by ColaTaiChi | Oct 7, 2013 | Weekly Posts
Walking By Barbara (Bobbie) Purvis Here at Columbia Tai Chi Center we recently spent the better part of an hour walking pos¬tures from the Tai Chi form over the course of two days in the same week. It was interest¬ing in that I found that it was TOUGH to do it right,...
by ColaTaiChi | Sep 30, 2013 | Weekly Posts
Why I Practice Tai Chi By Michael Asbury Note: Michael Asbury is a former student who moved out of state On my 31st birthday I visited my family doctor for my yearly check-up. During this visit we discussed my usual health issues. These issues included headaches,...
by ColaTaiChi | Sep 24, 2013 | Weekly Posts
The Monkey and the River By Mark Nepo It is said that a great Zen teacher asked an initiate to sit by a stream until he heard all that the water had to teach. After days of bending his mind around the scene, a small monkey happened by, and in one seeming bound of joy,...
by ColaTaiChi | Sep 23, 2013 | Weekly Posts
Building Potential By De Anna Beasley I recently took an opportunity to return home for the weekend to see my family and pick up a Tai Chi class or two. I was eager to be back in the classroom. Moving to a new city drastically depleted my financial resources and so...
by ColaTaiChi | Sep 9, 2013 | Weekly Posts
Background Information At the appropriate point during the Mastery Program students at Columbia Tai Chi Center may elect to begin working with a weapon. The first weapon they learn is the “Staff” (also referred to as a “Bo” in Japan, “Gun” in China or “Bong” in...
by ColaTaiChi | Sep 2, 2013 | Weekly Posts
I was walking back to my office after lunch today when I came across two students in the driveway of the science building. One was in her car in a near panic because she was late for a meeting with her advisor and she was completely and utterly lost. Her GPS directed...
