I've been doing tai chi for three years but every time I get to push hands practice I freeze up and can't feel what my partner is doing even though I understand it intellectually. My teacher keeps saying 'just relax and listen' but I have no idea what that actually means.
More people experience this than they realize.
The gap between conceptual understanding and embodied knowing reveals how deeply we resist genuine receptivity and presence.
“Where Are You with Traditional movement practices — Tai Chi yoga qigong martial arts?”
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