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When I (throw) into 33℃ heat and high humidity (湿度), while holding a tiring standing pose for 20 minutes, clearing my mind became impossible. Sweat drops rolled down my back, my legs were shaking like flags in a storm, my arms felt like they were about to fall off. Instead of emptying my mind, I was doing 60-second countdowns in my head (help) the time pass. That was my first morning of a three-week experience in Tai Chi at a school in a tiny village in Guangxi.
Our teacher, the soft-spoken Master Ping, is in his early 30s but (practise) Tai Chi for more than 20 years. When he showed me the moves, went naturally from one to the next, he looked graceful and smooth. Then it was my turn to try. Simple-looking moves —with names like "White crane spreads its wings" —turned out to be (extreme) challenging. Considering all the years of yoga I've done, I thought my (flexible) wasn't too bad, in this Tai Chi class I was clumsy and awkward. Thanks to Master Ping's patient help, I stopped (feel) worried and started to focus on the gentle moves of my body.
I couldn't ask for better introduction to the deep and complex world of Tai Chi.
