this is the tai chi I'm learning

My acupuncturist is teaching me the Yang style long form of tai chi. I don't look quite as effortless and flowing as the gentleman in this video yet, but I have mastered the moves up to about the 3.42 minute mark. I've got a long way to go. There are A LOT of moves — 108 — but many of them repeat. Just memorizing the sequence will be good for not just my body, but my brain.

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