Even a little bit of tai chi at home ought to help your back, Andrea, as long as you remember to move slowly and take deep breaths. For years I was on prescriptions meds for what they said was arthritis in my shoulders and back. Now, they think it was poor circulation because of the heart valve. Anyway, I haven't had to take any prescription pain meds in a couple of years now as I have been working with the qi gong. It really helps! Good luck and be kind to yourself. You, too, Liz!

We spent about 2.5 hours up in the hills, today, walking around my ex-husband's property. It was rugged with a very slight grade, so I figured, between sits, I did about 90 minutes of good walking/hiking and my feet do NOT hurt! And, I didn't get out of breath, once, so I know I have recovered a lot of the breathing capacity the pneumonia took away 1.5 years ago.