Peaceful
Wolf T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Winter 2012 NEWSLETTER
Lantern at Tai Lang Ting
Winter Gathering and Quiet
By Bill Ryan – Toward Harmony T’ai
Chi & Qigong
Your chi naturally shifts with the seasons of the year.
If you want your chi, i.e. your life energy, to flourish,
then it is a good idea to adapt your practice to conform
with these natural cycles.
In New England where we live we are transitioning
from Fall to Winter. Throughout the Fall, the life energy
of everything in nature - including the life energy in each
of us - moves inward. At the beginning of Winter this process
continues deep inside us, and in addition, everything shifts
away from any kind of movement toward stillness and
quiet.
So this week and in the weeks that follow
until Spring stirs, practice in such a way that you gather
in more energy than you let out. It's not difficult. In
a relaxed way emphasize the aspects of your exercises which
involve gathering energy into you. Put less emphasis on
the upward, outward, or downward aspects of your activities
and play with how you can gather energy into yourself. Keep
doing the other aspects, but emphasize the gathering more.
In addition, and perhaps even more importantly,
try to practice in such a way that everything inside of
you becomes quieter. Let quiet pervade all levels of your
being - physical, energetic, emotional, etc.
As you exercise, move, stand, or sit as
smoothly, quietly, and effortlessly as possible.
Expend only as much as energy as you must.
Relax your emotions and try to let them
become calmer rather than more charged.
Try to let your mind settle.
Seek quiet even in activity.
Allow yourself to follow the natural energy
flows of Winter.
Enjoy,
David
QIGONG CLASSES
NEIGONG AND TAOIST MEDITATION 5
This section of Taoist Meditation continues on Saturdays
at 9:00 a.m. with it’s 5th session.
NEIGONG AND TAOIST MEDITATION 8
This class continues meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays.
This is the final session for this group.
DRAGON AND TIGER 3
This class is entering its third session and is progressing
well through this important qigong. Note: there will be
a new section beginning in April on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m.
CLASSICS CLASS
AN INTERNAL EXPLANATION OF THE THIRTEEN POSTURES BY WU,
YU XIANG
This class will be meeting at a time convenient for any
interested students. Since this class does not always
happen each session this would be a good time to complete
this requirement for continuing to more advanced classes
beyond Principles and Basics III.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
MASTER JIANG, JIAN-YE will be returning on Sunday, May
20th. He will do two workshop sessions, morning and afternoon.
The subjects will be:
Morning: Chinese Yoga with Healing Qi
Ten Methods of Balance for All
Afternoon: Nine Circles for Joints and Good Health
Seated Eight Pieces of Brocade Qigong
More information as soon as Jian sends it to me.
Intermediate Qi Gong Healers I taught by Lisa O’Shea
of the Qi Gong Institute of Rochester will be offered
September 7 - 9. Those of you who have completed Part
One are eligible. You may also repeat it at a reduced
fee.
WORLD T’AI CHI AND QIGONG DAY will be April 28th
this year. It will be held again on the Colchester green.
Watch for more information.
Happy New Year (Although it isn’t until January
23rd).
It will be the Year of the Black(Yin) Water Dragon -
4709 on the Chinese calendar.
Come join us at our school in the woods!
Nameste`.
David
PLEASE NOTE: I am no longer often sending
information by snail mail due to cost. I am using e-mail and
our web site where all of the notices and schedules are posted..
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please notify me of that. You can write me at davidtai@peacefulwolftaichi.com.
Thank you.
