Infinite Tai Chi – Stages 4 & 5
Stage Four
End of stage three -Extend dragon’s wing to the centre –left arm forward
Tai Chi circle –with right arm- aligning on left leg
Pillar in the sky –standing on left leg-left hand up to heaven right hand down to earth
Walking in the air –to your right. Align on right leg-pull left palm up to waist –Kick out left foot, step with left foot and point down to the ocean with right toes and right hand while guarding heart with left hand.
Swivel round on right heel
Cross your heart
Hold the golden sun
Step out with left leg
Push the golden sun down (spreading your fingers) three times
Half moon circle (push right hand back with left fingers gently touching wrist)
Punch through (right hand forms a soft fist and punches through from the waist)
Bring your back foot up to the front foot at right angles
Half moon circle
Punch through stepping forward with your left foot
Sink down to the lotus pond – weight 70% on back leg, palms pushing down to earth
Rise up to the lotus flower both hands coming up through the waist and opening up and out at heart level
Scooping hands - right hand first –soft water element. Align on left leg
Lotus walking and waving hands like the clouds –right- left- right
Open the rainbow bridge
Half moon kick –to your left
Step across to the right
Open the rainbow bridge
Kick and point –with right leg
Turn -to face the front
Hold the silver moon (right hand facing up to your throat centre –left hand toward dantien)
Silken hands –start with right hand moving to right then left hand moves across your throat/heart to the left–after three sets raise right arm to the sky-palm down to earth
Touch a star
Waterfall –step to left with left foot –bring left palm down over knee to earth and then up to waist three times –imagine water cascading down from right hand through both arms
Streak of lightning –right hand comes down and sweeps across your body to merge slowly with left hand as you align on left leg and step forward with your right leg to form
Golden Shield –Hold for a few seconds
Swivel back heel so that you are facing to the back left hand corner and step out with left foot
Push the fire palm –push right arm through -right palm extended to front
Reflections in the mirror- left palm comes up to face third eye
Repeat ‘push the fire palm’ two more times
Lotus walking and waving hands like clouds –to your right
Align on left leg –slide right leg straight back and then turn to face the front
Lotus step and waving hands to the left
Rainbow bridge
Half moon kick- to your right
Cross over to the left
Kick and point –with left leg. Swivel on left heel
Holding the silver moon –left hand facing throat centre-right hand facing dantien (like holding a baby)
Silken hands –beginning with left hand crossing throat/heart to the left-three sets
Touch a star –with your left hand. Align onto left leg and step out with right leg
Waterfall –bring right hand down over knee and back to waist –three times
Streak of lightning –left hand down and across your body, align onto right foot and slowly merge with right hand as left leg steps forward to form
Golden shield- hold and breathe and feel surrounded by a shield of golden light
Stage Five
Swivel back heel so that you are facing to the back right hand corner and step out with right foot
Push the fire palm (left palm out to the front ) and
Reflections in the mirror (right palm up towards third eye)
Repeat pushing the fire palm three times
Align onto right foot and step out to front with left leg
Hold the golden sun-palms facing each other
Horizontal cosmic circles –three times
Pull right hand back, form Iron Bridge with left arm and punch from the heart with right arm
Small step up with right foot to right
Open the rainbow bridge as lift left leg
Kick and Point with left leg. Cross to the right
Angels Dancing. - Align on right leg
Swallow Flies South- step out to left- sweep both arms up to heaven, palms outstretched
Spread your wings- left arm pointing up to heaven, right hand down to earth
Cross right foot over left then step back with left foot
Hold the golden sun
Push the golden sun down -three times fingers stretched out to the earth
Half moon circle- push left palm back with fingers of right hand gently touching left wrist
Punch through
Bring back foot up to front foot- at right angles
Half moon circle
Step forward with right foot and
Punch through
Down to lotus pond palms pushing down and backwards
Lotus Flower –hands opening out from the heart
Look through to the horizon
Scooping hands-right hand then left hand, turning to the front
Return to the altar –both feet together hands into your heart and then out to the sides
Step to your left and back –feet together, hands in to your heart and then out to the side
Step to your right and back and repeat
Step to your left and back and repeat
Step to the right and back with your right leg
Ripples extend to the horizon-to your right x 3
Step to your to your left and back
Ripples extend to the horizon –to your left x3
Cross your heart
Sink, step straight back with right leg and turn to your right
Spread your wings
Reach up to the star with both arms to your right
Bring the starlight into your heart both palms facing towards your heart
Repeat
Reach up to a star to your left
Bring the starlight into your heart and repeat
Cross your heart
Sink and step straight back with your left leg then turn to the front
Reach up to a star –to your left
Bring the starlight into your heart
Repeat
Reach up to a star to the right
Bring the starlight into your heart
Repeat
Radiance
Stand like a mountain and radiate –natural expansion, palms forwards at heart level
Bring the light into your heart with both hands then expand arms to sides for-
Expansion
Bring the light down through your charkas – with your left palm sideways to your body and you right palm flat at your dantien
Hold the yin energy –right palm at your dantien is holding the pure water, left palm at your heart is holding pure yin energy –fingers slightly curled
Illuminate your heart
Half moon circle – then spread arms out to the side
Reach up to heaven’s light-with left hand –right hand facing down to earth
Bring heavens light down on earth –bring right hand down and left hand up to meet at the heart then push both palms out to the front a heart height
Radiate –standing like a mountain
Expansion –both palms expand to the side
Bring yang energy down through your charkas to your heart centre –left hand holding the pure fire at your dantien, right hand holding the golden sun
Illuminate your heart with yang energy
Ripples in a lotus pond-left palm comes up and extends out to the right –fingers of right hand rest under left wrist. Trail fingers of left hand through the water to the left and back to the right and then the left. Form a water drop with your left hand and push your left hand up to form-
Pure Water
Open your heart and rainbow across -Right hand comes back across chest to form
Pure Fire – palm extended out to your right
Stand like a mountain - Perfect balance and perfect strength
Right hand inner circle, left hand inner circle
Sideways step –with left leg-form sun and moon -right hand forms soft fist and left hand opens around it
Offer Sun and Moon –Step forward with right leg, right toes pointing down. Bring right heal down and feet together
Merge sun and moon – right fist merges into left open palm
Bring both hands down to your side
At-one-ment –connect to heaven and earth and bring the light down through each of your charkas bowing when you reach your heart centre
Open your stance back to Tai Chi stance
Hold your virtue and merit After about one minute bring your feet together, gather in the light and push it into your lower abdomen. Utilise the light and chi to revitalise your system
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