Of course being a student under Grandmaster Chens tutelage last weekend was great. There were a couple of real gems for me during and in reflection. Let me share one of them with you… Many years ago, back in the late 70’s I had returned to NYC to study again with Grandmaster Chen for a […]
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The Yin – Yang of it All – Part 1
Part One Tai Chi comes from Wu Chi Moving from the Beginning Posture (Wu Chi) through the Preparation… As you stand in Wu Chi be aware of yourself as a vibration in space on the edge of movement and stillness. When you begin, allow the body to open on the inside – this is […]
Deep Listening
25 Years – Celebration
Two Fields of Energy
There are two prominent outer layers to our energy fields – each encircles the entire body and function different. One is at arms length, the other halfway between full extension and the body. Somewhat like the eyes, the outer one extends out to “read” our environment and relays back to the inner field what is […]
World Tai Chi and Chi Kung Day at the Peaceful Dragon School
Saturday, April 25, 11:00 – 12:00 PM Join us at the Peaceful Dragon School for practice, tea and good conversation. Master Young will demonstrate the Tai Chi Sword and the Wild Goose Chi Kung Form. Location: 1945 Pauline Blvd., Suite B, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 For Information: 734-741-0695 or info@peacefuldragonschool.com
Yang Style Short Form – Demonstrated by Master Young Now Available (2014)
Yang Style Short Form – Demonstrated by Master Wasentha Young (2014) The complete digital media video is available through Vimeo On-Demand. The series includes a stream of the full face view with a narration of the basic principles (included with first/third); front, back, hands, and feet views of the individual postures; and stream of the back view (as if […]
Tai Chi is Rooted in Meditation
Tai Chi is Rooted in Meditation This was the last week of this semester and is the last posting on “rooting.” So here it is – How Tai Chi Chuan is rooted in meditation. When I lived in Boulder, CO I was a part of the pervasive Buddhist community that Chogyam Trungpa created when he […]
T’ai Chi Ch’uan – Outside the Box 1
Over the next few months I will be posting Pearls of Wisdom about the Yang-Style Short Form lineage as taught by Professor Cheng man-Ching that preserve the integrity of tai chi while expanding beyond what may be expected to be its norm. There are many things that I have learned from students/disciples of the “Professor” that sometimes […]
Early Bird Registration – Ongoing Classes
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