“I
pedalled my bike home seemingly powered only by
Chi -”
Read Danya's Page
“..they
felt light and yet not powerless (quite the opposite) and under
control/well rooted..”
Read
Ss
“the bulk / body of the elephant
seemed almost level, whilst the legs were "dancing" underneath the body,
propelling the elephant at quite tremendous speed”
Read
Gregor's Tome
"I
seemed to be moving quite effortlessly, and felt
like I was following my heartbeat and pulse."
Read
Magda's Memory
"One of His qualities is that of easily
maintaining a rhythm."
Read
Andrew's Account
"constant
rate means that the snow is like the flow of chi
somehow and the constant rate rhythm leads to a
smooth ride
"
Read
Miranda
“One
of the most profound experiences was that of
experiencing becoming aware of moving the feet
very lightly and gently on the living, loving,
supporting Mother Earth.”
Read Ray's Find
“I couldn't wait to try out this "new"
effortless way of doing the form at home.”
Read
Mick's Surmise
“ ‘Class
Culture’ ”
Read
James' Word
This is Tai Chi?
This little critter took time out to watch Amy and friends doing Yuan-Chi Tai Chi Chuan in Santa Cruz, California.
"-but
the interesting part was that the squirrels
stayed together afterward, cuddling and
playing and preening each other for the rest
of our time at the park."
Read
Amy's Anecdote
"I
experienced during the practice a feeling of
purity and silence, and in a specific moment
when I turned and was facing you, came a deep
sense of respect and gratitude for you and what
you were doing...sometimes
when I was moving my arms and hands I could feel
the energy, or Chi, as having substance and I
could hold and move it, almost see it. As if the
Chi became more dense and possible to grasp."
Thanks for practice today. As I
said, I couldn't find words to express how I
felt during the form, only later I realized that
the only way I would be able to describe it
would be as being touched by Grace. I will leave
like that, the rest would be empty words.
-
Carlos China
"Yin
style typing requires focus. However my hands
are less rigid and no longer cupped."
Read
Jo's
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"I
understand
now what you mean, when you talked to me about
real Tai Chi Chuan!"
Links to Students
"I was
having fun playing in the ‘spaces’ between
styles – there is more ‘movement’ in them
than I had noticed before, LOADS in fact and
a lot of ‘force’/’springiness –"
"It is like I am sharper
and I think faster and more clearly...my typing
is faster... weird."
"As for my Southern Mantis Tong Long and
Choy Li Fut Gung Fu, well, I have to say
that I have taken a giant leap
forward...This is one amazing journey of
true Tai Chi..."
"Ric didn’t explain much but...showed my
brother John and I the starting posture of Tai
Chi Stance... what came after was totally
amazing as John and my arms floated up without
effort..."
"The movements flow, the feeling is
exquisite."
"I
have a feeling the next part of my body in line for Taiji-style
transformation will be my ankles."
“..you
mentioned that Chinese
learning
derives far more from observation than typical
“western” learning (since which time I feel I
have improved in learning from observation – or
at least I am much more aware of that!)"
"I did
experience an energy movement that did indeed
come out of the softening and surrender to
Mother Earth." |
"The
act of trying to let go has struggle inbuilt..."
Read Janaki
"..there
was a point when a work-related issue came
sharply into my mind."
Read
Dinh's
Diary
"Quite early on in my learning I found that
at the end of practice I would be greeted by a
kind of 'explosion of peace', this still
occurs."
Read
Jon's Journey
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"The feeling made me joyful, as a
happy surprise."
"To truly be movement of a subtle texture our
internal calmness must overcome or control the
pervasive influence of the external
surroundings."
"When she saw me last (in February) she complained that it was so slow
she could not stand it. This time she was seriously interested and tried
to follow my movements. The question is, where was the change? With me
or with her?"
"May the Song Be Heard By All" -Eva |
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