This writing was inspired by asking my Sifu how he would define being resilient. This is a collaboration of his words mixed together with insights from me. _________________________________________ The first thing he said was, “To be resilient is to have inner...
I love this theme for autumn let go and let be, while giving gratitude, and releasing with ease and grace.I have been learning a lot of lessons lately, and continuously reminding myself—everything in my life I have created. After a few moments [okay, sometimes hours]...
My Sifu (teacher) inspired this writing … I have been breathing in his words and pondering his message these past few weeks. Below are my personal insights mingled together with his energy. Put the baggage down from the past. Do not use it as fertilizer in the...
In this time of physically distancing, we can still connect with others and more importantly ourselves. #47 Tao Te Ching by Steven Mitchell Without opening your door, you can open your heart to the world. Without looking out your window, you can see the essence of the...
I drew a card from my TAO Oracle deck, I am sharing it with you because we are all one and in this together. The question, I had formulated in my mind before I chose a card was “What is it I need to know?” Below is my interpretation along with some from the card...
The quote in the photo was taken from the back of a GTS Kombucha bottle, their fall season edition. It felt very T’ai Chi to me. Sink and root is one of the classic principles when practicing T’ai Chi, and the thought of rooting ourselves in gratitude, seemed...
I began Chi Moments back in May of 2014. My life has changed so much since that first writing five years ago. I must admit even though I have been through a lot personally, and without going into detail … let’s just say … life has been very yin-yang. I have learned so...
I have been pondering this concept of alignment the past few months. Sharing it with students in class, reminding them to find their center alignment first within their body before they move into the next posture. When we find our alignment physically it makes it...
It’s the beginning of a new year and a reflective time for many of us. It is also a time where we begin to feel that we are not enough the way we are … we see internet ads, read blogs all about self-improvement, goals, resolutions, forming new habits, all of...
Lately, I have been contemplating the ABC’s of Tai Chi and connecting them as the ABC’s of everyday life. Which make sense, right? I believe and have been taught that one lives Tai Chi, the same as when you hear yogis say, “take your practice off the mat.” It’s the...
