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From YouTube: Virtual Balance Chi at Lake Chautauqua
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Connect with wellness through Debra’s meditative Tai Chi and Balance class. Join Debra as the sun rises at one of Clearwater’s beautiful parks. Take a deep breath and relax.
A
Good
morning,
this
is
deborah,
I'm
with
the
city
of
clearwater,
bringing
energy
to
you
from
the
long
center
in
the
aging,
well
department
we're
going
to
about
do
about
20
minutes
of
exercise.
This
is
to
help
your
balance,
it's
sort
of
like
tai
chi,
but
a
much
simpler
form
of
it
and
just
a
little
bit
of
it.
A
A
Your
knees
are
bent
and
we're
just
going
to
shift
our
weight
through
our
legs
from
side
to
side,
just
shifting
that
weight
you're,
not
leaning
the
body's
staying
the
same
sort
of
like
you're
on
a
slide
so
back
and
forth,
and
we
when
you're
on
one
side,
you
should
almost
be
able
to
lift
this
leg
like
so,
let's
bring
our
feet
back
together.
This
is
another
step
with
one
foot
forward
and
one
foot
back.
Both
knees
are
soft
to
start
you're
in
the
middle
of
your
step,
and
it's
here
in
here.
A
So
that's
the
basic
steps,
you're
just
shifting
your
weight
from
one
side,
either
front
to
back
or
side
to
side.
So,
let's
get
started
first,
we'll
just
have
our
feet
straight:
we'll
do
some
nice
deep,
breaths
inhale
and
come
down,
bend
your
knees
and
exhale
and
again
inhale
and
exhale
one
more
time
inhale
and
exhale.
A
A
And
release
now
we'll
do
some
circles
from
one
side
to
the
other
remember
to
shift
your
weight.
Your
knees
are
soft
and
bent
your
feet
are
flat
nice,
big
circles,
weight
to
one
side
and
then
over
to
the
other
side,
the
side,
then
you
come
through
the
middle.
Your
weight
is
here
and
around
a
few
more
this
way.
A
A
few
more
and
one
more
and
release
you
can
have
a
chair
near
you.
If
you
have
any
trouble
with
the
balance
that
you
could
hold
onto
the
chair,
doing
some
of
these
exercises
or
have
the
chair
near
you
that
you
can
go
back
and
forth
if
you're,
finding
that
standing
independently
is
too
much
I'm
going
to
do
something
called
the
l-step,
I'm
just
going
to
bring
one
foot
out
to
a
corner.
The
feet
aren't
very
wide
apart.
A
A
A
One
more
and
release
stretch
up
nice
and
tall
elongate.
Our
bodies
bring
our
arms
down.
Let
them
rest
for
a
moment
straighten
your
legs
in
between
these
movements.
Sometimes
it
helps
to
straighten
your
legs
in
between
the
bending
you'll
feel
your
legs
quite
a
bit,
and
you
can
take
a
little
break
and
bend
your
knees
again.
We're
going
to
open
up
for
the
foot
is
going
to
be
turned
slightly
out
outward
and
we're
just
going
to
do
nice,
slow
circles,
breathe.
A
A
A
few
more
and
release
come
back
to
center.
Straighten
your
legs.
Just
bring
your
head
down
stretch
out
the
back
of
your
neck,
get
out
any
tension,
you're
standing
up
nice
and
straight,
but
just
letting
your
head
be
the
weight
opening
up
the
back
of
the
neck
and
then
come
back
up.
Bring
your
legs
slightly
apart.
Your
arms
are
going
to
be
like
so
you're
going
to
bring
both
hands
in
front
of
you
and
then
first
turn
to
one
side
of
the
neck
and
then
back
creating
a
little
bit
of
neck
mobility.
A
A
And
release
we're
going
to
do
a
back
and
forth
movement.
You
can
have
one
foot
forward,
one
foot
back
you're
right
in
the
middle:
it's
not
really
that
wide,
but
you
do
want
to
be
secure
with
your
feet:
okay,
so
up
and
then
back
so
you're,
bringing
your
balance
to
the
front
and
then
bringing
your
balance
to
the
back
front
and
back,
and
you
are
trying
to
have
both
feet
forward.
A
A
A
And
release
come
back
to
center,
put
your
hands
on
the
back
of
your
buttocks
as
though
they're
in
your
pocket
bring
your
elbows
back.
Your
chest
is
high
and
just
push
forward
ever
so
little
bit
just
to
stretch
out
the
front
of
your
hips
and
release
legs
apart
this
time
both
feet
forward
knees
are
bent.
Your
legs
are
out
a
little
bit
more
than
hip
distance
arms
are
going
to
be
like
so,
and
we're
going
to
touch
to
each
side,
so
here
touch
the
other
hand
and
back
and.
A
A
And
then
the
other
side
release,
let
me
show
you
some
movements
that
you
can
do
on
a
chair
that
will
still
challenge
your
balance.
If
you
find
that
the
standing
is
too
much
or
some
of
the
balance
exercises
are
too
much,
you
want
to
be
on
the
edge
of
your
chair
and
you
can
be
like
so
okay
with
your
legs
open
to
about
the
corners
of
the
chair.
You
want
to
make
sure
you
have
a
nice
steady
chair,
not
not
a
folding
chair
and
we
can
do
just
circles
the
front
of
our
legs.
A
And
release:
let's
stand
up
again
this
time
you
also
might
want
to
have
a
chair
in
front
of
you,
holding
with
one
hand
a
way
to
really
challenge
your
balance,
too,
is
just
to
stand
for
a
moment,
bring
your
hands
to
heart
center
and
close
your
eyes.
It's
a
different
perception
that
your
brain
has
with
your
balance,
and
it
might
be
a
bit
challenging
again
hold
on
to
a
chair
if
you
need
to
the
site
by
the
side
or
the
front
and
just
hold
here
facing
forward.
A
A
And
release
let's
sit
down
in
our
chair
and
we're
just
going
to
do
a
little
bit
of
relaxation
and
breathing
for
the
end,
accepting
our
practice
of
what
we've
done
today,
letting
our
mind
and
our
body
acknowledge
it
so
bring
your
hands
to
heart
center.
You
can
close
your
eyes
or
just
focus
on
one
place,
and
I
want
you
to
take.
I
want
you
to
stand
up
nice
and
tall.
Take
a
nice
deep
breath,
inhale
and
exhale
and
again
inhale
and
exhale,
letting
your
whole
body
relax
your
face.