Peaceful
Wolf T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Fall 2011 NEWSLETTER
Purple Cloud Temple – Picture by David
in 2001
Just before he died, Master Jou was planning a trip here
with students to study for six months
Smile for More Energy
By Bill Ryan – Toward Harmony T’ai
Chi & Qigong
There's a quick and easy way to lift your chi.
Smile. Better yet, laugh.
When you physically form your face into a smile, you stimulate
your energy to awaken and flow upward and outward. And that
flow of energy helps to unblock energy throughout your whole
body. We don't know why it does, it just does.
Don't take our word for it. Try it and
find out. Try to smile without your energy lifting. You
might be able to remain dour for a second or two, but if
you maintain the smile in a relaxed way for long, your life
energy just starts to move.
In America, you often hear remarks like
"when she smiles, her whole face lights up."
Now laugh, and notice what happens to your energy. Try different
kinds of laughs and notice how your energy changes with
each one.
In addition, smiles and laughter are "infectious".
Your smiles and laughter sometimes can cause other people
to smile and laugh, and their life energy to lift as well.
So as you go about your daily life, experiment
with the power of your smile, both to help you keep your
own energy moving and to help others.
When you find yourself starting to feel
a little "out of sorts", smile and find out what
happens.
The next time you exercise, try smiling
while you do it and notice any effects.
When you're walking somewhere, try smiling and feel what
happens.
When you wake up in the morning, let a smile
be the first thing that you do, and feel whether you can
get your energy moving a bit better for the day.
When we teach Dragon & Tiger qigong,
we encourage people to smile and laugh as they do the movements.
Their energy moves much more easily and quickly when they
do.
A smile is not a cure-all, but it sometimes
can be a nice tool for helping you manage your energy a
little - and even a lot - better.
Enjoy.
Nameste`.
David
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS - Check the Workshops Page
RICK BARRETT will be back on October 30 exploring more
paths to a Love Based Martial Art and Effortless Power.
.As Rick puts it, “These treasures are hidden in
plain sight.” Each time with Rick is an exploration
with a master at using the energy and showing each of
us how to access ours.
Come play with us!
MASTER JIANG, JIAN YE is tentatively scheduled to come
for a workshop in March. Watch for more information.
QIGONG CLASS
DRAGON AND TIGER MEDICAL QIGONG. We. Are continuing our
exploration into this powerful qigong. A new section of
it will start in January.
CLASSICS CLASS
This session we offer the study of “An Internal
Explanation of the Thirteen Postures” by Wu, Yu Xiang.
This class will meet at a time convenient to those who
sign up. See Flyer.
Come join us at our school in the woods!
Nameste`.
David
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