It is quite unfortunate even our Tai Ji education teaches us to focus on the “correct” movements, and not to express ourselves. I don’t know about you, but I’m happy enough to be able to do the correct movements! To perform the choreography well, getting the steps right, the weights right, the joints relaxed etc. [...]
The Earth moves at 40,270 km/h, and yet we don’t feel it. Maybe because we’re standing too far away from the spinning axis - 6,371 kilometers too far! Now, if we extend the same theory to our own bodies, assuming my hand is 1 meter away from my spinning axis, I would need to “spin” [...]
Turn your body, turn your body!
That’s what I’ve been hearing throughout my Tai Ji journey.
All movements should be whole. As the hand moves, the body moves, the leg moves - everything should move in perfect harmony.
In the last reality check, I haven’t found this unison yet. I found something more subtle - the turning radius [...]
I don’t like going to the dentist. I’m not sure if anyone does. But for the very first time, I was very happy to be at the dentist, coming out from the dental procedure beaming with my new adopted tooth.
I lost a tooth to food. It’s unreal how much junk I stuff myself