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Nieuwjaarsretraite in Colchester
Veel deelnemers kwamen samen om te genieten van deze retraite in januari, om 2024 te verwelkomen en hun intenties te formuleren om beter te worden in het nieuwe jaar.
New Year Retreat in Colchester
Many participants gathered together to enjoy this January retreat, to welcome 2024, and to set their intentions for becoming better in the New Year. Throughout the five days of the retreat we were encouraged to work on the feeling and to change habits. There were many opportunities to work together on foundation exercises and other […]
Harmony and Self-repair
Participants took the opportunity to work together harmoniously and deepen their understanding of the teachings of Master Moy, making new habits to help them improve their health, mental and physical. Emphasis throughout the five days was on underlying principles and foundations of Taoist Tai ChiTM Arts. Time was taken each day to work on the […]
Stop de kar en vraag de richting
Bij aankomst was de sfeer in het centrum vol stille energie; schoon en fris en alles stond op zijn plaats; de tuin was een genot. De keuken was klaar. De vrijwilligers die deelnemers zijn aan de sessies in het centrum waren druk bezig geweest met de zorg voor ons huis, ons internationale Centrum, ter voorbereiding […]
Ontdek zelf het innerlijke gevoel
We begonnen aan een zevendaagse ontdekkingsreis, waarbij we het werken met gevoel van binnenuit verkenden. We werden aangemoedigd en herinnerd om van de beweging te genieten, en dat het niet om de uiterlijke vorm ging. Slechts een paar instructies, op een zachte manier gegeven, hielpen ons om de vorm los te laten en ons minder […]
Meer verbonden voelen
Toen de lockdown kwam stopten de lessen en alle gebruikelijke routine was verdwenen. Ik voelde me stuurloos. Ik deed zoals gewoonlijk dagelijks mijn sets, maar ik merkte dat aan het einde van een set de tranen over mijn wangen stroomden, ook al voelde ik me kalm. Het was verontrustend. Wat te doen? Ik besloot met […]
Van verdriet naar vreugde
Ik vond deze derde lockdown in Engeland erg moeilijk en voelde me gebroken door het verdriet om onze zoon die 18 maanden geleden stierf. Het is een strijd geweest om dagelijks mijn oefeningen te doen. Ik heb mezelf echter gedwongen om op zaterdag en maandag mee te chanten om wat structuur in mijn leven te […]
Gewoontes veranderen
56 jaar geleden is mijn moeder overleden. Ik was 10 jaar. Sindsdien heb ik een behoorlijk roekeloos leven geleid. Roken is een van mijn coping mechanismes geweest gedurende de laatste 40 jaar tot 6 jaar geleden, toen Taoist Tai Chi me de kracht gaf om te stoppen. Ik heb een paar jaar geleden een plaquette […]
Managing stress and anxiety with daily practise
Before the pandemic, Taoist Tai Chi® arts was something I only practised when attending a weekly class on a Friday night. In between classes, I rarely gave it a thought. Having been suffering with anxiety and stress, I attended a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy course in February which gave me some tools to use. This became […]
Feeling the energy and the togetherness
On Saturday I logged on to ‘Chanting for the world’ for the first time. I didn’t chant but just soaked up the feeling and followed one of the chants that I had printed out. I found it very relaxing and enjoyed listening to the speakers. When the chanting was finished I realised that I […]
THE POWER OF TAOIST TAI CHI
Life at the moment is full of emotion and grief and Taoist Tai ChiTM arts have been an absolute saviour. My first “light bulb” moment happened when I was doing A Danyu challenge. I did forty danyus and then the next ten slowly, really concentrating in pushing with the feet and allowing the […]
Feeling more like the me I used to be
I notice that, on the days when I have been doing the foundations, I feel driven to get up and do more the next day. When I miss out days, I have less energy to get back to it. I have also tried this week to limit myself to stop each move before I get […]
Carry on regardless
I have been practicing Taoist Tai ChiTM arts for a number of years. I had been encouraged by a friend to give it a go, and I’m still giving it a go. One of the wonderful features of Taoist Tai Chi is that you are always ‘giving it a go’ you can never say that’s […]
Individual, daily practice – because it works…
Around five months before lockdown, I moved somewhere where there are no classes for Taoist Tai ChiTM arts… the tai chi desert! So for me zoom class calls during lockdown have actually been an improvement on the amount of input I usually get! We talk a bit about how we’re all getting on, which is […]
A journey starts with a single step…TRUST!
I’ve been doing Taoist Tai Chi for nearly 3 years and it’s the only thing I’ve found that really helps with my fibromyalgia symptoms, so during the pandemic it’s been important to keep up regular practice on my own. The weekly Zoom calls with my class have been very helpful with motivation to keep practising, […]
Reflections on practising alone together
Going out to a Tai Chi class had been a staple of my weekly routine for so many years, I couldn’t imagine how it would feel without that physical link to the Society, the meeting with other members, and the practising together. I’ve always practised regularly at home, but I’ve now realised I’d been doing […]
More lockdown discoveries…
I took part in the danyu challenge and did over 2,500. I really enjoyed doing it and all my aches and pains vanished. One night just after I had completed the challenge I tripped over my big labrador dog and fell flat on my face. I am 65. I lay a minute waiting to see […]
Chanting messages
I would like to say a big “thank you” for the Chanting sessions on Zoom. My Tai Chi journey started in October 2018 when I went along to my first beginners class. I found it challenging to maintain my practice since the classes were paused. I have had the time to be able to reflect […]
Finding direction in different ways
When you practice by yourself, there’s no-one else to rely on – you have to be your own instructor! My lovely instructors both said ‘Find a move or something to improve, and make it your Tai Chi Lockdown Challenge’! I decided that mine would be to learn the entire set! Although I have been practicing for […]
Letting go…more
As I practice during this lockdown I’ve learnt some amazing things. First, to let go, something I thought I had already achieved! Being told to self-isolate after returning home from Brazil, and then going into lockdown made me so very cross, as I had already been doing tai chi on my own for some time […]
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