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Free Style?

I need some guidance on something here: before joining RA, I developed something, admittedly as a nube, which I'll call "Free Style" Tai Chi. But that I mean movements done very gently, with an eye towards meditation rather than physical culture, done very informally. Typically this would be a gentle use of Horse Stance and Ocean Stepping with some upper body movements pivoting at the hips, which start out formal and which I then improvise, almost as a kind of expressive dance: Horse's Mane and Dragon in the Clouds works well here. Is this good practice? I can see the advantages as a form of relaxation and meditation in motion; on the other hand I can see how it could lead me into bad or counterproductive habits by negating the focus and (self-) discipline beginners need. Any advice most appreciated.

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