Language study

Mandarin is a tonal language. The subtle rise and fall in pitch is essentail to understanding what is being said. And for english speakers it is a part of speech that we can overlook.
Movement is also a tonal language. There is all kinds of information about our selves within our movements. But it must be listened for to be understood.
The practice of Taiji and Qigong is the learning of a new language Alignment and structure are the grammar. Postures are the words. While sequences create poems that speak indirectly of truths.
The appreciation of this language begins with listening to what has previously been overlooked.