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Need balance? Need grounding? You got it! Or had it? Oh, it’s back again. I think of balance in terms of degrees as opposed to an absolute. Balance requires movement and adjustments. At first the movements and adjustments tend to be large, and, over time, they become smaller and smaller. The adjustments never cease. Balance gets better and your body develops efficiency at maintaining it. The same with grounding. They never quite seem effortless. They’re both dynamic. Sorry, I’m not talking metaphorically here.
The kicks in the Yang Chen Fu Form give my balance a run for its money. In the beginning, my balance was all over the place. I’d fall out of all of the kicks, or, at least, I would make big, awkward adjustments, fighting to not fall out. My balance issues exasperated the slower I did my form.
Relax. You know how. You do it everyday. You sleep for example. And you, nevertheless, crave more of it! You desire more methods, more skills, more prowess to let go, let up, and let loose.
Relax. Stop pouring effort and emotions and energy and reasons and time and money into machines and lessons and language and schools and therapy and workshops. Stop trying, real hard, to relax.
Relax. No pressure, no need to worry. Relaxing is easy — go deeper with the following five free methods.
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I realized today that … I don’t know much, but I know I … no wait that’s a song. Oh, yeah: I don’t know much about science books … no that’s another song…
I don’t know much about Salt Lake City’s
- bed & breakfasts
- hostels
- hotels
- local campgrounds
- motel
- other local lodging
I live here, so I don’t use them.
Please help me out. More and more national and international guests sign up for Utah’s World Taiji Event. I want to refer each to proper accommodations. I want a more thorough list.
I have a couple ideas…
TaiChiUtah.org is in the midst of redesign. Previously, I set too many goals for this site.
I reinvigorate it by focusing on Eli Montaigue and World Taiji Boxing Association. I intend to bring W.T.B.A. Instructors to Salt Lake City, Utah every year. By focusing, I continue to bring Advanced Taijiquan, Qigong, Baguazhang to the West, and I envision amping it up! Next year portends a larger event and, at some point, we’ll increase events to more than once per year.
Next year —in 2009— we amp it up by bringing Eli out for a 4-day Camp-Style Event. Utah is shrouded in impeccable weather. We currently examine camp areas close to Salt Lake City, within 2 hours.
To polish the lens on TaiChiUtah.org, I moved some personal articles, from here, to RealTaiji.com.
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The histories of Tai Chi Chuan often seem vague and mystical. Many books and internet sites attempt to remove Taijiquan (a modern spelling of T’ai-chi Chüan) from its violent historical roots, preferring instead to clothe the vibrant and colorful Zhang San Feng in the grey robes of the Sage. Such bland suggestions or proclamations, be it accidental or deliberate, should insult the reader. They muddy the reality of Taijiquan.
Read Mystical History of Tai Chi »
I feel safe in the presence of stress and aggression. I can speak brave words and express confidence because I can kill with my bare hands. What silly rules of etiquette, scary social norms, or sadistic corporate policies stand in my way? What deviant criminal or sadistic fool can harm my good will? None.
