Gonna be good sleepin' tonight. First time back to tai chi today. I was able to stand all through the class.

Jeff (Jeff Robbins, our teacher) had everyone practice the proper form of the first 3 movements.

Then the longer-time students did all 26 movements while the newbies, including me, practiced the first 3 movements over and over. 

It was a very good way to start back for me.

Having done no tai chi for 6 months, I guess I thought that I would focus on one person, generally Jeff, and follow his moves.

I thought the movements would come back via the body's memory.

But Jeff had us be conscious of coordinating hands, arms, fingers, wrist, feet and try to improve on that coordination, all the while staying relaxed so that the chi could flow.

"Chi" means life force or energy.

I was really glad to see my buds! Great class, terrific teacher.

That was a good workout.

First exercise in 6 months.  Tired.

Good night.

Photo: Tai chi class at the Jewish Community Center of Rockville, Md., Nov 5, 2012. Jerry, Warren, Bev, Bob, Marilyn, Sam, Barbara, Ann, Teacher Jeff, Frank, Mara, Art, Jeremy, Mary Alice