Balanced through everyday life: “Tai Chi for in between” now as an audio CD with exercises and relaxation meditation

Under the expert guidance of Barbara Reik, the holistic relaxation program can be easily integrated into everyday life. The audio book complements the compact guide of the same name and makes it easier to practice the movement sequences.

Short breaks for regeneration

In her compact guide "Tai Chi for in between", Tai Chi teacher and wellness trainer Barbara Reik has already successfully shown how to regain calm, serenity and well-being when everyday life is simply too demanding. With simple and easy-to-follow exercises, you can get tiredness, stress and physical problems under control even in the limited time you have. One of the advantages of the ancient Far Eastern therapeutic gymnastics is that its gentle, harmonious and meditative movements are ideal for relaxation and regeneration.

Regular training strengthens tendons, muscles, bones and joints. The exercises also have a soothing and stabilizing effect on back pain and slipped discs. They also strengthen the sense of balance, the immune system, the heart and circulation, and digestion. They lower blood pressure, help with anxiety and depression, and relieve the effects of stress. This audio book can be used on its own or as an ideal supplement to the compact guide.

Relaxation requires practice

Barbara Reik is committed to holistic well-being and makes Tai Chi and Qi Gong accessible to seniors, children and people with disabilities. She enriches the teaching of her numerous courses and seminars with imagination and elements from the theater, so that she often appears as a fitness coach at conferences or television productions. "Tai Chi for in between" is an effective and easy-to-implement relaxation program that even busy people can integrate into their hectic everyday lives.

"The audio book helps you to understand the movement sequence more quickly and gives you easier access to your individual chi feeling," writes the author in the booklet for the audio CD of the same name. She also recommends reading the compact guide to familiarize yourself with the correct stance, the alignment of the body and the individual elements of the form before starting the exercises. While learning an exercise, the focus is on the error-free execution and the sequence of the exercises; this prevents you from perceiving the flow of energy in the body. Only when the exercise is mastered and runs almost automatically can the perception be directed towards "sensing and feeling".

Five Elements and Fantasy Journey

The audio CD contains Tai Chi exercises that replicate the form of the five elements. The sequence of movements increases well-being, gives new energy and helps to achieve inner balance. Water, wood, fire, earth and metal are each represented by their own movement; and just as one element supports the previous one, the individual exercises build on each other in their effect.

Barbara Reik uses imaginations to explain the execution and effect of the individual exercise elements. It is important that the form is carried out in the specified order, as this is the "supporting cycle". After practicing several times, you can use your own imagination and just play the text alongside for control purposes. "The goal is to practice confidently, without thinking too much and without instructions - this is how you get an optimal feeling for chi!" says the experienced instructor.

In addition, the fantasy journey "A summer day by the sea" provides pleasant moments of relaxation and peace. In preparation, think about where the relaxation should take place, whether a soft surface (yoga mat, blanket, etc.) is needed at the respective retreat and how best to ensure undisturbed peace and quiet.

Audiobook tip :
Barbara Reik: Tai Chi for in between. Audio CD. Audio exercises and relaxation mediation. Mankau Verlag 2018, total running time approx. 51 minutes, 8-page booklet, 12.95 euros (RRP), ISBN 978-3-86374-477-9.

Book tip:
Barbara Reik: Tai Chi for in between. Compact guide. New energy through simple exercises. Mankau Verlag 2017, paperback, full color, 11.5 x 16.5 cm, 127 pages, 8.99 euros (D) / 9.20 euros (A), ISBN 978-3-86374-377-2.

Link recommendations:
More information about the audio CD "Tai Chi for in between"
More information about the guidebook "Tai Chi for in between"
To the reading sample in PDF format
More about Barbara Reik
To the Internet forum with Barbara Reik