Where Are You On Your Tai Chi Journey?
When I was in my 20′s, I worked hard on my forms, but Chi did not come and frankly it really was not important to me. If it did, it was only for fleeting moments. And now that I look back on it, that recognition was a significant event. In my 30′s I turned within and sat quietly and listened. My forms were rote and purely physical – they kept my now sedentary lifestyle from freezing... [Read more of this post]
When Things Go “Crunch” – Martial Arts Injuries
So you doing your form and your teacher says “go deeeep” and you do and then your knee tells you “nice try” but at this particular point, on this specific day, you HAVE GONE TOO FAR! Ouch…. Injuries happen and for me it’s usually at some spot where I have been injured before. Sometimes it comes out of nowhere and others the injury is completely understandable. Bottom... [Read more of this post]
My Gratitude to the Great Chi Masters of the Past…
Whether you call it Chi, Ki, Prana, Kundalini or anything else, internal energy does exist…. I know that now. Qi Gong and Tai Chi are for some unknown reason the conduit that makes this life force available to my perception of it. The masters of long ago, inspired by who knows what, developed these exercises and to them I am truely grateful. Read More →
