Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 285 Random Tips to Improve the Form Tai Chi is a martial art based on deep internal principles. The forms most people practice are based on the efficient utilization of the body, to do the most work with the least effort. Here are...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 284 The Monkey Mind San Francisco was the center of counter-culture in the 1960’s and 70’s. I was fortunate to live there and to be exposed to so many diverse, alternative (at the time) teachings. Most of us young...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 283 Yin and Yang of Learning How often have you heard someone say “ Learn from your mistakes”? I’m afraid I have to shoot that question down. Do you think people like Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos spent time looking at all the...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 282 Yin and Yang of Life Expectancy Last year I passed the average age of life expectancy for males in the US – 76. For women, it is 81. Why am I bringing this up? During the summer I spend more time in the garden, and it...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 281 Instructor Shows, Student Grows All of the Tai Chi Instructors I know have a common idea – to share what has helped their own lives become healthier and happier. We are thankful to the students who support our ideas and the...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 280 Tai Chi Saves the Day This current pandemic is so difficult for me, and all the people I know, to deal with and stay happy and healthy. I spend a lot more time at home, after morning classes, reading and writing which I do...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 279 Yin and Yang, Yang and Yin Week before last, I shared about the Breathing Box. Hopefully, you have played with this qigong exercise enough to feel if it works for you. I have one more element to add at this time which is, to...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 278 Raindrop When I returned to San Francisco from Afghanistan in 1971, I got a job in one of the first natural food stores in the US – Stanyan Street Natural Foods. My job was to make fresh juice and have it ready before the...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 277 The Breathing Box There is something I’m sure we can all agree upon – breath is life. There are perhaps hundreds, if not thousands, of qigong or breathing exercises connected to our Tai Chi practice. When students asked...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 276 Tai Chi on Buddha’s Head In 1970, after a couple of years of Tai Chi study, and an interest in Yoga/meditation, I decided to head to India. (As an aside, my flights to London from San Francisco, and back from Amsterdam...
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