There is no picture for this post because it just looks like somebody quietly standing still, which is fair enough, so you could maybe envision moving from your centre in order to roll a tennis ball in your hands very slowly and work from there. Or you could meditate on the Tai Chi symbol while seeking to move in the way it implies, in three dimensions.
Much of the time, if we look at Tai Chi videos online, we see people doing large movements, generally moderately slow ( standard speed) or quite fast if they are trying to impress. If we go to a class moderate standard speed is probably the way we are taught but it is not the only way to practice Tai Chi – look a little further and we can see very fast practice, still likely to be large movements, but you are unlikely to see very small, very slow movements. It doesn’t look good on video and few students are attracted to it. I guess this practice is more akin to Chi Kung or Yiquan. Ultimately if you are interested in martial work then big movements are of little value except in training, unless you want to become a martial arts film star ( which many do of course).
Similarly for health in old age very small very soft movements are excellent practice. So please practice your forms and exercises at various speeds. In particular please do spend time on very slow and very small movements to study the feel of your body, to increase sensitivity and to aid relaxation and balance. You may well be surprised what you find. Then of course study this kind of movement in push hands if you are so inclined.
