{"id":7062375,"date":"2026-09-20T19:52:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T19:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alternative-medicine\/practicing-with-a-changing-body\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T19:52:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T19:52:03","slug":"practicing-with-a-changing-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7062375","title":{"rendered":"practicing with a changing body"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>This summer, I was on vacation in France. We had the most wonderful Airbnb with a terrace to practice on (see my <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qg0ALh9GdUg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state of my art 2026<\/a> video). I personally don\u2019t like practising outdoors too much. But that terrace was just perfect for practice in the evening. I enjoyed it every day and Tai Chi with back pain was the furthest thing from my mind.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qialance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tai-Chi-with-back-pain.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/qialance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tai-Chi-with-back-pain-300x300.png\" alt=\"Tai Chi with back pain\" class=\"wp-image-3206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qialance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tai-Chi-with-back-pain-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/qialance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tai-Chi-with-back-pain-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/qialance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tai-Chi-with-back-pain-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/qialance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tai-Chi-with-back-pain-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/qialance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tai-Chi-with-back-pain.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>And then my lower back started hurting. A lot.<\/p>\n<p>I suspect the mattress had something to do with it. I noticed the pain many times during the day: walking down stairs, getting up from a chair, all the small moments you don\u2019t think about until they hurt.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tai Chi with back pain: why I kept moving instead of sitting still<\/h2>\n<p>It would have been easy to just sit or lie down and wait for the pain to pass. But I know that for the pain I usually have, movement is the best thing I can do. Soft movement, that is.<\/p>\n<p>So I resisted the urge to stay still, and I practised. My form wasn\u2019t as fluid as usual, and some moves were harder than others. But I\u2019m so happy to have Taijiquan, because it\u2019s exactly what I need in moments like this. The <a href=\"https:\/\/qialance.com\/yang-style-tai-chi-108-form-moves\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1601\">long Yang form<\/a> especially helps me. It gives me a structure to move slowly, relax, and witness my body.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>Obviously this is not medical advice. I\u2019m not a doctor or a physical therapist. If you\u2019re in pain, get help.<\/em><br \/><em>It\u2019s just that I know my body well enough that with this particular pain, I didn\u2019t need to seek medical help immediately.<\/em><br \/><em>I did see my physical therapist after my vacation, though.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to fall into the habit of not moving when moving means pain. I felt that pull too. I was on vacation, after all, and part of me just wanted to rest. Then I remembered this line:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cTrain Taijiquan as if you are resting.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\u2014 Feng Zhiqiang, Twelve Principlesof Taiji Nurturing (via David Gaffney\u2019s newsletter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chentaijiquangb.com\/new-page-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subscribe here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I like that principle. I don\u2019t have to choose between resting and practising. The practice could be the rest.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Twenty years with the same form<\/h2>\n<p>It certainly helps that I\u2019ve been practising the long Yang form for many years. I feel comfortable in the moves. And it\u2019s fascinating how I change. The moves remain the same, my body changes.<\/p>\n<p>This time, watching myself struggle with parts of it, I felt curiosity more than frustration. A kind of tenderness toward my body. But there was also fear underneath it. I\u2019m going through perimenopause right now, and some days I feel old in my bones. The question that comes with that is not comfortable: will this pain go away, or do I have to live with it from now on?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What this summer taught me<\/h2>\n<p>Thankfully, my pain lessened over the following days. I\u2019m pain-free now. I like to think my practice played a part in that, the slow, steady movement. I can do Tai Chi with back pain, especially with the principle of resting while moving.<\/p>\n<p>How do you feel about that? Have you practised your form for a long time and noticed the changes in your body? Feel free to write a comment or send me an email. I would love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p><!-- VG WORT Tracking code START --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"metis-img-pixel\" src=\"https:\/\/vg08.met.vgwort.de\/na\/a78e02da33cd4f218b79b990a529575b\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/><!-- VG WORT Tracking code END --><\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer, I was on vacation in France. We had the most wonderful Airbnb with a terrace to practice on (see my state of my art 2026 video). I personally don\u2019t like practising outdoors too much. But that terrace was just perfect for practice in the evening. 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