Curvy
OR
Skinny?
design the perfect new Year’s fitness
plan for your
bodymind type
by david-dorian ross
O
ccasionally, if we are lucky, we experience extraordinary
moments when we see ourselves as we could be, struck by
a sense of connection to the universe. Psychologist Abraham
Maslow called these “peak experiences.” Psychologist Mihaly Csik-
szentmihalyi calls them “fl ow states.” Psychotherapist Thomas Moore
called them “soul.” Whatever you call them, something remarkable
happens in these moments.
In my fi rst T’ai chi class, I was dropped unexpectedly into one of
these moments. And when I began teaching this martial art, I assumed
everyone would want to experience the same thing. Why, then, didn’t
more people sign up for my classes? Were they in such denial about
what their lives were missing? Then one day I asked myself, “Is T’ai chi
really for everyone?”
“What’s the best workout for me?”
Many people have asked wellness life coach and T’ai chi Find out which workouts will most likely satisfy you
expert David-Dorian Ross this question. His answer is physically, emotionally, intellectually and soulfully,
always the same: based on
“The one you’ll do again tomorrow.” your unique psycho-physio profi le.
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