by DeBorah Luckett DaySpecial to the Tri-State DefenderI was about nine years old the first time I saw a tall muscular guy standing in the neighbor’s yard on one leg. He seemed to have been moving in slow motion.
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Deborah Luckett Day has incorporated the practice of Tai Chi into her lifestyle. (Courtesy Photo)
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Wow! Who is that? And what is he doing?
The questions were just two that flooded my mind. I finally got a chance to ask him. He was from California, visiting his father, Mr. Mac – the neighborhood know-it-all. He explained that he was doing an ancient martial art called Tai Chi.
I spent the next 40-plus years looking for a Tai Chi class. Then one Sunday it finally happened. My husband was scanning the Sunday newspaper and saw a Tai Chi class offered on Tuesday and Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at Trinity Baptist Church in Cordova. I sent an email and phoned the point of contact. Even before my first class I was convinced that this was for me. It has proven to be everything I expected, and more.
The exercises have been a tremendous help to me physically. I am taking Tai Chi, a special Sun style as developed Dr. Paul Lam, for arthritis.
The music and meditative breathing has done wonders for my mind and soul. My movements are not as graceful as the muscular young man from years ago, but I’m getting there.
