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In a stressed out world where inner peace seems an elusive commodity, the ancient art of bodily movement called Tai Chi can help. Cicily Thomas tells us how.
If that meme rings a bell with you, then it is time for you to explore Tai Chi. If Meditation and sitting still bothers you, if holding the postures of Yoga makes you nervous, then Tai Chi is for you. Tai Chi is a series of bodily movements that is performed in a slow and graceful manner, with each movement flowing smoothly into the next. It is a martial art originally practiced in China. The Chi is not alien to Indians, Chi is nothing but Prana, the vital force that moves you. Tai chi is all about making the Prana flow fluidly through your body.
Tai Chi blends so well with the nature and doesn’t require any special equipment. All that is required is being in harmony with yourself. In my conversation with Cicily Thomas who runs the Vital Force Tai Chi Academy, she shares how she discovered the magic of Tai Chi and how it has impacted a kinesthetic person like her. Cicily Thomas had been practicing Yoga since childhood but couldn’t quite grasp the meditation part of it.
Once she learned Tai chi, it complemented her Yoga practice and she is able to practice several meditation techniques including Vipassana which involves sitting still for several hours in the day for several days and of course the standing Wuji meditations in Taiji and Qigong.
Watch this episode of The Prathibha Sastry Show with Cicily Thomas to learn about the benefits of Tai Chi and few movements that can be done at home.
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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