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Step 1
Stand with your feet slightly apart, toes pointing forward. Shift your weight to your left foot. Palms are pressing downward at approximately your hip in height. Begin breathing in very slowly; the intent is to breathe in deeply to the bottom of your lungs.
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Step 2
Continue the yin, breathing in, process. To make the top of the tai chi ball, reach slightly toward the right with the right hand while adjusting the right toe to point out at forty-five degrees. Immediately transfer the weight to the right foot. Leave the right hand out to the side.
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Step 3
Finish the yin by finishing the ball. Bring the left foot alongside the right, the left toe only touching the floor. At the same time, scoop the left hand underneath the right. It should appear as if you are holding an invisible beach ball on your right side. There is no weight transference to the left foot.
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Step 4
Begin the yang (or exhale) portion now that the ball is complete. Position your left foot one step forward, the toes pointing straight ahead.
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Step 5
Transfer your weight onto the left foot. Roll left hand out from under the ball while the right hand rolls back. Imagine you are rotating that invisible beach ball, and the left hand is moving toward the front while the right retreats to the back.
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Step 6
Continue breathing out while the right foot steps up alongside the left. Scoop the right hand underneath so that it supports the bottom of the ball. The ball is now held on the left side with the left hand on top. You have successfully rotated the tai chi ball.
