This is related to taijiquan practice, but I'm posting here as I believe it's a chi issue. I have recently started back with taijiquan after taking a little over a year and a half off.
After practicing taijiquan for 30 minutes or so, I'm having a problem with still being "hot" several hours later. For example, on days when I go to class, class consists of 30 minutes warmup, 30 minutes taijiquan, and then 30 minutes stationary push hands. Class finishes at 11:00am. At 6:00 - 7:00 pm, I'm still hot and often my skin is still warm/flushed. If I have practiced too late in the afternoon, I'm having difficulty getting to sleep at night.
My instructors suggested that it's a problem with fire chi and that I should focus my thoughts on my ldt. I admit that my thoughts have been mostly "hands and feet" because I'm having to relearn/remember parts of the form.
Any other suggestions?