Full Circle T'ai Chi & Chi Kung
Full Circle
by Jim Grossman
From darkness, light.
From nothing, form.
And back again . . . full circle.
In between life dances.
Sinking, rising,
Stepping, turning.
Yielding, we overcome.
Bending, we stay straight.
Emptying, we are fulfilled.
Being less, we are more.
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Welcome to Full Circle T'ai Chi
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This site will answer many of your questions about T’ai Chi and Chi Kung. This is also the site for information about The Way In The Woods T’ai Chi Retreat Weekend. On the ‘Resources and Links’ page you’ll find several PDF downloads and links to some very good sites. Please e-mail me if you have other questions or comments about the site.
Thank you!
Dan Hegstad
Thank you!
Dan Hegstad
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Chi Kung in Ten Gestures
In the spring of 1996 a small school in central Minnesota called The EnerChi Project compiled ten traditional Chi Kung exercises taken from several centuries old Wai Dan traditions. The EnerChi Project had three specific goals in mind. First, of course, was to engender and enhance the free flow of abundant chi, the intent of all Chi Kung. Second, to provide a complete callisthenic warm up series for the practice of T’ai Chi Chuan. And third, to begin by simple repetition to teach many of the basic motion patterns (sinking, rising, turning, weighting, unweighting etc.) contained in most complete T’ai Chi Chuan forms. It is the EnerChi Projects sincere hope that this series enhance and enliven your study of T’ai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung. Although originally intended primarily for T’ai Chi Chuan instructors, many have found it valuable in their individual practices.
Available at Amazon
Chi Kung in Ten Gestures DVD is available at Amazon.com
Books on T'ai Chi by Dan Hegstad
Coming Full Circle: Everyone's guide to the life lessons of T'ai Chi
You don’t have to learn T’ai Chi to learn from T'ai Chi.
Years ago, just a few weeks after beginning to learn T'ai Chi, I saw there was so much more to T'ai Chi than just the gentle dance. The T'ai Chi movements, the learning, the discipline, the aggravation are full of lessons about life. They are lessons about success, peace, persistence, spirituality, relationships, connections, perspective, courage . . . the list seems to be nearly endless.
T’ai Chi uses the connection between our mind and body. We experience the connection when we have physical reactions to our emotions. We experience humor and react with laughter. T’ai Chi recognizes that this mind/body connection works both ways. Since we have mental and emotional reactions to our physical movements, T’ai Chi teaches us to be purposeful, clear and precise in our movements. If we are physically connected, balanced and relaxed, we will be mentally connected, balanced and relaxed. T’ai Chi asks us to distill physical movement to its basic elements. It demands that we be clear, purposeful and engaged in our movement and, consequently, our thinking and our life. The essence of movement leads us to the essence of thought. It is then that we can begin to learn the wisdom of T’ai Chi.
Are you interested? Do you want to learn more? Well, come on in and let’s talk about it. Find a comfy chair. Have a cuppa coffee and relax. Let me tell you about the ancient wisdom of T’ai chi.
You don’t have to learn T’ai Chi to learn from T'ai Chi.
Years ago, just a few weeks after beginning to learn T'ai Chi, I saw there was so much more to T'ai Chi than just the gentle dance. The T'ai Chi movements, the learning, the discipline, the aggravation are full of lessons about life. They are lessons about success, peace, persistence, spirituality, relationships, connections, perspective, courage . . . the list seems to be nearly endless.
T’ai Chi uses the connection between our mind and body. We experience the connection when we have physical reactions to our emotions. We experience humor and react with laughter. T’ai Chi recognizes that this mind/body connection works both ways. Since we have mental and emotional reactions to our physical movements, T’ai Chi teaches us to be purposeful, clear and precise in our movements. If we are physically connected, balanced and relaxed, we will be mentally connected, balanced and relaxed. T’ai Chi asks us to distill physical movement to its basic elements. It demands that we be clear, purposeful and engaged in our movement and, consequently, our thinking and our life. The essence of movement leads us to the essence of thought. It is then that we can begin to learn the wisdom of T’ai Chi.
Are you interested? Do you want to learn more? Well, come on in and let’s talk about it. Find a comfy chair. Have a cuppa coffee and relax. Let me tell you about the ancient wisdom of T’ai chi.
Coming Full Circle and One Stone At A Time are available as PDF and ereader versions
One Stone At A Time: Ideas to reenergize your T'ai Chi Practice
When we hear “You can move mountains!” we easily dismiss it as optimistic encouragement. Yet, it is quite literally true. You can, indeed, move a mountain if you choose to do so.
The problem is patience, or lack of it. We want the mountain moved. Now
While there is nothing wrong with being results oriented, there are some things which simply take time. There are some things where the process itself is as important as the end result. T'ai Chi, for example.
Yet, the mountain still needs to be moved. As beginning students, we see the mountain of learning in front of us and can be discouraged at the task. We want to move the mountain with explosives. However, this mountain is not a solid mass to be moved in one piece. No, this is a mountain of stones. An explosion would make a lot of noise and be quite a show, but in the end would accomplish nothing.
The only way to move this mountain is one stone at a time.
The purpose of this book is to help you find all the stones. Inside are nearly 100 ideas, maybe some new thinking, to invigorate and refresh your daily practice. By focusing on a different aspect of T'ai Chi, each day your practice will be more interesting and beneficial.
T’ai Chi works for everyone . . . except those who don’t practice. I hope One Stone At A Time will help re-energize your practice so you can experience the wonderful benefits of T'ai Chi!