by ColaTaiChi | Nov 19, 2013 | Weekly Posts
The Two Wolves Author Unknown One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that was going on within himself. He said, “My son, it is between two wolves. One is filled with fear, resentment, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, self-pity, guilt,...
by ColaTaiChi | Nov 18, 2013 | Weekly Posts
What I Learned From Standing Meditation By Barbara (Bobbie) Purvis I recently set the goal to work up to 45 minutes of standing meditation after attending Mastery Class for the first time. The guest speaker, Qigong expert Mark Brophy, literally said almost word for...
by ColaTaiChi | Nov 12, 2013 | Weekly Posts
4 Ways to Sneak a Little Tai Chi into Your Day Having trouble scheduling time to practice outside of class? Here are four ways to sneak up on Tai Chi and make it a part of your day: • Alpha and Omega. Make Tai Chi the first thing you do when you wake each morning, or...
by ColaTaiChi | Nov 11, 2013 | Weekly Posts
Down, But Not Out! By Barbara (Bobbie) Purvis I have been enjoying Tai Chi again. With each day of practice, I have looked forward to moving slowly and working hard with consistency and more and more quality of movement. They say it takes exposure to something a...
by ColaTaiChi | Nov 6, 2013 | Weekly Posts
There are a number of ways to increase the benefits you get from training: • First and foremost, come to class. Why? –Because class is not complete without you. Each person brings a unique energy to class and when you are gone, it is missed. Really! • Put in some...
by ColaTaiChi | Nov 4, 2013 | Weekly Posts
Finding Tai Chi’s Potential through Workshops By De Anna Beasley I always look forward to workshops because they present an opportunity to dig in and become excited about Tai Chi. My very first workshop was the summer of 2008. At that point I had six to seven months...