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As a martial art, Tai Chi required you to be ​strong, as a moving meditation it asks you be ​focused and disciplined. These skills together will ​bring in you a greater connection between your ​mind and your body.



TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH, ​MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY AND ​EMOTIONALLY. START TAI CHI TODAY.


Welcome to Social Tai Chi. I have been practicing ​tai chi and Chinese martial arts for the past ten ​years. I often say that “Kung Fu saved my life” ​not from a mortal danger, though I do feel ​confident that I can defend myself, not from a ​physical trauma - though my health has certainly ​improved, but from a mental point of view. Tai ​chi has given me the discipline to lead a ​successful life, it has also shown me how to calm ​my thoughts, focus my energy and connect my ​mind and body. - Rafeeqah

PRINCIPLES

MINDFUL MEDITATION

At its highest form, Tai Chi is a moving ​meditation, where the mind is completely ​relaxed and empty and the movements ​come as if the body has always known ​them.


This meditative component starts out ​small in beginners with focus on breath ​and movement co-ordination. This ​encourages the Tai Chi Practitioner to ​pause and be reflective and importantly, ​focus on the movements.

BEING PRESENT

Tai Chi offers the opportunity to ​reconnect the body and mind. As the ​movements are very slow and require a ​high level of focus, the mind-body ​connection is fundamental to Tai Chi.


By reconnecting the body and mind ​through practise we find that ​practitioners have better overall reflexes, ​better spacial awareness and are present ​in their daily activities.


BREATHING

Our breath is our life force. When it is ​controlled and mastered out life follows ​suite. In Tai Chi, we connect the breathe ​era deliberately to a movement in order ​to regain control of our life force.


A focus on breathing helps practitioners ​to find a rhythm and flow in their ​practise, this helps the momentum of the ​form/movements as well as the memory ​to remember what comes next.


LIGHTNESS

So many of us feel the weight and ​significance of our own heavy bodies. ​This comes form the mind as well as from ​a disconnect from the body.


Through Tai Chi you will find your own ​inner lightness. Where the body moves ​gracefully and without effort or ​resistance.

What Our STUDENTS Say

Simple and effective, a ​great start to my day 👊🏽



So far, I am enjoying the ​stretches and strengthening ​techniques. I'm not very ​flexible yet, but I do my best ​with each one and hope to get ​better in time. I love your ​calm voice and teaching ​methods. Thanks​!​


The teachers voice is ​soothing but not ​irritatingly so like a lot of ​instructors. I feel great ​after the first Video. Can't ​wait to see what's next! ​Well done!


CONTACT TO START YOUR JOURNEY

Private Classes Available online ​and in person in Cape Town

Contact: Rafeeqah

taichi@rafeeqah.com

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