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Prekvapujúce zdravotné benefity Taoist Tai Chi
Vďaka intenzívnemu cvičeniu umení Taoist Tai Chi®, ktoré som si mohla dovoliť od minulého Mája, po zavedení zákazu vychádzania, vymizli značné problémy so zrakom, ktorými som trpela už asi rok. Očná lekárka, ktorá mi naplánovala operáciu šedého zákalu, ju o dva roky odložila. Zmeny, ktoré videla, ju veľmi prekvapili. Už dávnejšie som si všimla, že […]
Pokračujem, napriek všetkému
Umenia Taoist Tai Chi® cvičím už niekoľko rokov. Skúsila som to na odporúčanie priateľky a stále to skúšam. Jednou z úžasných čŕt taoistického tai chi je, že to stále „skúšame“ a nikdy si nemôžeme povedať, stačí! Zvládnuté! Keď som bola začiatočníčka, krivka môjho učenia bola veľmi strmá; mám silnú stratu sluchu, ktorá spôsobuje, že učiť sa čokoľvek nové […]
Cítim sa ako kedysi
Všimla som si, že keď cvičím šľachomenné pohyby, mám nasledujúci deň chuť vstať a cvičiť viac. Keď niektorý deň necvičím, mám menej energie zase sa k tomu vrátiť. Tento týždeň som sa pokúsila prinútiť radšej prestať cvičiť uprostred pohybu, keď som unavená, ako to siliť. Pokiaľ ide o zostavu, uvedomujem si stále väčšiu plynulosť spolu so zvyšujúcou […]
Osobné dojmy z chantingu
“Pri sobotnom chantingu som si všimol, že sa mi pri spievaní skutočne otvárajú sánky. Výslovnosť stále nie je dokonalá, ale celá moja tvár si dobre zacvičila. Keď cvičíme tai chi, obyčajne neuvažujeme o precvičovaní svalov hlavy. V túto sobotu som zistil, že otváram ústa oveľa výraznejšie a vydávaný zvuk je zvučnejší. Chanting funguje lepšie ako […]
Samostatné cvičernie na Festivale kvetov v Toowoombe
Do Toowoomby zavítala magická jar, parky vyzerajú veľkolepo, kvitnú v nich kvety všetkých farieb. Janita Adamsová z Toowoombskej pobočky si našla pokojné miesto na cvičenie taoisttaichi uprostred kvetov v Parku Laurel Bank. Kvôli Covid-19 je tento rok všetko iné. Obyčajne skupina členov z Toowoomby v parku robí ukážku ako súčasť podujatí počas Festivalu kvetov, obmedzenia kvôli Covid-19 to […]
Starostlivosť o seba a ostatných
Ďakujem vedúcim predstaviteľom Inštitútu Taoizmu Fung Loy Kok za to, čo pre nás všetkých robia, aby nám pomohli na našej individuálnej ceste k poznaniu cvičenia Taoisttaichi na hlbšej úrovni. Za niekoľko posledných mesiacov som si mohla prehĺbiť svoje cvičenie a jasnejšie pochopiť, že pri ňom nejde iba o fyzické účinky. Som Vám všetkým vďačná […]
Prax chantingu
Prax chantingu Iba druhýkrát som sa zúčastnila chantingu online a hneď aká výzva! 60 strán! Bola som si istá, že sa stratím a čo bude potom! Veľkým prekvapením pre mňa bolo, že som spievala celý čas. Nenastal žiaden problém. Dokonca aj keď mi padol internet, pokračovala som plynule. Ale malo to ešte jeden pozoruhodný efekt. […]
Personal Stories – The Netherlands
Sitting on a chair doing my tai chi. In mid-July I fell off my bike and broke my left knee. Suddenly my life came to a standstill and took another direction. My life changed from being a very active person to having the pace of a snail. After Covid-19 arrived in The Netherlands in March […]
Personal Practice – USA
Solo practice has changed and deepened both my acceptance of change and my Taoist Tai Chi® practice. It has been fascinating to notice how my daily practice changes. It’s not “just the tai chi” but also where it fits in my life. In the last week I have begun to do a whole set first thing […]
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, […]
Times that require change… Tiempos que exigen cambiar…
“Let’s not pretend that things change, if we always do the same …” These wise words that I read many years ago, I am understanding better in this surprising time of pandemic. The great medicine that I have had to incorporate with greater discipline into my new life routine are the Taoist Tai Chi® Arts, […]
A happy constraint
I must say that, until recently, I was not constant in my individual practice: a few exercises and only occasionally, given that our club was there for practicing with the others, so …The lockdown made it impossible to practice in a group and therefore practicing alone was the only option. It was a happy constraint […]
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 […]
Personal Practice – USA
The Joy of Tai Chi “Saturday morning chanting and discussions have been my source of Taoist Tai Chi ® practice during the pandemic. I appreciated encouraging words from the international leaders by sharing Master Moy and his teaching. I have a little deeper understanding of confidence, trust and less worry each time I listen. And Tallahassee branch zoom meetings on […]
Reflections on Chanting
Chanting has been an important part of my Taoist Tai Chi® practice and so I was glad to join the Saturday sessions as we chant for the world. At first, I was very much aware of hearing my own voice superimposed over the voices of the leaders and this seemed a distraction to me, but […]
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 […]
Personal Practice in the Netherlands
In the beginning of the Corona lockdown I felt stressed and unsettled. In some ways, I was busier than ever with my family, struggling with limited energy, leaving me less and fragmented time to practice. Participating for the first time in the “Chanting for the World” immediately calmed me down and made me very quiet. […]
a set-saver on the wall
I work in an Epidemiology Department so, from the very beginning, the lock-down found me in so called smart working, meaning working at home with a big load, many hours a day, seven days a week. Tense and tired, I started practicing foundations, every now and then during the day, just to stretch and slow […]
Personal practice in France
Personal practice during the quarantine I have been practicing Taoist Tai Chi for almost three years. I won’t list the myriad benefits it has given me, in terms of both physical and mental health and the changes in my life, as it would take too long to list them all. During confinement, I continued to […]
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