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href=\u0022\/comment\/38056#comment-38056\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003ETai chi calls for a sunken,\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETai chi calls for a sunken, concave chest and expanded back.\u0026nbsp; Some traditions also use a tucked pelvis; others have it just hang down straight (\u0022drop the waist\u0022).\u0026nbsp; I\u0027ve found it interested trying to reconcile this with correct posture!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/why_does_the_oldest_chinese_buddha_figure_slump%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/why_does_the_oldest_chinese_buddha_figure_slump%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  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14:03\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38057#comment-38057\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38057#comment-38057\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003ECorrect posture for tai qi\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECorrect posture for tai qi may be different from correct posture for\u0026nbsp;everyday life.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI believe it\u0027s fine to assume almost any posture for a\u0026nbsp;short stretches, assuming your baseline is healthy. But if your baseline includes something problematic, it may be best not to further load your discs, nerves, and vertebral edges. 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I thought you might find this article interesting also - an analysis of how cell phones are changing skeleton\u0027s and how children\u0027s skeleton\u0027s are developing differently due to lack of physical activity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/story\/20190610-how-modern-life-is-transforming-the-human-skeleton\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/story\/20190610-how-modern-life-is-transforming-the-human-skeleton\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing your method has saved me from chronic pain due to scoliosis and injury. I share your work with everyone who will listen.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn gratitude\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/why_does_the_oldest_chinese_buddha_figure_slump%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/why_does_the_oldest_chinese_buddha_figure_slump%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\n\u003Carticle data-comment-user-id=\u0022107469\u0022 id=\u0022comment-38059\u0022 class=\u0022js-ajax-comments-id-38059 js-comment\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmark class=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-comment-timestamp=\u00221560472893\u0022\u003E\u003C\/mark\u003E\n\n      \u003Cfooter\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/kathleenogokhalemethodcom\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/teacher_biography\/Kathleen%20Odonohue%20Headshot%20600x600.png?itok=Jcs_AsKa\u0022 width=\u0022100\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user kathleeno@gokhalemethod.com\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003EKathleenO\u003C\/span\u003E on Thu, 06\/13\/2019 - 17:41\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38059#comment-38059\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38059#comment-38059\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EIn my experience as a student\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn my experience as a student and teacher of Tai Chi for several decades, I\u0027ve never been taught, or taught, a tucked pelvis. Simply, we aim for a beautiful upright spine by softening the knees, belly, pelvis and lengthening the spine.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn excellent article, Zhan Zhuang\/ How to Cultivate Energy With Standing Meditation by Scott Jeffrey, explains healthy spinal alignment beautifully.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:14px\u0022\u003E\u0022\u003Cstrong\u003ERoll your hips slightly forward as if you were sitting at the edge of a high barstool. \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:14px\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:georgia,serif\u0022\u003EThis will straighten the spine in your lower back. Most people have a\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:georgia,serif\u0022\u003Enatural* \u201cs\u201d curve in their spine. One of the primary aims of this standing posture is to reduce the curvature of the spine as much as possible to open the flow of energy. This occurs over time by maintaining the correct posture.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:16px\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:times new roman,times,serif\u0022\u003E*Gokhale Method teaches the \u0022S\u0022 curve as a habitual poor postural alignment rather than \u0022natural\u0022.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/why_does_the_oldest_chinese_buddha_figure_slump%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/why_does_the_oldest_chinese_buddha_figure_slump%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n","settings":null}]