Yang 24-Form Tai Chi for DEL CALM-MAPTM C (Clear the Blockers, Calm the System) & A (Assess the Reality) - Part 2

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🌿The CALM–MAP Framework

DEL–C: Clear the Blockers. Calm the System.Reset your nervous system and restore clarity, fast.
DEL–A: Assess the Reality.See your internal and external context clearly — no more denial or distortion.
DEL–L: Lay Out Your North Star, Goals, and Options.Reconnect to what matters and expand your field of vision.
DEL–M: Model Trade-Offs.Think long-term. Map outcomes. Plan for reversibility.
DEL–MAP: Build an Action Plan That Sticks.Create momentum with structure and boundaries that work.

Each step can stand alone—or be practiced together as a coherent system. Tai Chi supports nervous system regulation while building inner strength, balance, and stability.

Below is a nut-shell of how the practice unfolds.

13. Strike Opponent’s Ears 🔥

Element: Fire

Meridians: Heart · Pericardium

C-Theme: Symmetry & alignment

Decision Skill: Align emotion and logic

Why: Builds bilateral coordination and internal coherence

Movement cue: Sink, rotate, strike evenly

Breath cues: Firm, controlled exhale

Embodied effect (CALM-MAP C):Left and right sides synchronize — training internal coherence before action.

14. Turn Body & Kick with Left Heel 🌳🔥

Embodied effect (CALM-MAP C):Redirection precedes commitment, reinforcing clean course correction rather than reactive pivots.

15. Snake Creeps Down 💧(C)

Embodied effect (CALM-MAP C):Depth without collapse quiets ego and reveals ground truth.

16–17. Golden Rooster (L/R) 🌍(C + A)

C-Theme: Stability under uncertainty

Decision Skill: Confirm readiness

Movement cue (expanded): Lift knee slowly. Crown rises. Standing leg spirals gently into the ground. No rushing.

Embodied effect (C + A):Clears doubt (C) and confirms internal readiness (A).

Balance under instability becomes embodied confidence — repeatable, not accidental.

🟢 CALM-MAP A — Assess Reality Inwardly & Outwardly

18. Fair Lady Works at Shuttles 🌳

A-Theme: Multi-angle perception

Movement cue (expanded): Diagonal stepping with smooth torso rotation. Arms cross and open without losing center.

Embodied effect (A): Trains perspective-shifting without destabilization. Perspective shifts without losing center — enabling multi-option evaluation.

19. Needle at Sea Bottom 💧

A-Theme: Precision & constraint detection

Movement cue (expanded): Fold from hips, not spine. One hand drops directly downward; weight remains grounded.

Embodied effect (A): Reveals the true limiting factor beneath surface noise. Attention narrows precisely — revealing the real constraint.

20. Fan Through the Back 🌳

Embodied effect (CALM-MAP A):Insight is followed by renewed possibility, not contraction.

21. Turn, Deflect, Parry, Punch 🔥🌍(A)

A-Theme: Neutralize before acting

Movement cue (expanded): Turn fully, deflect first, settle weight, then punch.

Embodied effect (A): Separates signal from threat before response.

Neutralization precedes response — separating signal from threat.

22. Apparent Closing 🌍(A)

A-Theme: Integration

Movement cue (expanded): Sink slightly. Hands gather inward as if collecting information.

Embodied effect (A):Findings consolidate into coherence. Information consolidates into coherence.

23. Cross Hands ⚙️

A-Theme: Discernment & boundaries

Movement cue (expanded): Arms cross softly at chest; shoulders remain relaxed.

Embodied effect (A): Clarifies what stays and what goes. Boundaries clarify — what stays, what goes.

24. Closing Form 🌍

A-Theme: Readiness to choose

Movement cue (expanded): Lower arms slowly. Stand quietly, weight evenly distributed.

Embodied effect (A): System returns to neutral, decision-ready state. The system returns to neutral readiness — choice can now be made cleanly.