Unfortunately, daily life unbalances us, so we need to re-balance at the start of each day.
The 3 crucibles
The '3 crucibles' or tan tien (dan dee-yen) refer to three cavities within the body: the skull, the chest and the abdomen. These relate to three qualities:1. Intellect
2. Emotion
3. Instinct
The skull/intellect must balance with chest/emotion and abdomen/instinct. Commonly, when people say 'tan tien', they are referring to the lower of the three crucibles Meditation is the process of balancing the 3 crucibles.
