Customer Reviews

T'ai Chi Meditation

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I was very disappointed with this recording. It consists of solely forest sounds and a very short melody, which is repeated ad nauseum during the whole track. It seems designed to put you into a trance, not because it facilitates meditation, but out of pure boredom. I fail to see why it is called "Taichi." I bought it because of the title and see absolutely no relationship to taichi, except perhaps the Nature sounds (which are too loud). I feel I have been mislead by the title.

I just purchased... a companion CD in the Serenity Series titled "Tai Chi Reflections." I listened to it last night and decided to write a review on it - strictly a public service because I would not want another hapless soul to waste [any money] on the same CD. Oddly, Amazon.com no longer lists it in its catalogue although I purchased it from them only two weeks ago. "Tai Chi Reflections" is every bit as bad as "Tai Chi Meditations" appears to be. It is supposed to be the sound of a waterfall accompanied by music. The waterfall sounded exactly like somebody had turned on the spigot in the bathtub and recorded it. I gave it three minutes before ripping it out of the CD player and tossing it in the trash. Somebody should have reflected longer.

As a Tai Chi practitioner I found this CD to be annoyingly repetitive. More like a soundtrack loop with nature sounds added. I gave my copy away.

I teach t'ai chi outdoors to older people in LA. We have tried several CDs purportedly for doing t'ai chi and we like the Serenity Series: T'ai Chi Meditation best. It is 'circular' music which is necessary for doing t'ai chi and the bird sounds complement our setting near a fountain. My students find the music relaxing and conducive to performing t'ai chi.