Peng and Lu/First Saturday Workshop – 4/15/19

Peng and Lu Even though the legs are the most important aspect of Tai Chi practice and excellence, most players seem to be more familiar with the upper body or torso terms and usage. I received quite a few comments from last weeks post saying the information was quite...

Judging Progress/Schedule Update – 8/19/19

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 226 Judging Progress I recently got an email asking me how does one know if one is progressing in their Tai Chi studies. Other martial arts have belt systems. Belts are given by testing forms and competitive skills. The student is...

Practice – 8/12/19

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 225 Practice When I first encountered Tai Chi, I had never heard about it, seen it performed, or was interested in the martial arts. But once I did, I have devoted most of my life to attempting to understand what the heck I am...

Creating Space – 8/5/19

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 224 Greetings. Boy, are we lucky to live in the Pacific Northwest, and Port Townsend in particular. Perfect weather. Low to mid 70’s. Light breeze. All fruits and vegietables love growing here. I thank my luck stars for...

Planting Seeds of Greatness/Student of the Year – 07/29/19

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 223 Planting Seeds of Greatness Thich Nhat Hanh, in his lovely book Peace is Every Step, talks about consciousness existing on two levels: as seeds and as manifestations of those seeds. Let me share this idea with you and how it...

Tai Chi and Psychotherapy – Part Three – 7/22/19

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 222 Greetings.We are experiencing such nice, mild, yet sunny weather here in Port Townsend. The wharf and park call my name for practice. Perfect. This week I finish sharing with you the answers to the last three questions from...

Tai Chi and Psychotherapy – Part Two – 7/15/19

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 221 Part Two of the interview I did with the Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association * How did you become acquainted with Tai Chi? Please decribe your particular background with the practice and how you got to where...

Tai Chi and Psychotherapy – 07/08/19

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 220 In 2008, I was interviewed by Robert O’Block, the Founder and Publisher of The Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association.It is a magazine published quarterly for psychotherapists. The title of the article was...

Master Choy – A remembrance – 07/01/19

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 219 Master Choy – A remembrance A long forgotten incident emerged recently. I thought you might enjoy hearing a bit of history relating to Master Choy and my early Tai Chi studies that occurred around this same time of year in...

I Ching/Summer Schedule Update – 6/24/19

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 218 I Ching or Book of Changes  The I Ching is one of the most profound and philosophically important books ever written. It is attributed to Fu Hsi, around 2000 BCE, in what is now China. It is the first book to describe and...