Im going to start it this year, part of the new me. Can anyone tell me their experiences, did it relax you? Is it difficult to learn?

I wanted to do that but am starting yoga instead next week!

How was your crimbo hun - did you see the little one?

yes she came xmas day afternoon and stayed till boxing day afternoon. Then she stayed at ours for a couple of days between xmas and new year too. How was yours?

It was cool!

Got lots of presents!

Glad you got to see her!

thanks hun. Glad you had a good one too x x x

I did tai chi for 2 years and loved it. There are a few forms of it, I studied the 'long yang' no laughing please.
All I can say is have patience with yourself as the first few weeks youll feel un coordinated and clumsy. its learning a whole new way to move and hold yourself and breathe but the benifits both short and long term are great. Youll be more flexible and coordinated and balanced.
Although it is slowmoving and great for those who are just getting back into excercise, it is a work out and youll feel it the next day.
At the end of a sesh, I would not feel chilled, more like focused and invigorated. to start off you wont need the gi, but tai chi slippers (+-£5) are neccesary to enable you to move properly without friction and keep your feet warm. your tai chi teacher will tell you how to get them.
It is beautiful to do and something you can do at home. I used the calming excercises to get me through my driving test.
A word of caution tho, the videos are usually useless as you need a good instructor to talk you through the breathing and balance parts.
good luck tho, it is such a good thing for you and you will learn so many interesting things along the way.

thanks for replying, I am looking for something gentle-ish after getting bad whiplash, thats why I thought of this

this would be perfect for you then hun, It helped my back and posture no end and it led me onto aikido, another gentle, (but brutal) martial art, which has made me fall in love with martial arts. Tai chi is a martial art which, speeded up is one of the most vicious and effective, but done at the speed youll be doing it is meditative and serene. and dont worry no instructor will expect you to be BREATHING correctly at this level, lol, let alone expect you to master standing and moving....

Ok great thanks for your help hun x x x

I start yoga tomorrow night chick - booked it yesterday!

do you? have you ever done it before? let me know how it goes x x

Nope - completely new to it! LOL

I'll PM you tomorrow hun - if i'm still alive!

You will be fine chick, PM me if you can move lol just kidding

Well I made it! LOL

I went to yoga last night and it was brill!

My breathing wasn't too great at first as I have only just given up smoking but she has taught me how to excercise my lungs and I feel tons better!

I am quite flexible too which I didn't realise - well more flexible than mum (it was funny watching her and her friend)!

well good for you chick! hope you keep on enjoying it x x x