Posture & Sensation – 2/29/16

Greetings. This week I am offering a couple of ideas to help you find more enjoyment in your practice. I wish you well. Posture Man’s posture is mostly determined by how he thinks he should look and move. We are conditioned to stand and move in ways that we have...

Push the Earth Away – 2/22/16

Greetings. Here in the state of Washington where I live, we have been having record amounts of rain and record warmth. Makes for a wonderful spring. This weeks tip has to do with moving the body in Tai Chi. I hope you enjoy it. Also, we will be having a guest...

Yin and Yang Approach to Learning Tai Chi – 2/15/16

Greetings. Spring is fast approaching here in the Pacific Northwest. Many bulbs are in flower, buds are growing on the fruit trees. I love this time of year. I have been able to go outside for my practice whenever I want. Great place to live. Yin and Yang Approach to...

Visiting Pai-an Pavilion – 2/8/16

Greetings. It seems like ages since my last post. This week I want to share something special with you. Sam Hamill, a good friend of the Studio and creator of Cooper Canyon Press in Port Townsend, translated this ancient poem from the Chinese. It seems to me to...

Tides – 2/1/16

Greetings. I have decided to switch to a once a week format. I have had some wonderful feedback, and some comments that said the tips were sometimes too elementary, sometimes too complicated, sometimes too advanced, and sometimes too frequent. This email is read by...