Practice for fun and health

Hello to all my Taiji /Qi-gong students...The beauty of Tai-Chi is in the practice-yet most of us do very little practice....Maybe its because we think we don't have time or we think we don't know enough or maybe we think we will practice incorrectly and develop bad habits??     So the challenge is : How can we make practice fun and productive?     How about we start with 5mins in the morning!    "Embrace the moon" form would be a perfect way to loosen and wake up the body as soon as you get out of bed----But after you loosen up the ankles and take your 3centering breaths as you enjoy the fact that you actually "Woke up".   When you sit how about taking 5mins to breathe and smile with the eyes closed ....When you stand how about shifting your weight from side to side slowly and deeply ....When you go up the stairs how about moving slower to work the legs...when you walk how about doing some mindful breathing...If you have a DVD how about spending 5mins a day watching and doing a movement....If you need better balance? Then stand on each leg every afternoon for 1min....So lets decide to do something each day that will benefit our health and our Taiji form.........Try it-you will like it!!         Ciao and be careful out there    Sifu Mike Gentile