Trying Out Tai Chi
Designed by BearmoreAlways fancied trying tai chi? This is the one.
A first go at tai chi, ease in with some conscious breathing and close out with a short session of gratitude and journaling.
The runsheet
Slow breathing to set the pace
Breath workA few minutes of slow breathing to set the unhurried cadence that Tai Chi works on so you arrive ready.
6 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing breath work before tai chi
These go especially well together because breath work delivers the regulated rhythm Tai Chi's movement is led by, so the practice picks up where breath work left off.
Your first go at tai chi
Tai ChiSlow, flowing movement you can follow at any level. It might be clumsy at first; the point is to move gently, not to perform.
19 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing tai chi before gratitude
This works well because the settled state can make a short gratitude practice feel honest rather than performed.
Feeling grateful
GratitudeA short session while the body is still calm, so a little gratitude feels real and not constructed.
6 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing gratitude before journaling
This is a strong combination because gratitude practice surfaces specific things worth remembering, which writing then captures and makes available later.
Time well spent.
53m spent doing something good for yourself.
The breakdown
Burst evaluation
Wellbeing focus
About this Burst
A gentle Burst built around tai chi, for a genuine first try or a weekly reset. It opens with a few minutes of breathing to set the slow cadence that Tai Chi asks for, then the tai chi itself, a short gratitude session and some journalling to close it out. No experience needed, and it scales to any age or mobility.