Of the Asian disciplines I’ve dabbled in over the years, such as yoga and taekwondo, I am most grateful for tai chi.  During a particularly tragic and difficult year in my life, it saved my sanity.  I needed focus and balance.  Tai chi provides both.  It’s possible I felt greater benefits since I practiced alone in a room that had a big window.  In that unconfined space, I felt my energy flowed freely and allowed me to find peace every day.